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Enjoying Culture & Traditions at Discover Mexico Park Cozumel

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 12:00:57 +0000

Cozumel, Mexico Spending time in Cozumel usually revolves around the water as the island is famous for having the world’s second largest reef – truly a wonderful place for diving. However after spending time in the water, diving near Cousteau’s discoveries at the beautiful Palancar reef, I want to see more of the local culture […]

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How to explore the Pirate island Saria, arrr!

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 15:27:57 +0000

Have you ever heard about the small island of Saria (in modern Greek Σαρία)? It is a rocky, volcanic island on the northern side of Karpathos. With only a couple of Shepherds living in Saria it is still said to be an uninhabited island. The history of the name In ancient times the islands Karpathos […]

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Baby Sea Turtle release in Puerto Escondido

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 21:15:48 +0000

The cutest thing I’ve seen so far – that’s the feeling these guys gave me when they started blinking their big black eyes while moving their bodies in the rhythm of the ocean. It’s for sure that they’ll all be good swimmers, even while they have a pretty awful sounding one percent survival rate. Cute […]

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Exploring Semuc Champey and Kam’Ba by candlelight

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 06:00:53 +0000

After an 8 hour – way too cozy – van ride from Antigua to Lanquín we arrived to the center of town where about 20 local accommodation coyotes (local guys who try to push or pull you into the hostel or hotel where they can earn a commission per guest) tried to pull us out […]

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And then I wanted to be a volcano climber

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 06:33:27 +0000

I do not know what has gotten into me, but lately I have been completely obsessed with climbing any nearby active volcano until I reach its hottest crater. It is not that I woke up one day with this dream of being a volcano hiker, but since there are so many active ones in my […]

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Copan the city of bats

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 05:00:40 +0000

Everyone has been telling me that they were about just alright to visit, that it was nothing special, nothing impressive, so I went to the place early this morning with absolutely zero expectations. However, I was impressed, deeply impressed. Those Copan ruins have really amazed me. With the great information of a local guide and […]

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Walking through the clouds in Monteverde

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 03:45:14 +0000

Have you ever walked through a Cloud Forest? How about walking through the clouds of this forest? Getting confused? This is what I’m talking about: On a particular early morning I got picked up at the Sloth Backpackers hostel for my first real Cloud Forest experience. I had been in Monteverde already for a couple […]

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My 5 favorite things to do in Pipa

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Thu, 29 May 2014 22:00:02 +0000

There is a place in Brazil, on the North-East side of the country, that you should not skip while visiting this Latin-American pearl named Brazil! Pipa is a little fisherman’s town, a surfers paradise, a magical place with really all you need for a Brazilian holiday. Here are my 5 favorite things to do in […]

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