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Becoming a Veggie in Latin America

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A food stall serving fried meat and plantain.

Becoming Vegetarian in Latin America is a guest post by Robin Bayley from The Mango Orchard I became a vegetarian the day I began my journey in the footsteps of my great grandfather around Latin America. My grandmother had told me wonderful stories about her father’s adventures in the Americas; wild jungle journey’s, gun fights, [...]

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Things to Do in Costa Rica

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Looking for tips on things to do in Costa Rica? As part of our “Travel Tips” series we interviewed Bohemian Mom who lived in Costa Rica for 5 years and had a home base in Atenas, which is a tranquil coffee town in the mountains said to have the ‘Best Climate in the World”. She took every opportunity [...]

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3 Reasons Not to Live in Costa Rica (and 3 Reasons You Should Move There Now!)

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This is a guest post by Annabel Candy It took a while for me and my husband to pluck up courage to sell our house and most of our belongings then move to a continent we’d never visited before with a language we didn’t speak. We weren’t strangers to taking risks and moving abroad though. [...]

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How to Choose a Spanish School in Guatemala

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This is a guest post from Megan at On My Way RTW During my three short weeks in Guatemala, I spent most of my time learning Spanish in both Antigua and Quetzaltenango (Xela). It can be hard choosing a school – there are so many all over Guatemala, so I’ve put together some tips to [...]

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There’s more to Panama City than the Panama Canal

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This guest post about Panama City’s Eco-Adventures is by Ruth Rieckehoff from Tanama Tales. Quick. What comes to your mind when you hear about Panama City? Tic, toc. Tic, toc. While I do not possess mind reading abilities, I can almost assure you that thoughts of the Panama Canal inundated your mind. And I don’t [...]

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