May 9, 2009 – Day 135 – Delphi, Greece

The most famous ruins of Delphi (the temple of Athena), are surprisingly free! Which would have been nice know before we paid the 3 Euro entrance free to get to the lesser ruins at the top of the hill.

Ruins of Delphi

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Day 73: Trinidade, Brazil

Lin looked down at her knees. They burned red like fire and bits of tiny broken shells stuck to them like barnacles. Saben sat several feet farther out where the water was deep enough for him to protect his knee. Unable to help herself,  Lin sat back down in the shallow, forceful surf just feet off shore and let the waves pull her body toward the sea and then spit her back up on shore like a beached jellyfish. The air was so hot she didn`t care about scraping her knees on the sand as she was tugged and tossed around. She just wanted to cool off from the blistering sun. Read the rest of this entry »

Day 50: La Fortuna, Costa Rica

Happy Valentine`s Day! (photo courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/photos/27784972@N07)

As a Valentine`s Day gift, we booked a couple of insanely cheap massages ($25/hour, expensive for budget rtw travelers but we don`t do this, well, ever!) for early afternoon. We lazed about most of the morning and did a bit of website work at that little cafe with the most delicious coffees and milkshakes until time for our massages. We signed in and were directed to a room with two tables by a woman who only spoke Spanish. After deliberating several minutes on how much to undress and if there might be any cultural differences for massage etiquette, we decided to just go for it. Read the rest of this entry »

Day 49: La Fortuna, Costa Rica

Only appropriate in the rainiest region in Costa Rica, today was rainy most of the day. We started with a hearty breakfast of gallo pinto and eggs back at the Soda Viquez. Under the impression that we must be on a tour to visit the volcano, waterfalls, and bascially everything else to do in this town, we set out to find a cheap operator. No success. After a pick-me-up of some delicious coffee and Wifi in a great little coffee shop (if you´re facing the church, it`s to the right side. Doors are always open and it`s next to a massage sign/place) to figure out our POA. We chatted with the guy running the place who told us of a great (free!) waterfall that the locals like to go to and told us we could just go to the Arenal Volcano National Park ourselves (for more info on Arenal Click the Wiki Link here) Read the rest of this entry »

Day 29: Ometepe, Nicarauga

This morning we met up with another couple (the Tasmanian guy from last night and his Canadian girlfriend) and our tour guide for a 7AM volcano hike. Lin was feeling well rested and fully recovered her scratched eye but Saben, the tour guide and the male half of the other couple were, er, struggling. Read the rest of this entry »

Day 15: Antigua, Guatemala

We absolutely LOVE Antigua! It’s pretty much one of the greatest places in the world. The atmosphere is very casual and relaxed and just generally very comfortable. Read the rest of this entry »