Announcement: I Am Giving Up Traveling and My Travel Blog

Dear Friends, I am giving up traveling and my travel blog FreshTraveler because I have fallen in love with a surfer and am staying in Costa Rica. We are going to live by the beach, fish mahi mahi and red snapper from the sea, and I will grow organic veggies behind our wall-less beach shack on Playa […]

Why Hula Hooping is Good for Your Soul

After resurfacing from a torrid week-long love affair with a surfer, here’s some wisdom I picked up. Hula hooping is good for your soul. Here’s why: 1) It encourages you to shake the stress (that you made up in your mind, btw!) out of those stagnant hips. With or without music. 2) It keeps you […]

Skinny Dipping in the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica with Bioluminescent Algae

At Playa Tamales near Puntarenas, Costa Rica, the waves glow at night.  Not by any lights or any help from modern technology.  Natural algae that produce dinoflagellate luciferin live in the water and light up when provoked.  And my crazy yoga instructor friend Leslie Bishop Hunter was happily provoking them. “Take off your clothes!” she […]

Fresh Coconuts in Nicaragua!

Nicaragua!!! A 3-minute VIDEO PREVIEW

Hey guys!  Here’s a 3-minute preview of my travels to Nicaragua this past February.  I had way too much fun editing this video so I hope you enjoy it! There’s going to be more to follow! I also entered this video into a contest by MyDestination.com to win a 6 month trip ALL-EXPENSES PAID TRIP around […]

Travel Escape Part 5: 50 Shades of Delray #41-50

Travel Escape Part 5: 50 Shades of Delray #41-50

41. Work on your laptop at Spot Coffee (44 E Atlantic Ave  Delray Beach, FL 33444, (561) 455-4041, spotcoffee.com) Super friendly crowd, good coffee, nice ambiance, stable WiFi, and most importantly, good music. 42. Look closely at the tattoos of the people around you.  You might find a cool one that will hit you when you least expect it, like […]