Author: devnrach
Bariloche y Siete Lagos
December 31st marked the end of our nearly month long hop around Argentina. Starting in the dynamic Buenos Aires to the vineyards of Mendoza, we finished in more familiar landscapes of Bariloche and the seven lakes district of Argentina. What a trip…but we are excited this isn’t forever goodbye to Argentina as we will be… Read more
Buenos Aires
We were happy to find ourselves exploring around Buenos Aires after nearly a month of a laid back lifestyle in Costa Rica. Staying in hostels, we have met mostly Europeans traveling on a similar agenda to ours. A normal question to ask and be asked is “Why Buenos Aires?”. For maybe the tango? or parrilla?… Read more
Cloud Forest
It has been just about a week since we flew south out of Costa Rica to Buenos Aires. Truly, we were looking forward to leaving the 96% humidity so our stinky clothes and bags might have a chance to dry, but it is easy to say we miss the laid back lifestyle & the delicious… Read more
coastA Rican Adventures
sorry the title is so ~cheesy~ The last few weeks were filled with so much, yet never enough, family time. I think it’s easy to say we all took advantage of Costa Rican pura vida . Devin and I are now solo in La Fortuna looking forward to the next leg of our journey…flying down… Read more
Bebida y Comida
It has been so amazing sharing our Costa Rican time with both of our families. The last few weeks flew by & we are back to staying in cheap(er) accomodations & more beans and rice, and some canned tuna!!! Thought it would be fun to share some pictures of the delicious food and drink we’ve… Read more
Sámara #1
Devin and I journeyed down to Sámara from Tamarindo on Saturday to link up with the rest of the de Jong family. We took a taxi and a few buses that cost about $15 each and around 4.5 hours of travel time. I am impressed by Devin’s spanish skills; Cab & Emily…yes, he is actually… Read more
Rainy Day Discoveries
Week in Tamarindo
A short summary of our week in Tamarindo… Monday & Tuesday were cloudy, but not too rainy. We tried some surfing on Monday and the waves were perfect for a beginner. I, Rachael, didn’t quite stand up, but Devin really caught some nice waves! Tuesday we walked along the coast for a few miles to… Read more
Day 1
Tamarindo, Costa Rica Today, November 10th, marks day uno, officially! We flew into Liberia Airport from Atlanta. Costa Rica, according to our shuttle driver, has been under a nine day seige of heavy, heavy rain. We flew into cloudy skies, but intermittent rain and blue skies. Again, our shuttle driver said that today was much… Read more
Hello world!
Yesterday, November 9, marked our first day of the journey down south. As many know, Devin and I are spending the next few months traveling around with our backpacks in South America. We are beginning in Tamarindo, Costa Rica to learn to surf and hopefully begin to build confidence communicating in Spanish. Devin’s family will… Read more