Among Clouds: Monteverde, Costa Rica
Monteverde was the fourth stop in our Costa Rican adventure. It was quite the odyssey to get there from Tortuguero: we took the boat to La Pacvona, from where we…
Author: Maria
Reader, traveller, coffee drinker, writer, outdoor enthusiast.
Stalking Turtles
The greatest appeal of Costa Rica has to be its natural diversity. The number of beautiful places and animals that live in this small country was the main reason I…
Embracing Uncertainty: Rebecca Solnit’s Field Guide to Getting Lost
“It’s not about being lost but about trying to lose yourself”
Cycling Along the Caribbean Coast: Four Beaches in Costa Rica
My first couple of nights in Costa Rica were a total fiasco. My friend and I had been planning this trip since March and, as the date drew closer, we…
Rock and Sun: The Grand Canyon’s South Rim
I suppose the Grand Canyon is one of those places that haunt your imagination way before you visit them. I had seen it in movies and read about it countless…
Where Neon Lights Come to Die
A Vegas holiday has never been on my bucket list. I have always thought it’s not my kind of place and now I know I was right. However, that was…
Seven Cenotes in Yucatán
Last month I travelled to Yucatán with a friend. It’s hard to pick highlights when a trip is as cool as this one was, but I won’t even hesitate to…
Men and Gods: The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Secret History by Donna Tartt has been on my radar for a while now. I’ve heard many people praise it and as many hate it, which really made me…
Five Day-Trips From Mérida
Five awesome places less than two hours away from Mérida.
Pink Flamingos: Discovering Celestún
“On Wednesdays we wear pink”
–Yucatán, probably.
