So… I went to the beach during a tsunami warning.
Sorry Mom. Continue reading “Surfing Turtle Lodge: Worth The Trip”
So… I went to the beach during a tsunami warning.
Sorry Mom. Continue reading “Surfing Turtle Lodge: Worth The Trip”
Edit: I have been contacted in the comments by a new owner, and a quick look at the website confirms that the treehouse has been redone. So consider this review a story of the past. Have you been to the new and improved Poste Rojo?? If you have, let me know how it was in the comments! – Mariana

“!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!DISCLAIMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Our guests are generally people who enjoy a rustic environment. We attract a young crowd or at least the young at heart. Our guest love the animals and insects you encounter. Our guests don’t mind a bat flying through the dorm or a group of monkeys howling in the morning. (actual TripAdvisor complaints) Our guest understand the limitations of a treehouse in the jungle and seek out the wonders that staying here offers.. If you are too unhealthy, lazy or pristine to climb 150 m or don’t enjoy being around great people, great views and animals in a natural environment. PLEASE stay at one of Nicaragua’s fine hotels with room service and A/C. We look forward to meeting the rest of you!”
Continue reading “The Good and the Bad at the Treehouse Poste Rojo”
Growing up in Florida, I didn’t get snow days. Continue reading “Photos of Life at Escuela Pablo Antonio Cuadra”
It was difficult, as I lay floating in the crystal blue water, to imagine such a violent event had created such a peaceful place. Continue reading “Floating in a Volcanic Crater: Laguna de Apoyo”
Volcano boarding is something I knew I would do when I came to Leon. Continue reading “Climbing a Volcano and Flying Back Down: Volcano Boarding on Cerro Negro”
The last time I was in the Dominican Republic, my wise grandmother taught me a very important truth: rum cures all things. Continue reading “Flor de Cana Factory Tour”
This is La Basilica de la Assuncion:
You might remember it as the striking catedral that dominates the parque central as I mentioned in my first post about Leon. Continue reading “Views from the Roof of La Basilica de la Assuncion”
It was only my second ride on a chicken bus. Continue reading “The Baby on the Bus”
You guys! I’m in Nicaragua! And it’s amazing! Continue reading “Day 1 in Leon”
Mazarife, Spain
Email between Austin and I during my time on the Camino de Santiago:
Mariana –
“There is graffiti all over the walls in this albuergue. My bunk feels a lot like summer camp. I sat for a while trying to think of something witty or meaningful to write on the wall. But I was too hungry to be poetic so instead I wrote ´Austin + Mariana 4Ever !!!!´ Now you can never dump me because our relationship has been immortalized as one that lasts forever on the bottom right bunk of room 3 in this albuergue. So there!”
Austin –
“M + A 4E. Nice, you’re 12.”
We’d been dating a year and a half by that point. I was 22. Continue reading “A + M 4E”