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Our Ukraine Vacation: Part 2: Is Ukraine Safe for Travel?

September 10, 2014 By John Widmer 4 Comments

You can find Part 1 – Why We Traveled to Ukraine During a Time of Conflict – here. Is Ukraine Safe for Travel? The short answer: yes, most of Ukraine is actually quite safe for travel. The situation currently unfolding in Ukraine is the first time since World War II […]

Filed Under: Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Europe, Ukraine

Our Ukraine Vacation: Part 3: Why Travel to Ukraine Now?

September 10, 2014 By John Widmer 5 Comments

Previous posts to this series can be found here: Part 1: Why We Went & Arriving to Ukraine Part 2: Is Ukraine Safe for Travel We found that its prices, people, food, culture, outdoor pursuits, and its cities made it an absolutely fantastic travel destination. We just loved our two […]

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Beers Around Panama

September 8, 2014 By John Widmer 9 Comments

La Rana Dorada

Panama was the last country we would drink beer in during our grand tour through all of Central America. In a land filled with pale lagers, we were eager to try some of the craft brew pubs we heard existed in Panama City. Previously the craft beers in Costa Rica were […]

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Beers Around Costa Rica

August 31, 2014 By John Widmer 27 Comments

Of all the countries within Central America, Costa Rica was our favorite when it comes to beer. If you’ve been to Costa Rica before then you’ve almost certainly had the ubiquitous Imperial. But there are lots of other goodies to try here in addition to this standby. During our most […]

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Sandstorm and Sandboarding: Our Camel Trek into the Sahara Desert (Erg Chebbi)

July 28, 2014 By John Widmer 22 Comments

Camel Sahara desert

We had arrived midday to a riad in the village of Merzouga on the edge of a stretch of the Sahara known as Erg Chebbi. It was too hot for the camels to head out any earlier so our host, Omar, fixed us up some lunch and allowed us to […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Africa, Morocco

Ciudad Perdida: Trek to Lost City in Colombia

May 28, 2014 By John Widmer 21 Comments

Ciudad Perdida is an ancient archeological site in Colombia once inhabited by the Tairona civilization. This former city is estimated by archeologists to have been founded around 600-800 AD and then abandoned sometime in the early-mid 1600s. The surrounding jungle began to take back the ancient city until being “discovered” […]

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Sailing Around the San Blas Islands: Our Voyage from Panama to Colombia

May 19, 2014 By John Widmer 14 Comments

Determining How to Get From Panama to Colombia To this point we had successfully made it all the way from Mexico to Panama completely overland aside from a few small stints overwater to some islands. Using buses, cars, boats, and a train, our journey took us the entirety of Central […]

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The Best of Travel, Adventure, Food, and Drinks Around Central America

April 18, 2014 By John Widmer 20 Comments

We traveled through all eight countries of Central America over the course of more than three months. Our 12-week Central America route took us overland from the Yucatan region of Mexico to Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and finally to Panama. During this Central America overland journey, […]

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Top 5 Things to Do In Granada, Nicaragua

April 13, 2014 By John Widmer 1 Comment

horse-drawn carriage ride through Granada Nicaragua

There are lots of great things to do things to do in Granada, Nicaragua. While roaming around this charming colonial town, we tried to sample as many things to do in Granada as possible, so that we can bring you our top 5 recommendations from span from leisure to adventure. So… what […]

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Volcano Boarding Down Cerro Negro in Nicaragua

April 8, 2014 By John Widmer Leave a Comment

The American reality show Survivor has been a guilty pleasure of ours since the Season One, Episode One. But it was during Season 21: Nicaragua when one of the reward challenges sent the winners on a volcano-boarding trip down Cerro Negro. From that point forward, this black cinder cone volcano […]

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Hiking San Pedro Volcano Guatemala Summit

March 27, 2014 By John Widmer 2 Comments

Volcan San Pedro from trailhead

This is part 3 of our 3-part post about our Lake Atitlan adventures. Here’s part 1 and part 2. The doctor had said to stay off my leg for 10 days or until the infection had healed. It had been about a week and although far from healed, it was […]

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Extreme Adventure in Semuc Champey

February 28, 2014 By John Widmer 9 Comments

Semuc Champey seems to be in the middle of nowhere in Guatemala as there are no major cities within hours of driving. It was a long full day of travel just to get there and then our first day in the area was rained out a bit so we waited […]

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Cheap Eats in Caye Caulker, Belize

February 21, 2014 By John Widmer 12 Comments

We dined out at well over 20 meals in more than a dozen restaurants on the small island of Caye Caulker, so we got to try a number of different places. Many people remark that Belize, and the Cayes in particular, are more expensive then elsewhere Central America. This may […]

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Top 5 Things to Do in Caye Caulker, Belize

February 14, 2014 By John Widmer 5 Comments

Ah, Caye Caulker, Belize. Everything is slower here, delightfully informal, and laid back. Yet there is still plenty of things to do in Caye Caulker Belize. The Belize barrier islands really carries more of a Caribbean island feel to it, rather than a Central American nation. The people are quite happy and friendly […]

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How to Beat the Mexican Exit Tax Scam: Chetumal to Belize

February 5, 2014 By John Widmer 66 Comments

The day we were leaving Mexico for Belize I quickly googled the overland border crossing procedures and how much money I’d need to take out for the ferry and other expenses. But I kept on seeing Mexican Exit Tax Scam show up continuously in my search results, so I looked […]

Filed Under: Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Central America, Mexico

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