Puerto Vallarta
August 18, 2024, Mexico. Before heading south to Puerto Vallarta, I drove 10 minutes north through the jungle to San Francisco, a quaint town which had been recommended to me. […]
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Puerto Viejo
October 1, 2023, Costa Rica. I’d left Rancho Los Palos and headed to Cartago. It was a Sunday and I didn’t expect much traffic. I’d found a swank café called […]
Couch Surfing in Boquete
September 6, 2023, Panama. I woke at 8:30 and went to Buckle Tip for a latte—I hadn’t had one since Friday. I stopped by the artisan market to say hello […]
Bocas del Toro
April 17, 2023, Panama. I woke at 7 and packed quickly, only to have my food bag rip as I left the apartment. I had to run back upstairs for […]
Lisa Karpinski 