When last we saw our intrepid explorer, he had just stepped off a cramped bus somewhere in Nicaragua… My first impression of Granada was not […]

If you’re like most Americans of a certain age, when you read the name Nicaragua in the title your first thought was: Sandanistas! That term sprang […]

After a long day spent molding young minds (into the shapes of puppets), I looked forward to relaxing with my high school comrade Beth and […]

Beth and I went to high school together, when we looked like this. We were both in Chamber Choir, which looked like this. Which means […]

Most visitors to Costa Rica arrive in San Jose, stop off in the rainforest of Manuel Antonio National Park, and then hit the beaches. Not me. […]

Within fourteen hours of landing in Liberia, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica, I found myself addressing a classroom full of students at the National University. To […]

In a few hours, I leave for Costa Rica on a trip that is unusual in the grand scheme of Next Stop: World. I booked […]

Here’s one for the history books: on Friday, April 19, 2013, we got a letter in our mailbox! Why is that a big deal? That […]

Just as I had expectations for our world tour, I had expectations for this period of post-travel limbo. I was going to get so much […]

After becoming scuba certified in the Great Barrier Reef, I’ve been delving into the deep wherever possible, from Malaysia to Thailand to Bonaire. And Karen […]

After a week in the Caribbean, it was time to head home. Our flight wasn’t until the afternoon, so we squeezed in one more activity: […]