Tag: caribbean

Beach Life in Las Galeras

Beach Life in Las Galeras

I’ve never been a beach person. Between the heat, blazing sun, lack of shade and molten lava-like sand melting the soles of my feet it’s hard for me to find much to enjoy. Applying sunscreen is sticky and stressful – missing an inch of skin…

La Muñequita

La Muñequita

The best part of being in the Dominican Republic so far is seeing everyone’s reaction to Cora, and I don’t expect that will change. I know Dominicans are accustomed to travelers, but it seems they’re not so used to seeing two Americans with a smiling,…

Two Wild Weeks in Taganga

Two Wild Weeks in Taganga

Just when life in Peru was starting to feel a bit cozy, we packed our bags and flew five hours north to the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Goodbye ancient ruins, fuzzy alpacas, ceviche and churros – hello beach shacks, iguanas, fried fish and coconut rice.…