The once elusive whale sharks are now notorious on social media due to a relatively recent rise in whale shark tourism. For years I marveled at these photographs and followed their migration from Australia, to South East Asia, to Belize and finally encountered them nestled between the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
Pura Vida. The words roll off the tongues of locals and expats and embroider souvenirs across Costa Rica. The “pure life” is not only a greeting, but a mantra to the people who congregate in the country’s beaches and jungles.
WWOOFing is one of the many cost-saving travel hacks I’ve used to travel the world. This post is a breakdown of what WWOOF is and a peek into my very first WWOOFing experience in Oregon back in 2017, where I spent a month on a farm, living in my self-converted camper van. I hope it …