Cruising the Mangroves of the Pacific Coast Costa Rica

Cruising the Mangroves of the Pacific Coast Costa Rica. Mangrove tour, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

We’d gone wildlife spotting in the Manuel Antonio National Park and bird watching in the forest at El Silencio nature reserve, so the next logical thing to do seemed to be to get on the water and check out the wildlife from a boat, cruising the mangroves of the Pacific Coast Costa Rica. One of … Read more

Birdwatching in Costa Rica – In Search of the Scarlet Macaws

Birdwatching Tour, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. In Search of the Scarlet Macaws – Birdwatching in Costa Rica. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Birdwatching in Costa Rica is a must-do experience, even if you’re not a twitcher or birder. There’s such an abundance of beautiful birds and with good guides they’re not hard to see. And that’s how we found ourselves on a birdwatching adventure in search of the Scarlet Macaws. Birdwatching in Costa Rica – In Search of … Read more

A Sweet Spice Tour to Villa Vanilla Spice Plantation in Costa Rica

Spice tour of Villa Vanilla, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

It doesn’t take long after starting our sweet spice tour of the Villa Vanilla Spice Plantation, just 10 miles east of Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, before we see spices hanging out to dry and we’re inhaling the heady aromas of vanilla, cinnamon and cocoa. Aaahhh. These two food lovers are in spice heaven. Our lovely … Read more

Street Food Tour of Mexico City with Lesley Tellez of Eat Mexico

Street Food Tour of Mexico City with Lesley Tellez of Eat Mexico. A Street Food Tour of Mexico City. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

A street food tour of Mexico City was high on our agenda during the two weeks that we settled into Mexico City on the yearlong global grand tour that launched Grantourismo. We’ve always loved street food and loved Mexican cuisine since our first trip to Mexico in the mid-1990s, so when we arrived in the … Read more