"The president's been arrested already this morning," hotel owner Jeff Kuken told my wife and me one Sunday morning in late June. We had spent months planning a vacation across Honduras, but now Latin America's first military coup in decades was unfolding on the third day of our trip. Not exactly part of our plans, and definitely not included in guidebooks that painted Honduras as the Next Big Destination for affordable eco-tourism. ...more

November 29, 2009

It might have been the setting for a "Jaws" movie. Six snorkelers wading in a row, cruising just below the surface while watching exotic fish dart beneath them. It was all very peaceful, until the mysterious whale shark appeared out of the deep blue. ...more

June 22, 2008