Hidden Garden is a hidden accommodation in Puerto Viejo town in Costa Rica. Not only is Puerto Viejo area one of my favorite destinations, but Costa Rica is overall the second dearest country to my heart, just after Mexico. Once you are in Central America, it is easy to get around mostly by buses or [...]
Important Costa Rican medicinal plants – Hidden Garden workshops
Quick tips for solo travelers in Barcelona
Traveling alone to Barcelona? Firstly, be reassured you’re heading for one of the friendliest cities in the world. Despite the language barrier (in case you don’t speak perfect Spanish or Catalan), you will feel welcome in almost every interaction. Personally, I have visited Barcelona more than 20 times, for sure. Mostly, I wandered around ”Barca” on my [...]
150 things I learned from 5 weeks of volunteering at Blue Osa
Hiking Caracoral in El Valle de Anton
El Valle de Anton, the second largest inhabited volcano crater in the world is famous for all the trekking routes in the surrounding mountains. Hiking India Dormida, Cariguana and also climbing Gaital mount are the most-known hikes in the area which are located just a few km from each other.As to hike Gaital you really [...]
Hiking Cariguana in El Valle de Anton
The second largest inhabited volcano crater in the world where the Anton Valley, or El Valle de Anton how they call it in Spanish is situated, is definitely one of the hotspots for mid-hikers in Panama. The three most important trekking routes are India Dormida, Gaital (or at least half-way hike to the viewpoint at [...]
Hiking India Dormida in El Valle de Anton
The story behind India DormidaWhen 35 million years ago the volcano erupted collapsing where the town of El Valle de Anton in Panama is now situated, one of the mountains around the crater, nowadays known as India Dormida, was formed.Most probably the first people living in the area were the Guaymies native tribe with cacique Urraca in charge. [...]
Cuernavaca photos
I’ve always heard just the best things about Cuernavaca so I was really looking forward to visit it. We only spent an hour or so strolling around the very traditional Mexican town before driving to the silver capital of the world Taxco. I took some Cuernavaca photos of the local sellers and their products, the [...]
Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough – the world’s largest canoe collection
After visiting Viamede Resort, we made our way to Peterborough in Canada, there was no doubt we had to visit the world’s largest canoe collection which is situated in the Canadian Canoe Museum.The Canadian Canoe Museum first opened in 1995. Although the museum looks like a very simple building from outside, it holds a lot [...]
Relaxing at Jean-Larose waterfall
Simple tips for doing Europe on a budget
Fact: Europe is gorgeous. Fact: most of us want to travel extensively through Europe. Fact: most of us can’t afford it. Fact: you can travel on a budget in Europe! Here’s how: Stay just outside capital citiesOne of your biggest costs during a European holiday is accommodation. The bigger the city; the bigger the hotel bill is [...]