It was an ordinary Wednesday morning in Prague. As I woke up, I was busy with my usual everyday life things – fixing breakfast, getting my kids prepared for school and daycare, and other routine stuff. But actually, those thoughts about going somewhere for a short trip (like, for about 7 days) have been visiting me for several days already.

By tradition, I’ll start with a couple of words about how this idea came to me, and how I bought the tickets. Costa Rica was among my plans since last summer. So, after my November trip to South Africa, I started looking for tickets in December. My intended itinerary was as follows: Costa Rica – Mexico – Cuba plus another country somewhere nearby.