I love OATs: Outdoors, Art & Travel
What? New York?!!? My friend asked after seeing a picture of a stunning waterfall in the Catskills mountains. Mention New York and most people will think of the bustling city that has made the state famous, but if you head north you’ll find a whole different world with forests, rivers, lakes, and waterfalls. The Catskills …
Like the fingers of a giant leaving their mark on a thick forest, the Finger Lakes in upstate New York are etched in my memory as one of the most beautiful places in the United States. The wonder you see around the Finger Lakes started its formation approximately 380 million years ago when all this …
You know you’ve arrived in a special place as soon as you step into the streets of the small town of Sarchí, in Costa Rica. Bright-coloured paintings of intricate geometric patterns and birds and flowers are everywhere: on the street signs, on the utility poles, in murals, and in parks. The art permeating through the …
The town of Grecia, in the mountains of the central valley of Costa Rica and only a 1.5-hour drive from the international airport in San José, is a superb location to explore the gardens, parks, and nature reserves that abound in this area. And best of all, you can visit most of them without renting …
You see pictures and videos of happy people in Las Coloradas frolicking on the shores of a bright pink lake and you start dreaming of your next trip to Yucatán, Mexico. How cool would be a shot of yourself taking a dip in such a striking background. Before you start rehearsing your pose there’s a …
Right smack in the middle of a dense jungle the pyramids and temples of the mid-size Mayan ruins of Ek Balam soar above the canopy trees. The lost city of the Black Jaguar (or Star Jaguar, as some Mayans call it), which was at the top of its game around the late Classic period (600 …
