Colombia Travel

Photo of the Day: Tayrona National Park, Colombia

By on February 7, 2010 ]

The popular Tayrona National Park lies at the Caribbean coast near Santa Marta in Colombia. It has some of South America’s loveliest coastline. Tyrona National Park includes beautiful Colombia beaches, hammocks to rent for the night, food, water and surf. Additionally, you can get a guide to take you to a native village in the [...]

Photo of the Day: Red Rock Canyon, Las Vegas

Photo of the Day: Red Rock Canyon, Las Vegas

By on February 6, 2010 ]

There is more to Las Vegas than its glamorous casinos and non-stop night life. Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is located 15 minutes from the Las Vegas strip. Here you can bike, climb and hike through unlimited trails or enjoy a 13 mile one-way scenic drive which offers views of incredible natural beauty. The [...]

Photo of the Day: Isla Chora Samara Beach, Costa Rica

Photo of the Day: Isla Chora Samara Beach, Costa Rica

By on February 5, 2010 ]

Isla Chora is a small wooded island that rests in the bay of the Pacific Coast Samara Beach in Costa Rica. Samara Beach can be considered the most beautiful off the beaten path beach in Costa Rica. You won’t find excessive development, but you do have choices of luxury or hostel lodging on the beach. [...]

School Marching Band

Photo of the Day: Guatemala Independence Day

By on February 4, 2010 ]

Watch the HD Travel Guatemala Video: Guatemala Independence Day – Video Episode 10 Guatemala commemorates their independence from Spain on September 15th. This photo was taken during their celebrations in Antigua, Guatemala. Many local marching bands parade the city streets in an all day long competition. If you are visiting Antigua during the weeks leading [...]

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RTW Trip Budgeting for Central America

By on January 26, 2010 ]

One of the most important concerns regarding long-term travel is finances.  There are many questions that bombard our minds, make us nervous, and lead us to shy away from the idea of traveling for longer than a week. Can I afford it?  How much will it cost?  How long can I travel on a set [...]

Protests in Colombia

Colombia Riot Police Tear-Gas Protesters – Short Clip 2

By on January 19, 2010 ]

It’s common to witness a protest in Latin America, especially Colombia as seen on this HD Travel Video from Jason and Aracely of TwoBackpackers.com. In Short Clip 2, we capture riot police shooting tear gas at bus operators and owners in the city of Cali. Enjoy the show!

Sailboat Bathroms

Peeing On A Sailboat

By on January 15, 2010 ]

The flushing mechanism of our sailboat bathroom was much too complicated for our crew to manage.  First, to flush the toilet two valves need to be opened by switching them from a 90 degree angle to a 45.  Then, a third valve needed to be changed from an upright position to a downward position depending [...]

Backpacking in Panama

Discover Boquete Panama

By on January 11, 2010 ]

Boquete is located in the Province of Chiriqui, Panama’s most southwestern region.  Boquete lies 1,200 meters (4,000 feet) above sea level and it’s volcano, Baru, reaches an elevation of 4,000 meters. The Capital of the Chriqui Province is David, which is only a 45 minute drive from Boquete.  David is Panama’s third largest city (after [...]