Last weekend we visited our neighboring country. Friends of our friends had moved there just two weeks earlier after spending four years in Mexico. We decided it was a great excuse to return to Costa Rica, almost four years after our first visit. During that first trip, we spent most of our time in the…

For several years now, I had really wanted to visit Mexico, but somehow it never worked out. From Panama, however, it’s just a two-hour flight to the Yucatán Peninsula, to Cancún — so we had to take the opportunity. We flew there for two weeks, combining intensive sightseeing during the first week with rest and…

Hello again, A lot of new stories have piled up, but I’ll start chronologically. In November, we returned to El Salvador (we had already been there a year ago with Sheldon, Annick, and their daughters) and went back to our favorite spot — a small surf town called El Tunco. A charming place by the…

Practically two months have passed since we arrived in Panama.A lot? A little? I’m not sure… but definitely enough to have some thoughts from the perspective of someone living here, not just visiting. That makes a huge difference. When we travel, we eat in restaurants and spend 2–3 weeks disconnected from everyday life and responsibilities.…