Author: Yvonne

Yvonne is a freelance writer, photographer, dedicated foodie, and gardening plantaholic. Travel is her passion and addiction. She writes fiction in romantic suspense and psychological thrillers, coaches creatives about their businesses and their books, and studies human behavior and the natural world as a nerdy lifelong learner.

Plants Are My Kryptonite

There are two types of stores I am not allowed to enter by myself, bookstores of any kind and plant…

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Tips for Photogs – About Auto and Manual on Your DSLR

Do you believe this phrase? “You should ALWAYS shoot manual mode. Get off Auto!” I don’t! And in my latest…

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Travel Quote of the Week

“If people in the U. S. think I’m too old – nuts to them. I am not a tree. God…

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Travel Quote of the Week

“We don’t stop dreaming and exploring because we grow old. We grow old because we stop dreaming and exploring.” –…

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Missing Anthony Bourdain

“I now see that Tony’s wanderlust had more to do with people than with food. The legacy of Tony’s many…

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Every Town Has to Have Them

“To be called a town, a place has to have four things,” said our Costa Rican guide, Victor. “An elementary…

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Travel Tip – Laundry the Easy Way

Doing essential laundry while you travel doesn’t have to be a hassle, nor does its cost have to break your…

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Sloths – Cue the Aaawwws

It might be a tad bit extreme to say some people are obsessed with sloths.  Three-toed and two-toed varieties (actually,…

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Travel Quote of the Week

“If you think you’ll forget a place or event, inhale deeply. Aromas and scents ground us. Remember baking cookies from…

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All the Fish in the Sea

Can one ever eat enough fish? I think not!

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Domain of Dinosaurs – Tortuguero

If you expect a scary creature to emerge from the jungle pressing close to your small boat, you’d be forgiven. …

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Travel Quote of the Week

“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Andre Gide Or…

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Gallo Pinto – Better than Bread

Beans and rice – who knew it could be so grand?

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Travel Quote of the Week

“Cultivate your skill as an active observer – you never know who you might meet.” – Yvonne Kochanowski Like this…

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Travel Quote of the Week

“…I’m grateful that I get the opportunity to see first-hand that people, no matter the country, are generally kind… We’re…

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