Casa El Dorado

Escazu, Escazu, Province of San Jose, 1260, Costa Rica | Hotel

Travel Blogs from Escazu

Halloween and Dia de los Muertos

A travel blog entry by ashleysblog

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... better, the bad news we still looked like fools because we were the only ones in face paint! Lesson was learned, no day of the dead celebration! The night was still fun but felt a little out of place all night but oh well!

In other news, Kev and I have been working ******* getting our trip planned for his visit! We have our general plan made and hotels booked! We are 39 days away from his arrival! I am hoping this last bit of time just flys by! We are ...

Moving and Shaking

A travel blog entry by ashleysblog

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... was scheduled for 9:15. The earthquake happened at 8:45! I guess Earth had her own plans for practicing evacuating!

There was some damage throughout Costa Rica from the earthquake but overall we were very lucky to sustain very little damage throughout the country. And for those that may have been worried about a tsunami, Escazu is surrounded by mountains so I should never have to worry about any tsunamis. ...

First Week of Work

A travel blog entry by ashleysblog

... on Thursday but that meant lots of work on Thursday night.

During the week I was able to meet with my team of 5th grade teachers with I feel extremely blessed to be working with. We all seem to mesh together so well and we all have extreme enthusiasm and a passion for teaching. This is becoming harder and harder to find in the states. They have all been wonderful resources for me and have been helping me every step of the way. I know that I am going to be able ...

From Escazu to San Jose

A travel blog entry by ashleysblog

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... in a non Supermarket Sweep fashion we were able to take our time and see what they had to offer and at what prices. Some stuff is pretty reasonable but other things are much more expensive than in the states. Any visitors be prepared to be bringing me things J After Walmart we headed home via taxi to get our router set up for WIFI! After an hour of struggling we FINALLY got it to work! We were exhausted by then and called it a night!

Saturday started as a ...

Day 28

A travel blog entry by jomole

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... and steered the boat about 200m downstream where one of them got off, was gone for 5 minutes and then got on again, nearly falling in the river as he did so. As he was turning to return to the landing stage, an oar and some plastic tarpaulin fell off the roof into the river, so he had to stop while someone fished them out. Then we saw Darryl frantically waving from his pier so we went over and he had an iphone which he thought we had left behind. A couple of others got ...

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This hotel, located on Escazu, Escazu, is near Pink Sands Beach, Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park, Tarpum Bay, and Rock Sound.
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