A collection of our daily travel stories, food discoveries, wildlife encounters, and life on the road.
Tom slathered this entire warm Italian loaf with garlic butter, savoring every last bite. When we decided to fly to Managua instead of the long...
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Fruit for sale atop this woman's head. The Avianca (LACSA) flight, with a late take-off, on a 68 passenger prop plane...
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The hotel's exterior photo is the Real InterContinental Managua at Metrocentro Mall, where we'll stay for two nights, arriving today and departing...
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A house was built on the mountainous road. "Sightings from the Veranda in Costa Rica" Hoffman's Woodpeckers often stop by for nectar...
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Great Green Macaw. "Sightings from the Veranda in Costa Rica" Thanks, Atenas neighbor Charlie for identifying these birds as the Gray-headed Chachalaca....
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Old sewing machines, comparable to those we've seen in our home country. "Sightings from the Veranda in Costa Rica" Sunny morning view...
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An old Telegraph machine. "Sighting from the Veranda in Costa Rica" Yesterday morning Tom spotted this massive insect in the pool. He...
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Last night's video illustrates how bats are consuming all the sugar water in the hummingbird feeder at night. "Sightings on the Veranda...
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A deer at Zoo Ave. "Sightings from the Veranda in Costa Rica" Here's another sad loss of a bird, a Hoffman's...
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Handmade fences using tree branches. Very innovative! "Sightings from the Veranda in Costa Rica" This pair of Inca Doves returned for another visit....
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