http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Libby_or_Bust Tall girl travel tales Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:19:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Go to Batopilas!!! If you`re budget, stay at Hotel Batopilas ($80 pesos per person) with the lovely Doña Tina, eat at Velia`s (also known as Doña Mica`s, the one on the left-hand side of the second plaza with a yellow gate) for dinner and Quinto Patio (down the callejòn towards ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Libby_or_Bust/batopilas.html I`ve been traveling on my own for almost a month now and until yesterday hadn`t met another single American woman traveler. She`s 52 and reminds me of Fran Drescher, only louder. So why is it that we (American women) don`t travel alone? If you`re not a drug dealer, Mexico is ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Libby_or_Bust/on-fear-and-traveling-alone.html Rey, Rosalva and I finally made it to South Padre Island a few days before I left. We´d had quite a few false starts in going because it had been so windy, but two Fridays ago we drove the 26 miles and spent the afternoon on the island. That will ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Libby_or_Bust/a-day-at-the-beach.html So my trip solo has finally begun. After three-and-a-half weeks with Rey and Rosalva, I was ready to go, though it was a sad departure. Rosalva really feels like an aunt to me, and she is the first friend I´ve ever had that´s of a different culture and language. I ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Libby_or_Bust/monterrey.html So this will be a summary post, as I am writing from the computer of a cousin of Rosalva. Rey and Rosalva have been treating me great, but I have virtually no control over what I do or when I do it outside of the house. It sounds as if ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Libby_or_Bust/a-different-trip-in-so-many-ways.html So my trip to Mexico officially begins tomorrow, when Rey, Rosalva and I head to Monterrey. I got to Brownsville safe and sound after over 12 hours of travel. At the end it felt like I could have walked here faster. I don't have any time to write because I'm ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Libby_or_Bust/im-here-in-texas.html Only 5 days left until I come home. I can´t believe it´s been over 5 months here in Central America. This trip has been amazing. Though I am a person prone to absolutes, I honestly have never felt so independent and in charge of my own life. I came down ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Libby_or_Bust/5-days-left.html I know this is a travelblog, but I wrote this poem and wanted to share it. If you don`t like it, just don`t tell me: I`m sensitive. his face was earthy bulbous, brown a neat pile of onions freshly harvested http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Libby_or_Bust/bit-opoetry.html Tortuguero is in the upper right-hand corner of Costa Rica, the closest big city to Nicaragua on the Carribbean side. It`s reachable only by boat, so it´s a bit of a ride to get there, but totally worth it. Elizabeth and I made it there last week, parking the car ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Libby_or_Bust/tortuguero.html Recommendations: In San Vito: 1) Hotel Cabinas Rino. Pretty clean, hot water (!) shower, great location, friendly staff, really good included breakfast (gallo pinto with eggs or cheese or natilla. Go for the natilla), only $12 per person per night, super cheap laundry service ($2 per kilo). 2) Panaderia Flor. This ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Libby_or_Bust/things-ive-liked-in-alajuela-and-san-vito.html