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Flying Trapeze in Paradise

by Sarah Gallo | Jun 14, 2015 | Central America, Costa Rica, Reviews, Tour Company Reviews

If you take an easy one-hour bus from Manuel Antonio, you’ll find yourself in the cute, developing beach town of Dominical. We arrived in the midst of a local surf competition and sat watching the surfers for hours on end; it appears the perfect beach for beginner and...

Las Isletas & Volcán Mombacho with Erik Tours

by Sarah Gallo | May 29, 2015 | Central America, Nicaragua

One of the big draws to Granada is the Isletas tour. The Isletas are a set of islands located southeast of Granada, in Lake Nicaragua, that were originally formed due to an avalanche of stones and mud coming off Volcán Mombacho. Numerous tour companies offer the...

Women Striving toward a Global Degree

by Sarah Gallo | Feb 10, 2015 | North America

Those of you that have been following my travels know how much travel means to me. But, what you may not know is how much traveling as a woman has impacted my life. I have found that many women are not given the confidence they are needed to go out and earn their own...

Team Boomer & the NYC Marathon

by Sarah Gallo | Nov 26, 2014 | Africa, South Africa

A little over a year ago I sat on my bed in Buenos Aires overcome with emotion while watching the live coverage of the New York City Marathon. My dad was running it for his first time and I had wanted more than anything to be there to cheer him on. But I was 3203 km...