November 2012Everyone asks how Costa Rica was. Here is our short answer, a 100 second preview video of our six months living in Tamarindo and traveling the region.… Read the story Keep Reading!
March 2012We roasted, cracked and ground cacao beans with our kids at the ChocoMuseo in Granada, Nicaragua, then made our very own chocolate bars to take home.… Read the story Keep Reading!
March 2012A homeless man followed us on the walk back to our hotel in Nicaragua, and our worrier Ben kept looking back. Thirty seconds none of us will forget.… Read the story Keep Reading!
March 2012Our trip to Nicaragua was about exposure as much as visas. Erin on teaching the kids without words, and the work of Love, Light and Melody in Managua.… Read the story Keep Reading!
March 2012The lighter side of our Nicaragua trip: dinner by candlelight when Granada lost power, a tour office that found us a boat, and a day on Isla Zopango.… Read the story Keep Reading!
March 2012A short boat ride from Granada to a private island on Lake Nicaragua: swimming, kayaking, grilled fish, and my first try at eating whole fried sardines.… Read the story Keep Reading!
March 2012Three days in Granada, Nicaragua showed our kids real poverty up close. The morning after we got home to Costa Rica, they all let it go. Erin’s take.… Read the story Keep Reading!
March 2012Our day tour to Masaya with Berman, a guide who once worked on Survivor. A crater lake, Masaya Volcano and an eye-opening look at life in Nicaragua.… Read the story Keep Reading!
March 2012Our 2012 border run from Tamarindo to Nicaragua to renew our visas, and the day tour we said yes to. Visa rules have changed, so see the 2026 update.… Read the story Keep Reading!
