From the Mouth of the River – Images of Cuba
It was raining on and off at the mouth of the Yumuri River. There were a scattering of small fishing boats passing in and out of the river mouth under the bridge. They made their way from the Punta del…
It was raining on and off at the mouth of the Yumuri River. There were a scattering of small fishing boats passing in and out of the river mouth under the bridge. They made their way from the Punta del…
"It must have changed so much!" That is what nearly everyone I know has said to me since I returned last week from my travel in Cuba working with Espiritu Travel. Of course this was my very first visit and so…
Cuba.... Dammit. Of all the places on my bucket list, Cuba is WAY, WAY up there. Back in grad school one of my fellow students was doing his Ph.D on the impacts of tourism in Cuba and the lucky bastage…
See more from the #EcoCostaRica Project From my travel journal: December 2, 2013 Last night at the Savegre Lodge was downright cold. I was there specifically to see the birds of Costa Rica. I lit a fire and hung my…
To get into the cloud forest you first scramble past the hydrangea and on up through blackberry fields and plum and peach orchards on forty-five degree slopes. The craggy moss covered fruit trees seem older than you’d expect and are…
Editor’s Note: The first thing I want to say here is that I owe the fabulous people at Panamonte Inn in Boquete, Panama a serious apology – particularly to Charlie and Yolanda. When I returned from Panama just over a…
“So. There are three areas on the stove basically. The hottest is right here over the area where you put the wood.” Maria Luis waved her hard-working, muscled hand over the front part of the stove. “Both sides. Hot. Then…
It is hard to deny that ecotourism has benefited the nation of Costa Rica in a great number of ways. The ecotourism boom began in the mid-1980s and really took off in the 1990s with 800,000 foreigners visiting the Central…
From the crest of the hill above the center of the site there was a clear view south and an odd, pointy mountain jutting from a plateau several miles distant. It stood out like a sore thumb. In fact, it…
Check out more from the #ecocostarica trip on Twitter, FB and G+ I’m a sucker for flowers and gardens of any kind. My dreams are full of them. Just outside Cartago, Costa Rica is an 11 hectare (27 acre) garden created…
During the cold and often dark winter months many people long for a little warmth and sunshine to brighten up the holidays. Fortunately, while half of the earth is covered by a blanket of snow and regularly hit by rain…
Check out more from the #ecocostarica trip on Twitter, FB and G+ By the time I climbed back into the van for the drive back to San Jose my clothes were drenched, my glasses fogged up and my camera worn out. Located…