Costa Rica: Swinging with Sloths

Osa, Costa Rica: December, 2021 Continued from: Costa Rica: Coconuts on the Playa Costa Rica is the most biodiverse place on Earth, and nowhere is this more true than the Osa Peninsula, which doglegs out from the southwestern coast between Uvita and the border with Panama. This area of impenetrable and unbroken mountainous jungle is aboutContinue reading “Costa Rica: Swinging with Sloths”

Australia Pt. 5 – James Cook University: Aussie-isms and the Poison Room

Cairns, QLD – June, 2011 Continued from: Australia Pt. 4 – The Secret Beach: Coconuts and Croc Watch Continued here: Australia Pt. 6 – Northward: Going Troppo in the Gum Trees For the second time since arriving, we had to set alarms, this time not for an adventure, but for school – an orientation and a walkContinue reading “Australia Pt. 5 – James Cook University: Aussie-isms and the Poison Room”

59,254 Steps Around Charleston

Charleston, SC: February, 2018 Charleston was so pleasant, the experience so nearly flawless that I had a hard time writing about it.  How many times could I compliment a place before risking redundancy? How can I describe misadventures when everything goes as planned?  There are only so many words for wonderful that I fear IContinue reading “59,254 Steps Around Charleston”