I previously posted about taking the 8 day, mostly land trip to Cocos Island with the Friends of Isla de Coco Foundation and Organization for Tropical Studies, but let’s get real. Most people do not go to Cocos Island just to hike around or snorkel. The diving is where it’s at!!!
One of the two main [...]
Diving Cocos Island with Okeanos Aggressor
Entrance Requirements for El Salvador
To enter El Salvador as a United States citizen you will need a current U.S. passport, and either a Salvadoran visa or a one-entry tourist card.
It is not necessary to purchase your tourist card before coming to El Salvador; you can buy a tourist card from the immigration officials at the airport. The cost for [...]
Webcam Images of Buenos Aires
Recently I was perusing the Oh! Buenos Aires! page (one of the most in depth resources for tourist information on Buenos Aires) when I found a neat feature: the Buenos Aires webcam!
There are two webcams showing different corners in Buenos Aires: one shows the 9 de Julio Avenue / Obelisco View and the other, seen [...]
Quick Tip for Discounts on Booking Costa Rican Hotels and Travel Services
If you are making a reservation for a hotel or a tour in Costa Rica and are able to pay in cash ask for a discount.
Many hotels and other service providers add upwards of 23% to your total bill in order to cover the taxes charged for reported bookings (16.93% for hotels) and the additional [...]
Trendy Spot to Eat, Drink and Chill with Friends in Buenos Aires
Milion is considered to be one of the best night clubs to hit in Buenos Aires. It is a converted mansion in the heart of Buenos Aires, and is a popular spot among porteños as well as expats and tourists.
The place is spread out over three floors, and takes advantage of candles to set [...]
Work from Home on the Internet
For those who are looking to relocate to Central or South America, oftentimes one of the best ways to secure a stable income (if you aren’t retired) is by finding online work. So, type in WORK FROM HOME in your search engine, and what do you find? A long list of work opportunities… but how [...]
Isla del Coco Conservation Area Trip – April 2009
Isla del Coco, or Cocos Island as it is commonly called, is one of Costa Rica’s virtually untouched wonders. The island is located 535 kilometers from Costa Rica’s western, Pacific coast, and takes 36 hours by boat to arrive.
Cocos Island is a National Park, and is now in competition to become one of the world’s [...]
Concert in Monterrico Tonight!
The Cantantes Finlandeses (a Finnish choir) will be performing tonight at 7:30 pm in Monterrico at the Misión Siloé church.
The Finnish choir is composed of 22 singers accompanied by Martin Segerstråle on the piano. The choir was put together specially for the trip to Guatemala, and is made up of Swedish-speaking singers.
The tour was designed [...]
Tour Modern Coffee Mill in Apaneca
Want to tour some coffee farms in Apaneca?
Hook up with Marcos Batres, a coffee producer and exporter for COFINANZAS ORGANIC COFFEE GROUP who owns several farms in the area.
At the Santa Teresa Wet Mill you can see some of the latest coffee producing technology in the world. It is one of the most modern mills in Central [...]
Travel Deals for Panama
Within our network of traveling gringos we like to share good ideas and travel deals. Recently The Costa Rica Gringo wrote about travel deals auctioned off through a web-site called Luxury Link.
His post received so much traffic and positive feedback that I decided to see if the same thing would happen for Panama travel deals.
Luxury [...]
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