Author: The Urban Wanderer
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Paradise off the coast of Nicaragua
This post is originally from February 9, 2013 Well, well, well… Yesterday we traveled north through the town of Leon and then to the Pacific coast. Here we took a sketchy little boat and got off among the mangroves which apparently is where the crocs live. As we got off and waded through the water I…
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Voted off the island…
This post is originally from February 7, 2013 Ok, ok, so I said good bye from Ometepe Island, but I have to rewind here… On our last night on the island Michelle and I pass a sink on the way back to our Homestay house. In the sink are at least 5 roaches, and Michelle turns to…
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Ometepe Island
This post is originally from February 5, 2013 Yesterday it was a 530 am departure…We had to drive to the border of Nicaragua, but before we reached that point our van got a flat tire. Our driver, Mario became Super Mario when he took off his shirt to change the tire. Just picture a robust…
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To jump or not to jump…that is the question?
This post is originally from February 3, 2013 Yesterday we left La Fortuna and crossed Lake Arenal which was surrounded by huge mountain ranges. It was totally beautiful and such a scenic way to travel. The drive to Monteverde was again stunning. Costa Rica is so lush and the rolling hills seem endless. The hydrangeas are the…
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Extreme Days in La Fortuna
This post is originally from February 2, 2013 This post is only about one day, but it feels like I did enough for an entire year! When I opened my eyes yesterday morning and looked up there was a massive tail poking through the roof of our thatched cabin/hut. The tail was about a foot…
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Do you know the way to San Jose?
This post is originally from January 31, 2013 Hey Everyone, This is day three away from home and so far so good. 🙂 Our adventure nearly didn’t start. We got to the airport in Edmonton on time. Cleared customs and while sipping our Starbucks got lost in our conversation. Michelle’s friend has also joined us,…
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Off to Central America
This post is originally from January 28, 2013 Hey Everyone, Well, it is that time again. Time when the excitement of Christmas and holidays have worn off. When icy roads and bundling up becomes old news. And when all my scrimping and saving has come together and I am lucky enough to head somewhere warm…
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Southeast Asia comes to an end…
This post is originally from February 25, 2012 So here I sit, at an internet cafe all alone. I have said many goodbyes to all my new friends and shed quite a few tears. Everyone is now traveling down to the Thai islands and I am the lone one who has to fly back home to work. Alas,…
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Sailing Down the Mekong River
So our time in Laos has come to an end and it truly has been an unbelievable experience. I forgot to tell you that during the long drives throughout the country side we would see old B52 shells laying on the ground. We were told that basically the US bombed so many B52s during the Vietnam…
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Winding our way by land through Laos
So I forgot to tell you that the night before last some dutch guys offered me opium. Beware of the Dutch! hahaha (my dad is Dutch so I can say that). I regretfully turned it down but thanked them for the offer, haha! Yesterday we started on the road bright and early. I love…
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