Beach Hopping 2017 - Lili on the Loose

24 01, 2019

Deep Boarding/Coral Surfing/Aqua Boarding in Bocas Del Toro

By Lili|January 24th, 2019|Categories: Activities, Travel|Tags: 2017, Aqua Boarding, Beach Hopping 2017, Bocas del Toro, Bocas Town, Central America, Coral Surfing, Deep Boarding, G Adventures, ocean, Panama, shark, Travel Thursday|0 Comments

Ever want to fly and spin through the water like a dolphin or swim with fishes like a mermaid? Then you should head to Bocas Del Toro Panama to try this activity out! I've heard this sport called a few different things. My tour company called it "Aqua Boarding", while I've seen others refer to it as "Deep Boarding". But when I first heard of it, it was called "Coral Surfing" by one of my favorite bloggers Alex in Wanderland. Essentially, you are pulled from a boat. But instead of a water ski device, you have a board, and you

2 01, 2018

2017 Year in Review

By Lili|January 2nd, 2018|Categories: Year in Review|Tags: 2017, Anaheim, Beach Hopping 2017, Blizzard, blogging, Bocas del Toro, Bocas Town, California, Central America, Charlotte, Costa Rica, Disney, Disneyland, Fantasy Lands 2017, G Adventures, Harry Potter, Hogsmeade, Hogwarts, Irvine, Los Angeles, Meow Wolf, New Mexico, North America, North Carolina, Panama, Resolutions, Santa Fe, Star Wars, Theme Park, Tiki, Tiki Bar, Tiki Lounge, Trader Sam's, Travel Thursday, Universal Studios Hollywood, USA, Wizarding World|0 Comments

2017 was a busy year for me. I got in 4 trips, 175 blog posts, and lots and lots of Netflix. Here are my highlights for the year: Travel All my trips this year were really last minute (at least to me) trips. I booked my Costa Rica/Panama trip about 2 months in advance, my LA/Anaheim/Irvine trip was very quick, same with Charlotte, and Santa Fe, NM I only planned one activity. So it was a weird non-planned year for travel. I'd never thought I'd... Travel to 3 different places, on different trips, in one month. In December I had

23 10, 2017

Travel Missteps: Kayak Misadventure

By Lili|October 23rd, 2017|Categories: Travel, Travel Missteps|Tags: 2003, 2012, 2017, all inclusive, Arenal, Beach Hopping 2017, Bocas del Toro, Bocas Town, Central America, Costa Rica, Costa Rica Adventure 2012, fear, G Adventures, Holiday in Rivera Maya, kayak, La Fortuna, lake, Mexico, ocean, Panama, Rivera Maya, sea kayaking|0 Comments

I have a love/hate relationship with kayaking. My previous experience being swept out to sea in Mexico (hate) and then a clam lake kayaking in Costa Rica (love). So when the opportunity to kayak in Bocas del Toro, Panama I was excited to love it again (spoiler...no I did not love it.) I had had a lazy morning, mostly because I could tell I was starting to feel sick. So when I bumped into some of the group heading back out to kayak I joined them. Kristy and Arianna had already kayaked that morning and they were excited to do it

15 08, 2017

June 2017 Recap

By Lili|August 15th, 2017|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2017, All Over the Place: Adventures in Travel True Love and Petty Theft, art, Beach Hopping 2017, Book, Central America, Costa Rica, Death in Paradise, Denver, Doctor Who, Geraldine, hangover, House of Cards, humidity, kayak, Latin America, North America, Orange is the New Black, Paint Ball, painting, Panama, Panama City, Rick and Morty, sick, snorkel, snorkeling, The Everywhereist, USA, white water rafting|0 Comments

June was a busy month! First there were epic paintball battles! And then it was ladies' paint night with the girls! And then it was my trip to Panama.... Travel Panama has been on my wishlist for a while, as I heard they had great beaches and good snorkeling! I decided on a longer trip that also went to parts of Costa Rica I hadn't been to before. This was the first time I tried not to have everything planned and instead go with the flow! Highlights Going clubbing for the first time! Relaxing views like this one! And it

14 08, 2017

Travel Missteps: Ojo Rosa (Pink Eye)

By Lili|August 14th, 2017|Categories: Travel, Travel Missteps|Tags: 2017, Beach Hopping 2017, Bocas del Toro, Bocas Town, Boquete, Caldera, canyon, Chiriquí, contacts, eyes, G Adventures, horse, horseback riding, Los Cangilones de Gualaca, ojo rosa, Panama, pink eye, sick|0 Comments

I was already pretty miserable at this point in my Costa Rica/Panama trip. A few days before I had popped my eardrums badly, and was having hard with balance and hearing. The day after that I caught a nasty cold from keeping my room's AC down too low. So between the popping of my ears, the runny nose, and the drainage in my throat causing me to cough a lot, I didn't notice that my eyes are giving up on me too. To be fair, I wasn't using them all that much that day. The 5+ hour travel day from

7 08, 2017

Museum Monday: Numismatic Museum of Costa Rica

By Lili|August 7th, 2017|Categories: Museums, Travel|Tags: 2017, Banco Central de Costa Rica, banknotes, Beach Hopping 2017, bills, Casa de Moneda, Central America, Coin Museum, coins, Costa Rica, gold, Museo Numismático, Numismatic Museum, Plaza de la Cultura, San Jose, silver|0 Comments

The Banco Central de Costa Rica has multiple museums in its subterranean location underneath the Plaza de la Cultura in San Jose, Costa Rica. On the ground level is the pair "museums" of Museo Numismático and Casa de Moneda (while deeper down is the Museo del Oro Precolombino). These top two museums features the historical use of currency in Costa Rica and its oldest pieces are from 1516. You'll see coins, banknotes, and tokens from private companies as well as proofs, dies, and a printing press. Here are a few from the collection: This interesting set with the die used to make them

15 06, 2017

Costa Rica and Panama Trip Itinerary

By Lili|June 15th, 2017|Categories: Itinerary, Travel, Upcoming Travel|Tags: 2017, Almirante, Amador Causeway, Beach Hopping 2017, Bocas del Toro, Bocas Town, Boquete, Casco Viejo, Central America, Changuinola, Coiba Island, Costa Rica, Denver, Florida, G Adventures, Gadventures, GAP, Guabito, horseback riding, Miami, North America, Panama, Panama Canal, Panama City, Panama Viejo, Puerto Viejo, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Red Frog Beach, San Jose, Santa Catalina, Sixaola, snorkel, snorkeling, Starfish Beach, tour, USA|0 Comments

It's been almost 2 years since I went on an international trip. So I'm extremely excited to announce my next upcoming trip to Costa Rica and Panama! I've been to Costa Rica once before, so I won't spend that much time there this time. I'll be going on a bare-bones style trip, conducive to hanging out by the beach and hopefully a lot of snorkeling! Below is my projected Itinerary for my trip to Panama: Day 1 I'll head to Denver International Airport in the late hours. I was excited to try out my TSA Pre-Check, but now realize that lane will