I love snacks. I love every kind of snack. Portable snacks. Snacks you eat with a spoon or chopsticks. Snack mixes. Nuts, dried fruits, rice crackers, seaweed, spicy, saucy, sweet, salty… I love it all. I love the textures, I love the sound, I love the flavor combinations. Snack mixes are convenient for an on-the-go fuel Read More
Category: Destinations
Destinations around the world that we had an experience we thought worth of sharing with the rest of the world. We love to eat great food, drink great beer and try new things. We love the outdoors…hiking, biking, kayaking, trail running and sports. We hope to experience as much as possible in as many places as we can. Your world our way!
Are chicken feet the next chicken wing?
I knew a little about chicken feet before we moved here. I had first seen them when I still lived in Vermont; a coworker traveled regularly to China for business and once he brought back a vacuum-sealed package of chicken feet. They were in a red sauce but I could still see the toenails and Read More
Durian…evil Chinese fruit or evil Chinese fruit?
Trendy durian When we got to China, we heard about this fruit, durian, and its polarizing effect. You either like it or you hate it. It has a distinctive smell, for sure; it smells like…it’s hard to describe. I think it smells like a cross between a dirty bathroom and feet. And onions. Kim can’t Read More
One of the favorite chapters in our story, Beauport Inn
So many pages… The Beauport was our home base before we left Maine. Even when we lived in Maine, Beauport felt like home too. It was one of our favorite places to get away to. We could relax there. And we could be productive there. I’m adding some more proof of just how at home Read More
Gimme some Moya’s!
If you think you smell pizza… Shortly after arriving in Nuevo Arenal, we caught a ride from Agua Inn to town to grab something to eat and some groceries. We walked down the main street so Kim and the girls could check out old places they remembered. The only place we could fathom going for Read More
Gingerbread. Not just a Christmastime treat anymore
Time to experience the legend… When we weren’t lounging and reading books or snapping selfies, we managed to sneak a little time in town. One night we had dinner at Gingerbread with our friends and owners of Agua Inn, Trent and Javier. Kim and the girls were dying to finally try this place, having lived Read More
The many faces of Aubrie
We dedicate this blog to the many faces of Aubrie. She blessed me individually with faces exhibiting everything from agony to the stink eye, content to contempt, happy to hapless. Understandably, she’s a teenager and I probably don’t need to explain more than that. Judging by those faces… Most of these pictures will be from Read More
Best tattoo in Samara
If you’re in Samara and need a tattoo… (Note that I said “need.” One never just “wants” a tattoo, it’s a need.) And when you need one and are in Costa Rica, you NEED to go to Samara to see Mike Stout. Check out his Facebook here. He’s the whole reason we came to Samara. Read More
Get El Chivo
El Chivo = the goat = Greatest Of All Time? Despite the rainy start to our trip that Saturday night and Sunday morning, Sunday turned into a beautiful day. After our delay at the omelette place, we ended up exploring the rest of the road that El Ramal was on. I mentioned earlier we discovered Read More
The road to Nosara
This is a short post because I thought our lives would be shortened on our way to the hotel in Nosara Saturday night. That isn’t criticism of Kim’s driving our mighty 2WD vehicle, either. She is a solid driver and a fearless woman. My only fear was that she would lose control of our car Read More