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Portugal and Spain Honeymoon

We chose Portugal and Spain for our honeymoon for the surf, hiking, and culture and it did not disappoint. We flew into Lisbon and stayed here for two nights. We wondered through the hilly cobblestones, admiring the tree-topped hills in the skyline. We did some toursity things here including the Jeronimos Monastery and Tower of Belem. I'd say Lisbon's highlights were their yellow buildings, cable cars, and intriguing streets lined with laundry, birdcages outside the homes, and family portraits on the walls. Lisbon, Portugal--->Almoçageme,  Portugal ---> Vila Nova de Milf ontes,  Portugal --->  Aljezur, Portugal --->  Seville, Spain ---> Granada, Spain --->  Málaga, Spain From Lisbon, we rented a car and headed down south, choosing our next destinations based on the surf reports. The drive to Supertubos was a bizarre one. It looked like we were nowhere near the ocean. We drove passed farm after farm feeling like we were in the middle of th...

Costa Rica and Panama 2016

It’s been over a YEAR since our return from one surreal adventure in Central America, and I’m still dreaming of those two weeks. There's no way I can express or retell the adventure here without overdoing it. We flew into San Jose, entering what looked like Jurassic Park. From here, we headed to Dominical where we surfed, ran, and sweated. One day we walked up the beach, through some little village to find a mini waterfall. The families around us left after a while so we had that little oasis to ourselves, flying off the rope swing, floating in the rain. We met a Dutch couple the next day for a hike to a  much bigger waterfall. It had me facing some fears I didn't know I had of falling on rocks and getting as close as we could to its mighty sprays. That trek had me questioning my physical abilities, as I struggled my little butt up that hill. I didn't think I could keep going. It made the fresh mango that much better though. From Dominical, we headed to the little...