Cartagena, Colombia
Cartagena. Being a teenager in the 80s, the one thing I learnt from Romancing the Stone was how to pronounce the name of this Colombian city. Things have changed here Continue Reading →
Month: December 2014
Panama City & Panama Canal
Panama City is reportedly the most cosmopolitan city in Central America. It certainly has an imposing, and steroid-induced growing, skyline. But the charm of this city lies in its old Continue Reading →
San Jose – City & La Paz Waterfall Gardens
I can see why San Jose is more of a city that tourists pass through on their way somewhere else rather than the focus of a visit. Still, we saw Continue Reading →
El Silencio Lodge & Spa, Costa Rica
Our Morpho Vans transfer from The Springs Resort & Spa to El Silencio Lodge was a charming mother and son team – she drove, he operated the GPS on his Continue Reading →
The Springs Resort and Spa, Costa Rica
Despite it’s claim to fame of being one of the locations for the American TV show, The Bachelor, I still made a reservation at The Springs Resort and Spa in Continue Reading →
Hidden Canopy Treehouses, Costa Rica
The roads in the rural areas Costa Rica are known for their poor condition and difficulty of navigation. Once off the main ‘highway’ on our chauffeured journey to Monteverde Cloud Continue Reading →
Bosque del Cabo, Costa Rica
The 24-seater Nature Air plane skipped and jiggled as we flew into cloud. The pilot in the cockpit was clearly unconcerned, so I gazed back out the window ready to Continue Reading →
Las Vegas – ‘Absinthe’ & ‘Jubilee’
The next morning was a delightful sleep in until after 9am – so needed it (although we did have a late night). We took our time in getting ready and Continue Reading →
Las Vegas – Grand Canyon helicopter ride, ‘LOVE’ & ‘Le Reve’
Vegas, baby! – The next adventure in a previously uncharted territory begins. Most of our travelling friends have been to Las Vegas, so we came armed with plenty of advice Continue Reading →