Rincon de la Vieja Lodge
Travel Blogs from Rincon de La Vieja National Park
The Costa Rican Canopy
The Toronto Star
TRAVEL Saturday, October 2, 1999
My Costa Rica tour - at treetop height
Readers' Tales
IT WAS 8 p.m. as I approached the giant Kapok tree where I was about to embark on my 11-tree canopy tour through Rincon de la Vieja forest in Costa Rica. The entire forest was pitch black. My only method of vision …
Rincon de la Vieja
On Sunday we took then the bus from merida to Moyogalpa and afterwards the boat to San Jorge, taxi to Rivas, and bus to Peñas Blancas, in the border. There, we had to pay to go outside Nicaragua (twice) and walk till Costarrica with our bags a such a hot weather. Already in Costarrica and after having our passports stamped in both countries (in …
Lazy Rainy Day at the Rio
... finished my tasty free hot chocolate which was very hot chocolaty!! And when he came for the cups he said again “With your permission…” as he exited. I know it’s a nicety and makes you feel all waited on and all like someone should be waving a palm frawn over me but I hope no one makes him ever feel he is beneath them. Its easy to see good service as expected but I want them to feel like they are just providing a service and I am humbled by their kindness. ...
Tropical Wuthering Heights, and the wa wa birds
... A small price to pay I think.
Yesterday we went to the spa, which is placed above the river, with booths opening up to the river. ie. they don't need to pipe in elevator music into the spa, the sound of the river is your music. So relaxing.
I have to say the massage I had, the speciality of the place - the Anahuac massage - was the best I've ever had. The whole deal. The lady tricked my muscles into relaxing. I was a ball of sponge ...
Laura and Luxury
... wildlife. If its not too full on.
The hotel is LUXURY, beyond belief and this is the part of my trip where I get to be the rich princess, so I´m lapping it up. Nice people, great to be talking english again, but the waiters and staff are delighted with my Portuguese. "Its the same language", they say, "you just have a funny accent".... ahahha. So I´m not the only one who thinks so. Some of the other ...