We’ve been having some single digit temperature days here in Michigan this week with wind chills well below zero. It doesn’t take too many of those before I start to fantasize about my favorite beaches. I was in Costa Rica at the beginning of the month and my tan/sunburn lines are still fading so it’s […]
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Celebrating Pongal in Tamil Nadu, India
While on a WanderTours trip to Southern India a couple years ago, I discovered the holiday of Pongal. Taking place in January, it is a harvest festival like our American Thanksgiving and has been celebrated for more than a thousand years. It is an extremely important holiday for people in Tamil Nadu, the southeastern state […]
Pura Vida Shopping in Playa del Coco
I am visiting Costa Rica for the first time this week. On Monday, I hired a driver to take me to Playa del Coco. I had heard much about this popular beach on Costa Rica’s northwest coast. It is known for it’s shopping, restaurants and night life as much as it is for it’s beach. […]