Cosmopolitan Panama City

With a colorful cocktail in hand, I lean close to the edge of the balcony and watch the show beginning to unfold before my eyes. Towering buildings begin to gleam, flash yellow, then orange and finally fade to black. As the last rays of sunlight dip below the hill, a million electric lights flare into […]

Belize: The Ancient Mayan Ruins of Caracol

A visit to Belize can take you from jungle adventure to pristine white sand beaches along the bright Caribbean blue sea where explorers of all ages can play and learn.

Colorful Costa Rica

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ustainable tourism takes flight in the tiny coastal village of Punta Islita.       “Have you heard the macaws yet?” asks a man standing in the open-air lobby of the Hotel Punta Islita while I am checking into the luxury eco-resort that perches on a hillside overlooking a crescent-shaped beach on the Pacific Ocean. […]

It’s Easy to Travel Green in the Costa Rica Osa Peninsula

Toucan Cabin in Costa Rica

Living la pura vida (the pure life) in the Costa Rica Osa Peninsula.  [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he air hangs heavy and wet as the 12-seat Cessna descends from the clouds. The rainstorm that had jostled us for the hour-long flight from San José, the capital of Costa Rica, had finally ended, and as I step out onto the […]