Approaching the Waterfront and Sheep

A Jaunt to Iceland

Maria making her way through the beans

Coffee Tour in Costa Rica

Maria gives Neil a smooch while looking out over Gustavia

St Barths on the Cheap

Leaving David Panama

Panama Border Crossing

We’ve been to Costa Rica a half dozen times now, but today’s story will be about our third trip in 2017. Some of our work and finances had dwindled and Costa Rica is a great place to weather that storm, and it just so happened…

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Maria's Ready to Go Find Some Water

Costa Rica Hardly Ever Gets Hurricanes

We chose to visit Costa Rica in the Fall of 2017 in order to experience the rainy season. We had been there during other parts of the year but we’d heard that in some parts of the country the rainy season can be difficult to…

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Having A Great Time at the Espuma Party

Carnaval in Ecuador

Our February began with Carnaval celebrations! If you’re Catholic then you’ve probably heard of the celebration that happens just before lent begins. New Orleans is known for their Mardi Gras Parades, but in Latin America it’s a little different and lasts for more than just…

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Maria and Neil Setting Out on Their Adventure!

Seattle Adventures

This entry begins our new series of The Maria and Neil World Tour! We know how much all of you enjoy reading our entries so we apologize for the delay. Without further ado, the month of September! We had decided sometime around June that we…

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Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome

Previously posted as part of the Travel Pod Series "Furry Beard Hops the Pond" on Sunday, March 30, 2014 Ah Sunday, our last day to catch some sites. After another awesome breakfast, we left the apartment a little late to catch our bus to the…

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On the Train towards Arona, Italy

On the Train towards Arona, Italy

Previously posted as part of the Travel Pod Series "Furry Beard Hops the Pond" on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 And the alarm was going off early, again. We had to meet the apartment owner to get our deposit back, catch two Metro lines to the…

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Notre Dame from the Seine

River Cruise Day in Paris, France

Previously posted as part of the Travel Pod Series "Furry Beard Hops the Pond" on March 25, 2014 Finally got to get some sleep last night! After munching on some delicious breakfast snacks we got from Dharma & Julio, Maria put some bandages on and…

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Dharma and Julio get married

The Wedding Day

Previously posted as part of the Travel Pod Series "Furry Beard Hops the Pond" on Monday, March 24, 2014. Our dear friends Dharma and Julio were married today! And to start off the day, we walked up the Eiffel Tower stairs as far as we…

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The Only Option is to Laugh

The Only Option is to Laugh

Previously posted as part of the Travel Pod Series "Furry Beard Hops the Pond" on Sunday, March 23, 2014 On the edge of exhaustion, we bring you the first entry from Europe. We "slept" on the plane last night and then hit the ground running this…

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