Then there was the time I almost drowned. Riptides are no jokes. That’s the first thing to take away from this. This was during a trip to Costa Rica I took during a college excursion. We were on a beach called Manuel Antonia beach, which was gorgeous, long and sandy. I had never seen anything like it. It was totally unlike the beaches in the Northeastern U.S. that I grew … [Read more...] about Lifeguards: You Notice Them When They Aren't There – Sponsored Video
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Hitting a Gringo Trail Hotspot in Panama
Along the Atlantic coast of Panama, only a short bus ride away from the Costa Rican border, is a series of islands known as Bocas del Toro. Bocas is a haven for backpackers from all over the world, and one of the best spots on the “Gringo trail” that snakes through Central and South America. Bocas is an archipelago, and all of the islands have their own feel. The town of Bocas … [Read more...] about Hitting a Gringo Trail Hotspot in Panama