A St. Lucia resort turns the Caribbean Sea into a yoga studio with its Underwater Breathwork Program. Yoga and scuba diving wouldn’t seem to have much in common, but the two pursuits do share one critical element: controlled breathing. Taking…
How I Became a Reef Rescuer
Dive staff at this St Lucia resort are helping to save the reef–and you can too Labrelotte Bay, St Lucia –Like many divers, Eget Martyr has a longstanding love affair with coral reefs—source of spectacular underwater scenery, rich marine life,…
Bring on the next half-century!
Labrelotte Bay, St Lucia – I am not sure how this happened, but I am turning 50 in a few weeks. (Wasn’t I just 40?) I was so lucky to kick off my birthday month in spectacular St Lucia, courtesy…
Lonely Planet’s Best of Costa Rica
Somerville, Mass – A funny thing happened. This book, which I researched and wrote a year and a half ago, was finally published. Lonely Planet’s Best of Costa Rica is a scaled back version of the bigger country guide, covering…
Snorkeling, Ziplining and More
Bahía Drake, Costa Rica – Our final days in Costa Rica were packed with snorkeling, ziplining, and more. And now, we are ready to go home. Isla del Caño After days of downpour, the weather finally cleared enough for us…
Swinging New Year
Los Planes, Costa Rica – Have a swinging New Year, friends. See you in 2020!
Beach Day
Rincón de San Josecito, Costa Rica – This was our “beach day” yesterday. It started pouring 10 minutes after we got dropped off. (We have turned in our rental car because it’s notoriously bad driving in this region. Case in point,…
Naguala Jungle Lodge
Los Planes, Costa Rica – We left Cabo Matapalo and moved across to the other side of the Osa Peninsula, where we are staying at the darling, friendly and extremely remote Naguala Jungle Lodge. This is a sweet family operated…
Where Chocolate Comes From
La Palma, Costa Rica – The twins agreed to go on a farm tour because they called it a “chocolate tour.” We learned all about where chocolate comes from, from cacao trees to candy, start to finish. Finca Köbö is…
Christmas Visitors
Cabo Matapalo, Costa Rica – We had some Christmas visitors today. Actually, this troop of capuchin monkeys passes through the treetops in front of our rental everyday, and we love to watch them swing from branch to branch. Today we…