Autumn in the artistic town of Santa Fe
Beirut singer Zach Condon once wrote a song about his home town and even though I had no idea of what to expect from Santa Fe, because of that track I
The beach hike from Drake’s Bay to Corcovado
WHAT: Hiking the beach road of Corcovado WHERE: You start at Drake Bay and go on all the way until Poor Man’s Paradise or The Jaguar’s Jungle HOW LONG: 4
PHOTOS: Carnival in Puerto Limón
A lot of vibrant colours again this week in the port city of Costa Rica during Carnival! The streets of Limón have been filled for 12 days with concerts, Caribbean
The Balloonfiesta in 22 pictures PART II
A photo report of Balloonfiesta 2017 in Albuquerque? – which ended last Sunday with a mass ascension. The festival was just so awesome to experience! The event started some 40 years
The Balloonfiesta in 24 pictures PART I
A photo report of Balloonfiesta 2017 in Albuquerque? – which ended last Sunday with a mass ascension. The festival was just so awesome to experience! The event started some 40 years
What to do: 4 days in Bocas del Toro, Panama
I’ve been in Bocas several times, on several islands, and every time I got off the boat at Isla Colón I felt like stepping into a ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’-like paradise,
Things to do in Monteverde, Costa Rica
Fancy a trip to one of Costa Rica’s cloud forests? Good idea, since there are a lot of lovely things to do in the area. Check ’em out here! Monteverde
A day at Escobar’s old estate of Hacienda Nápoles
WHAT: A visit at the old estate of Pablo Escobar, outside Medellin, that has been turned into a zoo and a theme park. WHERE: A three to four hours drive
A couple of tips to survive a trip to Tikal
Getting ready for the mysterious Mayan temples of Tikal in Guatemala? How exciting is that! Tikal is a super impressive archaeological site and the urban center of the pre-Columbian Maya
PHOTOS: a cabinet of curiosities in Costa Rica
An account of the weirdest creatures I’ve encountered in the forests, the jungle and in my own house of Costa Rica the last two years. Curious and curiouser. Click on
5 towns to visit at Lake Atitlán
Lake Atitlán just has something special. Though it’s not totally disconnected to the world, it feels like you’re travelling around a parallel one within Guatemala. The people in here have
A quest for quetzals in San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica
It may come as a surprise that Costa Rica is quite unique for having over a dozen micro-climates, all of which feature different characteristics. Sometimes you just have to make
