North America

Finding a good hotel in any major city is always a challenge, and New York is no different. In fact, there’s so much choice it’s absolutely overwhelming and its hard to know where to turn. Having visited the city before and staying in Midtown, we decided we want to get out of the main centre […]

On a recent trip to New York city, I was lucky enough to have 4 nights staying in the Financial District, right on the southern tip of Manhattan. Most visitors to NYC tend to spend 0.5-1 day in the area, but there is easily enough to see and do to fill 2-3 days! I really […]

When planning my recent New York trip, one thing I knew I’d missed on previous visits was Ellis Island, the point at which the many thousands of immigrants from across Europe and beyond landed between the 1800s – 1900s before entry in to the United States. I’m fascinated by these stories and knew I wanted […]

The Osa Peninsula is located in South West Costa Rica, with the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Golfo Dulce to the east. It is an area of absolutely stunning natural beauty. As it’s quite far from the airport, and a bit ‘off the beaten path’, people often leave it off their Costa Rica […]

The next stop on the Costa Rican adventure is Manuel Antonio National Park, situated right on the coast around 2.5hrs south of the capital, San Jose. We visited Manuel Antonio on our way to the final part of our stay in Costa Rica (on the Osa Peninsula, having already visiting Arenal, La Fortuna and Tortuguero) […]

Arenal National Park is one of the most visited National Parks in all of Costa Rica. The gateway town to the Park is La Fortuna, which has lots of hotels, restaurants, shops and guided tours available – and we visited from our hotel, Nayara Springs. The National Park is home to two volcanoes (Arenal and […]