Nuestra Casa – Costa Rica
Admire – and perhaps envy – our guest writer Patrick Goodness’ life at home in Costa Rica If I close my eyes tight enough and strain the limits of my memory, I can almost remember the tiny details of my life before I moved our little family to a new future in Costa Rica. It’s been ten years since we left our cozy neighborhood in Antioch, Illinois, a small-town Chicago suburb. With two small children in tow, we decided that...
Geoff’s Ecuador & Galapagos photography tips
This guide, as with others, is of specific interest if you are primarily going to Ecuador & Galapagos for photography rather than as a tourist interested in wildlife. Although covering digital still photography much of it is relevant to movie photography as well. It’s not exhaustive in detail but covers most of the areas that you need to consider. Much has been written about Galapagos photography in particular and I spent a lot of...
Cherrie’s Ecuador personal packing list
As with most travel it’s down to comfort and common sense. Be aware of the environment you’re going into and how you like to feel generally. If you’re travelling to Ecuador, the Cloud Forest, Amazonia and Galapagos as we did then you’re going to need a fair selection of alternatives – as well as your ‘little black number’ for the evenings! You’ll find that most in the forests wear safari colours (khaki, beige, stone) &...
