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Find Us On FacebookMy first time seeing Isla Palenque Ben and I had a boat drop us off and we went walking along the 4,100 foot crescent shaped beach, the only people for miles. I love animals of all kinds, so I had my eyes peeled for critters the entire time. We saw lots of tiny hermit crabs [...]
An Exotic Neighbor
February 9th, 2010 by FrancesCalling All Isla Palenque Fans — Your Opinion Needed
February 8th, 2010 by MichelleHere is your opportunity to have a voice in the creation of our Casitas!
We are finalizing the floor plans for our two bedroom Casitas and are interested in hearing what you think: would you prefer to have the master bedroom on the main floor or on the second level?
Of course, if it were on the [...]
Season Six
February 2nd, 2010 by BenAs Frances has been letting everyone know, big things are happening on lots of fronts now for our project. And I’ve been working pretty much non-stop since the start of the year, as the ramp up has required more time than I expected. It’s exciting times.
But today I am especially excited: the final season of [...]
Press Release – Progressive Luxury Resorts Make Walls Obsolete for the Traveling Elite
January 8th, 2010 by FrancesCHICAGO, Jan. 6, 2010 — Luxury travel has assumed a new meaning among vacationers looking to be submerged in their destinations’ natural environment. In response to a growing demand for close-to-nature vacation experiences, some progressive luxury resorts are eliminating the physical barriers between travelers and their ultimate destination: nature. These high-end resorts now offer open-air [...]
Sales Manager Michelle’s First Trip to Palenque!
December 9th, 2009 by MichelleFor the past two days I have been in Panama exploring the islands of the south Pacific…. I feel a little like Christopher Columbus — okay, just a little. I am now back on the mainland enjoying a delicious breakfast served up by the lovely owners of a charming seaside inn, and getting my day started by clicking away from their open [...]
“From the Toilet to the Tank”
December 4th, 2009 by FrancesWe seem to have potty minds here at Amble. We’ve had more blog posts about toilets than I care to count. It’s understandable, though. Access to clean, potable water has always been a concern in developing countries, and it’s believed to be a major concern for all of us in the future. To be ecologically [...]
Adventure Travelers Find Answers in Remote Corners of the World
November 29th, 2009 by FrancesI first found the Chicago Adventure Travel Examiner on Twitter as @travelingted. After a while I subscribed to his RSS feed, where I read this:
Bigfoot and Ivory Billed Woodpecker Searches captivate adventure travelers
“Bigfoot and the ivory-billed woodpecker searches captivate adventure travelers. This begs the question why do people adventure travel in the first place? The [...]
Ceviche
November 18th, 2009 by DavidI’m going to steal a blog tactic from Frances’ affinity for recipes and contribute one of my own, ceviche (say-vee-chey). Ceviche is a popular Spanish-world seafood dish. It is often sold as an appetizer or a snack. It can be composed of most fin fish, generally delicate white fish like seabass or red snapper. It [...]
Pelican Brief
November 13th, 2009 by FrancesYesterday the U.S. Department of the Interior took the Brown Pelican off the endangered species list, as you can read in the New York Times or on nature.com. Thanks to a ban on DDT in the 1970s, this bird’s is on the way back.
The Brown Pelican is a familiar neighbor around Isla Palenque. They’re interesting [...]
Bamboozled
November 12th, 2009 by BenThe WSJ journal has an article today about the sustainability of bamboo clothing; as it turns out, bamboo clothing really isn’t sustainable once you factor in all the chemicals and processing involved in its production, and claims that it is are probably close to fraudulent. One of these days I might get around to blogging [...]