INSPIRED ADVENTURER 

MEET JESS VENTURA

START EXPLORING THE BLOG

and

Browse by Category

My absolute favorite thing we did while in Honduras this year was ziplining. It was what we did on Wednesday. We’d done this about 8 years ago, but the place had gone through some major upgrades and they made the experience 10x better. There is a series of 18 cables with the longest being 1km […]

Central America

February 2, 2016

Ziplines & Hot Spring Heaven

filed in

We woke up early from Copan to head to the coast. We had another 7 hour drive to our destination – La Ceiba, where we had rented a house and planned to stay for our last four days in Honduras. Originally we had planned to hike to a waterfall upon our arrival, but our trip […]

Central America

February 1, 2016

La Ceiba

filed in

After the weekend we left at 3:30 in the morning to start out on our 7 hour drive to see the Mayan Ruins of Copan. That was a LONG drive. Curvy windy roads, random craters in the road, cramped space in the vehicle … but we made it around 1 in the afternoon. It was […]

Central America

January 31, 2016

Copan

filed in

Today we went to San Juancito. We had done this once in the past and I remembered it being quite the adventure, and I really wanted to take Adam and my inlaws. San Juancito is an old mining town up about 14,000 ft in the mountains. There are old graveyards, hotels, and residences from way […]

Central America

January 13, 2016

San Juancito

filed in

   Today we slept in, I helped Alissa give our dog a bath, and then got ready to head into the capitol. We were supposed to have lunch with my aunt and then pick up my inlaws from the bus station. I was a little bit panicked about the whole bus situation … my inlaws […]

Central America

January 12, 2016

Out and About

filed in

We left from Syracuse Sunday night with my mom, dad and Alissa. We were all flying on air miles (free travel baby!) and so had an overnight layover in Miami. Stayed at a hotel there overnight (on rewards points…. lol), had a fantastic breakfast and then got on our way for the last leg of […]

Central America

January 10, 2016

Honduras!

filed in

And for the second time in my life thus far, I left Hawaii with unforgettable memories filling my heart. Adam and I went to Oahu and Kauai for 10 days. Every day, the sun shined and the weather was perfect. In Oahu we destined to Waikiki, Diamond Head, North Shore, and Pearl Harbor in Oahu. […]

Islands, North America

November 6, 2015

Hawaii!

filed in

St. Maarten is truly beautiful. The waters are the prettiest and most aqua blue I have seen anywhere besides Maui. The people are all friendly and welcoming. An interesting fact we learned was that St. Maarten has two different sides and thus is two different countries – a Dutch side and a French side. The […]

Islands, North America

September 29, 2013

Honeymoon – St. Maarten !!

filed in

Today was our last full day in Hawaii and it couldn’t have been better. I got high. Over 14,000 feet high! It was THE MOST AMAZING THING I’VE EVER DONE YET! I can’t even describe it.   The first reservation I’d made got cancelled because of the Tsunami, so I rescheduled with a different company. […]

Islands, North America

October 30, 2012

Day 19: Oahu, Hawaii – SKYDIVING

filed in

Relaxed. Laid by the pool. Swam in the pool. We’re having supper with Aunt Lois’ children and grandchildren. And made reservations for SKYDIVING TOMORROW! 🙂

Islands, North America

October 29, 2012

Day 18: Oahu, Hawaii – Pools, Beaches, and Sunshine

filed in