For our final destination in Costa Rica we spent a few days in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, not far from the border with Panamá and on the coast. A traffic accident blocked our way until the driver back tracked around it but hey, at least the accident didn’t involve us,…
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living on the edge in La Fortuna
/ 11/03/2013Nothing is quite so relaxing as water, I’ll never be able to go a long time without being in water. Makes sense then that when the options in La Fortuna include a few hours at the Los Lagos hot springs followed by dinner, I was all over that like white…
my oh my Monteverde
/ 11/03/2013It’s always interesting coming back to a place where you’ve previously made great memories. Deja vu abounds and nostalgia too. My last visit to Monteverde included ziplining and that devil, the Tarzan swing, walking in the cloud forest and night safari and a trip to Don Juan’s to get the…
oasis on Ometepe
/ 11/03/2013Ometepe Island reminds me of a prank birthday cake we gave my father for his 40th. Ometepe is basically a small strip of land with two volcanoes reaching for the sky, Concepción and Maderas. While only lasting around 20 minutes, the local ex-school bus trip from the ferry terminal to…
groovy Granada
/ 11/03/2013Granada is a beautiful city featuring quaint streets filled with brightly coloured walls, great restaurants, market stalls in the central park, excellent cafes and coffee. Several of us loaded up on a huge day of sightseeing with local guide Ramón, starting with the Masaya Volcano. We stopped by the museum…