The Volcanic Backdrop Within La Fortuna, Costa Rica

After arriving in the Nations Capital of San Jose later than we liked we quickly shifted from the bus depot to our close by and waiting hotel. Downtown is known for not being the safest place, and arriving after sunset brings out its darkest colours. With mattresses lying on the sidewalks and numerous hard done-byers […]

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Crossing The Border From Panama To Costa Rica

Panama has three different border crossings into Costa Rica. We chose the Sixaola option in the north, which is also the least busiest.  We left Bocas Del Toro via water taxi back to the mainland to Almirante. We then took a $1 taxi from the pier to town. From here we waited approximately 30 minutes […]

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Flight Cost for 6 Months Travelling with Kids

We had a plan to fly to Australia, get on a sailboat and sail to Cape Town Africa. Plans changed and we ended up flying to several different countries for our six month duration. Below you will see our cost to fly with a family of four. All costs are in Canadian dollars, and are […]

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