Mattresses are HARD in Central America
One thing I have noticed so far in Mexico’s Yucatan and Quinta Roo, in Honduras, in Guatemala, and in El Salvador is that bed mattresses have been quite hard. Of course, this is from the perspective of...
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Photos of a top hostel – Cumbres del Volcan, San Salvador
I have stayed in several hostels a I travelled this past year (2012) and have been lucky enough to find three charms – 3 hostels I absolutely recommend. Cumbres del Volcan is certainly in my top three...
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More Bagelmen’s in Costa Rica
Funny how things happen. At 10am I took a walk down the road from the hostel where I spent last night. On that walk, I discovered Bagelmen’s and wrote about it here. At 11am, I checked out of the...
View ArticleVeteran’s Day Free Inns & B&Bs for vets
B&B are a great way to travel and this is a nice thank you to our troops. The 4th Annual B&Bs for Vets program. (The info and quote I am sharing here is from a press release I received.) Inns...
View ArticleHostel recommendation in San Salvador, El Salvador
When I first arrived in San Salvador I stayed at a perfectly nice hostel that was recommended by Lonely Planet. It was nice and breakfast was free, but there was no kitchen, it was low season so it was...
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My bed in San Jose, Costa Rica
I think some of my friends will get a kick out of this, This is the bed I had in a small home hostel in San Jose, Costa Rica. There were three bunk beds in the room. Most of the time I had this room to...
View ArticleBeautiful budget accommodation in Boquette, Panama
While in Boquette, Panamá, I forgot that I had made note of a fellow traveler’s recommendation — the Hostal Rio Refugio. He described it as “a hotel and hostel where the hostel is not second class.” It...
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Dorm & private rooms in David, Panama
It is easy to take a nice direct bus from San José, Costa Rica all the way to Panama City but there is much to enjoy before Panama City as it is far south. I opted to go only as far as David, Panama’s...
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Nice private rooms in Boquette, Panamá for $15
I did not get to stay at this place but my new friend Mike knows Boquetti very well and took me here to show me this hotel — Pension Marilos. For $15 you get a private room with a very good bed and...
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Hostel recommendation in Panama City, Panama
If you are seeking a beautiful hostel in a safe, well-to-do part of Panamá City — and you are OK with staying in a 6-8 bed dorm — I highly recommend Los Mostros hostel. It was built by an Architect. It...
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A few Hotel Boca Brava views
Photos don’t do justice to Hotel Boca Brava or its views, but here are some views from and of the patio restaurant of Hotel Boca Brava. (The hotel is on Isla Boca Brava, in Panama.) The boat dock:...
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My bed on Isla Boca Brava
This is the view I get to enjoy from my bed hammock at Hotel Boca Brava. I so-loved sleeping in a hammock at my friend Daniel’s that when I got here and saw this hammock setup I just had to try it....
View ArticleTrump Panama
Unable to sleep for the first time since coming to live in a friend’s home in Punta Patilla, I just looked out my bedroom window. It is 3am. Rising out of the darkness comprised of private homes and...
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Marina Del Rey, new business class Hilton Garden with free wi-fi!
The newest hotel in Marina del Rey — the Hilton Garden Inn.The village-ish parts are to the side not pictured. As I start writing this I am cozy on a nice suede couch in the earth-toned lobby of the...
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Pack a sleep mask — my choice is Nidra mask
Back in my own home I had control over the curtains, windows, and doors to make my room dark. Even so, light infiltrated and eventually I gave in to the luxury of covering my eyes with something more...
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Waterfalls everywhere! Croatia’s Plitvice National Park
Thursday, October 16, 2014 When I decided to go to Croatia it was because of the coast along the Adriatic Sea and its many islands. I wasn’t even aware that one of the most amazing places in the world...
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Petit Ermitage — unique hotel in West Hollywood
[I wrote this for another publication in 2010 and am republishing it here. As I have not been back to the Petit Ermitage in recent years, and I have only been a day-guest there, please check out the...
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Great hostel in Vilnius Lithuania
Hostelgate Private Rooms, a hostel of private rooms. Happily, the manager told us about their other Hostelgate accommodations — Hostelgate Backpackers. Hostelgate Backpackers is an ideally located...
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At home feeling at Palermo’s On The Way Hostel
Coincidentally, as I was about to write how much I am enjoying my time at the On the Way Hostel in Palermo and recommend it to fellow and future travelers, I received a request as press to rate the...
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Side-trip from Bratislava to Prague
tI’d left Ljubljana, Slovenia for Bratislava, Slovakia because of my plans/ticket to fly from Bratislava to Tel Aviv, but I had a full week of more in Bratislava and although the capitol, it’s not a...
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