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CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN

Costa Rica overrated

Why we think Costa Rica is Overrated

by Frank (bbqboy)

Anyone who’s followed our blog over the years knows that Costa Rica ranks high on our “overrated” list. We spent a month there a few years back – in 2011 in fact, so it’s been 10 years. So I …

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Cuba Travel Guide: Where to Go and What to Do (including the Best Beaches)

by Frank (bbqboy)

The Best Places to Visit in Cuba Cuba is much more than beaches and sun. Though slowly changing, Cuba is a place stuck in a time warp with its government, architecture, and fleet of old American cars. …

Read moreCuba Travel Guide: Where to Go and What to Do (including the Best Beaches)

Meeting Marcos, the gay Guatemalan hairdresser

by Frank (bbqboy)

Meeting Marcos the gay Guatemalan hairdresser Last Friday I went with Lissette to the hairdresser, honestly kind of dreading it, knowing that I would be waiting at least 4 hours for her to get her …

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An Incredible Yoga retreat in Santa Teresa (Costa Rica).

by Frank (bbqboy)

An Incredible Yoga retreat in Santa Teresa Costa Rica Anyone who’s followed my blog knows that we haven’t been great fans of Costa Rica. Santa Teresa ended up being the one place in Costa Rica …

Read moreAn Incredible Yoga retreat in Santa Teresa (Costa Rica).

Feeling Ripped off in La Fortuna, Costa Rica

by Frank (bbqboy)

Feeling Ripped off in La Fortuna Costa Rica We had a lot of things planned in La Fortuna. Unfortunately everything on this Costa Rican trip was going wrong. It never stopped raining during our first 3 …

Read moreFeeling Ripped off in La Fortuna, Costa Rica

Flying Natureair in Costa Rica….

by Frank (bbqboy)

Flying Natureair in Costa Rica…. If you haven’t zip-lined or bungee jumped I recommend the next closest thing to an extreme sport in Costa Rica: flying in a small plane. With the country being …

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Where to Stay in Uvita and Dominical, Costa Rica. And on being bored and frustrated…

by Frank (bbqboy)

Where to Stay in Uvita and Dominical Costa Rica I’m pretty disgusted with my blogging on Costa Rica. I re-read this post and bore myself. Sorry. On most of our trips we travel around, visiting …

Read moreWhere to Stay in Uvita and Dominical, Costa Rica. And on being bored and frustrated…

Why you SHOULDN’T visit Manuel Antonio (Costa Rica)

by Frank (bbqboy)

Why you SHOULDN’T visit Manuel Antonio What a disappointment. The town of Manuel Antonio is nothing more than a dirty little beach town. The one street in and out of here is lined with the usual …

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Why you should visit Trinidad (Cuba)

by Frank (bbqboy)

  Trinidad was just what we needed after Havana. It is a Unesco world heritage site and is referred to as Cuba’s colonial jewel; a small town of churches, mansions, and pretty colonial buildings …

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