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Get Blog Posts As EmailsWhen I was a little girl, I found it a little strange to watch my father rinse the ziplock bag and reuse it for the next day’s lunch bag. Times change quickly and you learn fast! Years later I find it that “re-purposing the ziplock bag” idea not only serves as a good “eco” and [...]
12,500 Re-Purposed Plastic Bottles.
July 27th, 2010 by ManyaRedefining Island Hopping
July 16th, 2010 by JoeIsla Palenque happens to be nestled right next to 57 square miles of protected marine ecosystem containing three dozen or so islands and islets that speckle that part of the Pacific Ocean. The Parque Nacional Marino Golfo De Chiriqui is the quiet neighbor of Palenque, free of development or footprints for that matter. This becomes [...]
Testimonial: Our Very First Site Expedition
April 22nd, 2010 by FrancesAs many of you know, the week of June 3rd we will be hosting our first official Site Expedition to the Isla Palenque, and we’ll be having regular trips from then on. We hope those of you who are thinking of buying a home there someday will get aboard and come see for yourself what [...]
Imagine yourself as Christopher Columbus…
March 29th, 2010 by MichelleIt won’t be long before we’ll be offering regular Site Expeditions to the incomparable Isla Palenque! We’ll be announcing our first group trip soon. If you want to be among the first to see the island and enjoy its raw, natural charms, then contact me to arrange it! We will take you on a fabulous [...]
Press Release – More Adventure Opportunities Sought by Travelers
January 27th, 2010 by FrancesCHICAGO, Jan. 26, 2010 — Adventure tourism is growing as fast as a zip liner on the fly. According to a 2008 survey conducted by the Travel Industry Association of America, nearly one half of U.S. adults, or 98 million people, have taken an adventure trip. That’s because the industry isn’t just catering to gutsy [...]
A Whale of a Seaprise!
September 3rd, 2009 by DavidThe following is a celebrity blog from one of my supervisors at East Bay Group, Rick Reikenis. He describes an incident in the vicinity of Isla Palenque that we both had the good fortune of witnessing: Living on Florida’s southeast coast near the beach, I can attest to the fact that, if you pay attention, [...]
Heart of Darkness
August 31st, 2009 by BenPart 2 of Adam’s photo-rich blog entries about Palenque was posted yesterday; it’s available here. (Part 1, referred to in an earlier post, is here.) His memory is a little faulty again: my attempt to kill him was during the sinking boat episode, not when I left him without water on the island.
Photographer’s Notes
August 18th, 2009 by BenAdam Elliott, who took most of the photos we use on our website and elsewhere (and whom regular readers might remember from these previous posts), finally got around to writing his photo blog entry on the trip. As with most of his travel related posts, it provides a unique and interesting look into the area [...]
Sinking Ship….
February 10th, 2009 by Jerrod….literally. No, I’m not talking about the economy, I’m talking about The Yellow Submarine, Amble’s boat in Boca Chica. Orignially, it was named Miss Mollie, but her previous owners had sunk it, so we jokingly call it The Yellow Submarine. Well, two weeks ago, she tried her hardest to find the bottom of the ocean [...]