Posts Tagged With: Beaches
Beaches, banana chips and fighting with rickshaw drivers in Kannur, Kerala
We had agreed on 150 rupees, and yet there we were, finally at our accommodation, Shoreline Beach Resort, in Kannur, Kerala, arguing with the rickshaw driver, who now demanded 200 rupees. He had gotten majorly lost along the way, and we had a feeling he’d up the price. Once we arrived, he wouldn’t take 150. … Continue reading
Koh Tao is for (snorkel) lovers
We ended our week in the Thai islands on Koh Tao, a small island on the Gulf side that doles out almost as many SCUBA certifications as dive shops in Cairns, Australia. (That’s a lot.) I’ve already dived in Australia and Eaman wasn’t super keen, so instead, we spent our time engaged in our favorite … Continue reading
Happy Birthday! Turning 27 in Hawaii
Yesterday, I received some tragic news about a member of my extended family. It was a sobering moment, during which I thought to myself, a post about all the fun and frivolity of my 27th birthday now seems so insignificant. But during a long drive home from our road trip — post on that coming … Continue reading
A Panama must: the San Blas Islands, all 360+ of them if you can
With only a week in Panama, we had enough time to only hit up the City and one island destination. If you’re unfamiliar, Panama actually has tons of island destinations, including San Blas, Bocas del Toro, Coiba National Park and the Pearl Islands among others. It’s these gorgeous beaches that make me certain that Panama … Continue reading
Two weeks in Colombia: Cartagena, quite possibly the most beautiful city in the world
Colombia gets a lot of love from backpackers, but no city within the newly minted go-to destination gets as much love as Cartagena. A small coastal town with a culture all its own — a vibrant mix of Afro-Caribbean-Spanish — Cartagena is called the jewel of the Colombian coast in my Footprints guidebook, and after … Continue reading
