Tag Archives: Central America

The Weekly Photo: Cloud Forest

Outside Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica


The Weekly Photo: Caye Caulker

Caye Caulker Sunset, Belize


The Weekly Photo: Tikal

Tikal, Guatemala


The Weekly Photo: Cockscomb Jaguar Preserve

Cockscomb Jaguar Preserve, Belize


The Weekly Photo: Poas Volcano

Poas Volcano, Costa Rica


Teaching English Overseas, Part 4

Continuing our series on teaching English overseas, we’re going to our attention to other parts of the world. In part one, we talked about the various jobs you can get. In part two, we discussed what you need, and in part three, we discussed teaching in Asia. Since Asia tends to be the primary focus [...]


The Saturday City: Caye Caulker

OK, so it’s more of an island than a city but it’s still worth talking about. It’s a hammock lovers paradise. Set off the coast of Belize, Caye Caulker is paradise. It’s small, it’s beautiful, it’s youthful. Everyone here is friendly and no one moves quickly. There’s no cars only little golf carts and [...]


Getting Lost in Costa Rica

“Let’s go hiking.” I said in the early morning. “Ok, we’ll go after lunch.” my companions, Yolanda and Maria, replied. Hours past and I grew anxious, “let’s go! let’s go!” I said repeatedly, “the day is being wasted!” We were all on a tour of Costa Rica, leaving Arenal national park tomorrow and I wanted to get [...]


Cheap Places to Travel on the US Dollar

A little piece of  my wallet dies everyday. As an American, I live on the world’s worst currency- the US dollar. Over the past few years, the value of the American dollar has steadily declined. The dollar now only gets 1.5 to 1 to the British Pound, 65 Euro cents, and is at historic lows [...]