Central America

Travel on someone else’s dime

Travel on someone else’s dime

The news continues to be the same. The BP Oil crisis continues, Michael Jackson is still dead and Toyota is recalling yet another car. Yawn. What’s a person to do? Travel, that’s what. Anna Kramer, a Masters student at the University of Washington, was awarded the Bonderman Travel Fellowship. What does this mean for...
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Guatemala continues to act like California

Guatemala continues to act like California

Only California seems to have this much trouble. Replace earthquakes with volcanoes and forest fires with hurricanes and you could be talking about the same place. Or at least the same luck.
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Wrapped in Costa Rican decadence

Wrapped in Costa Rican decadence

The summer isn't the best time to go to Costa Rica for most people -- and that makes it the perfect time to go and treat yourself to a little decadence.
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Cracked sidewalks, cheap beer and fun in Panama

Cracked sidewalks, cheap beer and fun in Panama

Panama City, Panama – How come no one ever talks about Panama City? It’s a shame, really, because there’s plenty in this Central American capital to keep even the most wanderlust traveler busy for a few days. My friends and I landed here on a whim after finding cheap airfare ($340 round trip from...
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Pura vida, the aloha of Costa Rica

Pura vida, the aloha of Costa Rica

Many countries have a phrase -- but any time you hear Pura Vida (Spanish for Pure Life) you are instantly transformed back to a cool beer as the Pacific Ocean laps up against the beach. Costa Rica -- a place every hipster needs to spend more time.
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