In this podcast, we explore where we discovered the perfect name for our podcast – Pura Vida or Pure Life – from a recent visit to Costa Rica. Located just north of Panama, Costa Rica enjoys a tropical climate year round that makes it a perfect destina...

This week we continue exploring French Polynesia with a trip to beautiful Bora Bora. Located about 143 miles north west of Tahiti in the western part of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, Bora Bora is best known for its tranquil turquoise lagoon ...

We are back from a brief break and this time we set out to explore the South Pacific on an exotic get-away in French Polynesia. As a young couple, especially before kids, we couldn’t think of another place more romantic than the islands of French Polyn...

This week we complete our recent road trip in Europe with a quick four day excursion in Portugal. Driving from Spain to Portugal is a breeze, so we set off from Seville, Spain to our first stop in southern Portugal – an amazing beach-front town called ...

We’re back! While we were away, we had an opportunity to take a road trip through Spain and Portugal. Wih so many places and things to discuss, we’re going to break this trip into two episodes with this episode focused on our adventures in Spain.

After a few weeks of rest, we are back this week with a topic we hope you will enjoy and find useful; cruising! It took us a while to overcome some of our hesitations and start entertaining the notion of taking a cruise. But once we did,

In this episode, we head back to the Caribbean and explore the beautiful Beaches Resort on Turks and Caicos. The Turks and Caicos Islands consist of more than 40 islands and cays located east of Cuba and north of Haiti and the Dominican Republic in the...

In this weeks podcast, we round out our discussion of the Hawaiian Islands with a quick overview of our top picks for Kauai. Also known as the Garden Isle, Kauai is the oldest and northern-most of the Hawaiian islands and has had more time exposed to t...

After a couple week break to catch out breath, we’re back at it again – continuing our adventures in Hawaii and focusing on the Big Island for this weeks episode. The island that gives Hawaii its name, Hawaii – or the Big Island – is the largest and so...

Oahu, also known as “The Gathering Place,” is the most populous of the Hawaiian Islands and full of amazing places to explore. As a destination, Oahu has it all; beaches, marine life, lush tropical mountains, rugged country side,