Celebrating holidays in Costa Rica are always slightly different than back in the United States. They are still fun but you have to get a little bit more creative, since you cannot find all the tradit...

I sat in the middle of this black volcanic riverbed eight years ago. I sat here speechless rubbing the black sand through my fingers and toes, and listening to the loud rushing water drown out the ent...

When we bought four tickets to Cuba a few months ago, I was giddy with excitement, but I was also a bit naive on the situation for Americans traveling to Cuba. I knew Obama had just announced he was w...