Hotel Fuego Arenal
Travel Blogs from La Fortuna
Cloud bursting
... of the volcano, we could make out a vague incline up into the grayness, but that was it. Villarica and Osorno in Chile had done the same thing, as had Mount Fuji in Japan. We took in some of the local surrounds, enjoyed a cup or two of Costa Rican coffee, and set off to wander the paths around town. And it didn’t didn’t take long before the pavement became roadside.
We wandered around a bit, taking in local farms, moo-ing at Brahmin cows, enjoying a sense of ...
Rafting and Rappelling in the Rain
... pairs have become our new friends. Since we were nearly all Americans, the friendships were made quickly and the initial conversation topic was sports teams. For the second time, we discovered how small the world is as one of the honeymooners from Texas went to high school with MacKenzie's best friend from when she worked at USAA. We soon arrived at a different hotel where we departed on a hike to the Rio Balsa and were equipped with life ...
Cloud forest to finish Costa Rica
... vesli do rozpoctu. Pokud se ale chystate do zeme, kterou je mozne videt behem 2-3 tydnu a tury jsou vasim konickem, tak tohle je TO misto. O narodni parky, lesy a rezervace tu neni nouze. Totez plati o mnozstvi zvirat, ktere je mozno spatrit. My jsme byli vsude bez pruvodce a videli jich spoustu, ti co si vzali pruvodce, tak videli o neco vice – napr. Tapira, tarantule apod. V Monteverde jsme se vypravili do destneho pralesa a pripadalo nam to jako bychom se vratili ...
White Water Rafting, Rappelling, and Moonshine
... and Vicki decided she wanted to take him on a trip to celebrate the big 5-0. She gave him a list of things to pack, and a clue that said they were "going on a trip" for his birthday. She surprised him with this trip to Costa Rica, and invited the couples' best friends Valerie and Jerry as well. When Vicki and Craig arrived at the airport, Jerry snuck up behing Craig, tapped him on the shoulder, and said "Need a taxi?" Craig was beyond shocked when he saw them both standing ...
The golden waterfalls
... por às pernas que tiveram de caminhar, acumularam o quadro de ferro da bicicleta que tiveram de acartar. “ah, mas quando voltarmos vamos ser mais rápidos do que vocês”, exclamam as duas americanas que bem tentaram não fazer esforço...que, aparentemente, nunca fizeram. Esperemos que sim, que seja verdade, que sejam mais rápidas e que nenhuma pedra solta as devolva ao chão. É desagradável deixar um bocado de cara no ...