CATEGORY Travel

Glaciers, Geysers and Lava Fields

In the last few years, Iceland has become the “hot” place to visit. Maybe it is the name, suggesting a very cold, remote place. Maybe, it was the stories about erupting volcanoes disrupting air travel in Europe. Maybe it was the result of a very successful marketing campaign by Icelandic Air. For whatever reason, I…

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Pura Vida in Costa Rica

Costa Rica’s unofficial slogan is Pura Vida, meaning pure life. After spending two weeks there in March, I understand the meaning and why the Ticos (Costa Ricans) say it so often. Life in Costa Rica is simple and beautiful. It was Ross’ final high school March Break, so we decided to change things up and…

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Our Peru Adventure

For a long time Peru has been on my list of places to travel and fit my quest of traveling once a year to somewhere adventurous and off the beaten path. We decided to take Lexi and Jack on a holiday in April, once their university exams were finished and before their summer jobs began.…

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