Travel to Costa Rica with kids

Do you ever stop yourself from living your dream of exploring the world, because you have a kid or two to worry about ?! Our guest author, Veena Bhandarkar, writes about her recent travel to Costa Rica and all the adventures they experienced with a toddler. Living your dreams with children is a rewarding, exhilarating experience, and will …

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Patagonia Packing List For Trekking And Camping

Patagonia Packing List

Patagonia packing list for Trekking and Camping is from our personal experience in Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile, doing the O circuit and W Trek, independently without a tour guide and self catering. However, the list can also be used for rest of the Patagonia. Don’t take “packing-light” easily. Try to reduce the weight …

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Honduras – Must visit for adventure seekers !!

Horseback riding with hostel buddies

When I socialized the idea of going to Honduras, the first reaction I got from people was, “isn’t it unsafe” ? Yes, Honduras, especially the capital Tegucigalpa, has been notoriously famous for mugging, murder and kidnapping. Not that I wanted to be a dare devil, but I think it’s a misconception that every traveler to Honduras gets …

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How to plan “National Parks” trip in the US ?

I have been receiving lot of questions on how to plan a “National Parks” trip  in the US. I figured I will write a post to answer some of the questions. Why National Parks ? What kind of a question is this ?! Aren’t they the best part of visiting this country ? With 59 …

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Visiting Sequoia National Park in November in 2022

Sequoia Sunset

  We have visited Sequoia National Park in November, twice so far. And both the times, it has been a really pleasant experience. Both the times, it was during the Thanksgiving weekend and it’s a great place to go if you didn’t make any other plans and just want to hit the road for an …

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Rappelling in Costa Rica

If you ever go to Costa Rica, the country of unlimited adventure activities, don’t miss rappelling down the waterfalls in the rain forest. Though rappelling is offered in few other parts of Costa Rica, the La Fortuna/Arenal one is the most famous due to the access to multiple waterfalls within half a day of walk. In the …

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Chicago Marathon 2014 – Race Report

A marathon that I will never forget !!!  Training: My first Marathon with Team Asha and it has been nothing but exciting. How often do you come across a running group that you can call family ?! Team Asha has running program that focuses on Half-Marathon and Full-Marathon. Even though, I am part of the Asha Triathlon program, …

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