Archives for September 2011

When in Costa Rica – Eat Casados

September 13, 2011 by Caroline Eaton Leave a Comment

While traveling through Costa Rica, Sodas are a common sight along the road or in the city you are staying. These family run restaurants are a great way to sit and enjoy the local culture and tipical [sic] cuisine. Our favorite Soda, and highly recommended, was at La Amistad in Monteverde, Costa Rica. It was […]

RTW Budget – Prioritizing My Bed Skirt

September 12, 2011 by Caroline Eaton Leave a Comment

When such a huge trip is in front of you, your priorities will naturally change. A long overdue item on my to-do list has been to buy a bed skirt. I realize that this is not a big deal to most, but if you see what we fit under our bed you would understand. Stick with me […]

RTW With a Carry-On

September 11, 2011 by Caroline Eaton 3 Comments

Airlines are continuing to crack down on the size of your carry-on. The goal for our trip is to carry on everything. I have always heard there are two types of luggage “lost” or carry-on”. With only a few items on our trip we don’t want to risk losing them, or wasting time waiting for […]

Why I Want to Travel (In Photos)

September 10, 2011 by Caroline Eaton Leave a Comment

I want to hike here. I want to be here at sunrise. I want to play with these. I want to avoid these. I want to stand here. I want to look in the eyes of this guy. I want to walk through here. I want to drive here. I want to eat this. I […]

End Malaria Day

September 7, 2011 by Josh Eaton Leave a Comment

Today was End Malaria Day. For $20, you can purchase the Kindle edition of the book End Malaria at Amazon. Your $20 goes straight to Malaria No More to buy one to two mosquito nets and deliver them to those in need. The book is a collection of essays written by 60 different authors, but […]

6 Months Until Our RTW Trip

September 6, 2011 by Caroline Eaton 1 Comment

With 6 months to go until our RTW adventure we have begun to look a bit more critically at our to-do list. We began selling off stuff around the house and are picking up some of the bigger ticket items to help spread out the costs. Specifically we picked up our packs and Josh’s travel […]

What To Do When Your Tour Bus is a Beat-Up Hatchback

September 5, 2011 by Caroline Eaton Leave a Comment

When you sign up for a tour you expect a bus or a van to show up and unless you sign up for a private tour you also expect to be in a group setting with people from around the world. While visiting Tamarindo in Costa Rica we signed up for a last minute estuary […]