Travel to learn. Learn to travel.
I gripped the machete tightly and took a swing at a broken palm branch, trying to remember all Gilbert’s instructions so I didn’t lop off a limb.
Machete-ing, stripping, repairing earthquake damage: new skills added Read more
While I was watching the howler monkeys blunder through the trees one day, I saw a mama reach out and grab a branch, stretching her body into a bridge for her baby to cross to the next tree. In a way, this blog is like that mama.
Tweaks, beaks, tails and tales Read more
We’ve perfected the art of making patacones and it’s smashing good fun. Literally!
When life gives you platanos, make patacones! Read more
Hot, humid and sweaty – that’s Panama by the beach in January. But we’re not lying around sipping mojitos. Instead, we’re helping a guy named Gilbert, whom we met through HelpX.
HelpX: more real than an idyllic resort vacation Read more