It's my last night in Costa Rica, and thankfully I have wireless internet access again as I'm now at the Poseidon Hotel in Jaco. (How come the cheaper hotels always seem to have the best — and free — internet access, while the more luxurious ones either charge you extra for it or it doesn't [...]

Hola from Costa Rica! I was hoping to blog every day but my plan hit a snag because my current hotel, La Mansion Inn in Manuel Antonio, doesn´t have wireless internet access in the rooms as promised, but at least I can check in by using the computer they make available to guests. Other than [...]

My husband and I are big volcano fans. When we were in Hawaii for our honeymoon, we took a helicopter ride over Kilauea and hovered over the mouth watching lava spill out. When we were in Santorini, we took the boat over to Nea Kameni and walked around. So on Wednesday, our second day in [...]

So, I’m still in Costa Rica — and still loving it. But in the blog world I am over at Brian Peters‘ NoDebtWorldTravel.com talking about a road trip I took with some friends to Montreal this past fall. (As you may remember, I interviewed Brian all about his awesome four-month trip around the world that [...]

I’ve been in Costa Rica for less than 12 hours, but I can already say that I love it. My flight from Newark landed in San Jose a few minutes early, which is always a nice surprise. We had a driver from the hotel meet us at the airport to take us to Arenal, the [...]

(photo by Daniel Cooper, Esq./Flickr) I won’t even try to pretend that I’m out on at the clubs every night — or any night in recent memory. But luckily, guest blogger Trina Mezzacappa, who writes the nightlife-oriented Love, Your Favorite City Girl, is willing to share her expertise of what’s hot right now. She can’t [...]

(Photos by Partha Banerjee) When tourists visit India, it’s easy for them to feel overwhelmed by how much there is to see and then end up with a superficial experience focusing on big-ticket numbers like the Taj Mahal. While seeing the country’s most majestic monuments is important, you will get a greater understanding of the [...]

National Buy a Newspaper Day was on Feb. 2nd, so I'm a little late for that. But if you want to (gasp) buy another newspaper, then travel lovers should pick up the New York Times this Sunday. That's because in addition to all the good stuff you usually get on Sunday (Travel, Styles, Week in [...]

I am planning a somewhat last-minute trip to Costa Rica — I’m incredibly excited as I have always wanted go there — so I have been busy booking my accommodations online. I was looking on the usual booking suspects (Hotels.com, Expedia.com, etc.) when I came across the lesser-known BookIt.com. I entered in my dates, number [...]

(photos by Corey Torpie) Nicaragua is on the brink of becoming a hot spot but for now remains a little rough around the edges, especially compared to some of its heavily-touristed Central American neighbors. That makes it ideal for travelers looking for an authentic — and affordable — vacation destination. Intrepid traveler (and talented freelance [...]