Pura Vida Spa

... to compete with each other over attracting the tourists instead of helping each other out. The original mentality in this country is "Pura Vida", the phrase used every day for everything to say that you should live pure life with no worries. The next ...

... dafür zu KURZ.... -.- naja dann genieß ich halt mehr die Zeit mit meiner jeweiligen Gastfamilie! ;) Ok Leute es ist schon sp''t, Zeit zum Schlafen gehen, da ich morgen wieder um 6:30 Uhr aufstehen muss, denn die Papageien haben Hunger :P! Teilt euch ...

... , that yes, I am here. =) Ok, Im off to the spa to get a massage (yes, that right I'm going to indulge)! Ok, spa was great except I forgot to learn the basics....´´too hard and too soft.´´ Cut my beard and hair and now Im clean cut again.  ...

... , we could still see the firey red lava tumbling town the sides, and also got to spend 3 hours relaxing in a ritzy hot pools spa! From La Fortuna we spent the night in the capital city San Jose and then a night in a cute little city called San Isidro. ...

... three hour ride back to San Jose. Already Thinking About Coming Back I want to return here and truly experience Pura Vida (pure life), the catchphrase that Costa Ricans use, similar to Hawaiians hang loose. Costa Ricans are not ...

... laerene holder moede og der saa ingen undervisning er. Alting er meget afslappet, og de laver bare lidt det der falder dem ind. Pura vida stemningen hersker i den grad :) - Det er skoent! Jeg tager bussen hver dag, koerer gennem smukt landskab og ender i ...

... gewöhnungsbedürftig gefahren ist (oO!), dass das hier alles sehr gefährlich aussehen würde, worauf er nur antwortete „ Noo! Noo! Pura Vida!“ Ähmm ja ne ist klar! OoEr hat uns dann gleich erst einmal die berühmte „Malibu Bar“ ...

... ist, aber meine Chucks würden NIE MEHR trocknen und meine Wanderschuhe sind mir zu warm :P! Haha Aber stellt euch vor: es ist Besserung in Sicht! Heute Morgen hat die SONNE geschienen auf meinem Weg zur Schule!!! :D Hasta la vista amigos! Pura Vida! ...

... the rental board. Now that explained the look on her face when we´d asked for beginner boards! As they say in Costa Rica "Pura Vida", and for the past 10 days we´d certainly been living it. Upon entering Panama we were greeted with those four words ...

... de vos commentaires, j'ai vraiment aimé écrire ce petit blog de voyage et je compte continuer à voyager donc il y en aura d'autres. Merci de votre attention, soyez en paix, lumière et amour sont avec vous et en vous. Adios y pura vida. -Charles. ...

Today we set out for the Pura Vida in Costa Rica!  I have the good fortune to be accompanied by my brother (hermano), Doug and my cousin (sobrino).  The catalyst for the trip was a call from Doug with notification of an $18 roundtrip airfare ...

... prison mugshots. But still further detail came to light, from my fellow victims: the cards were being used at a luxury hotel-spa in Puntarenas. One would think that this discovery - that my money was being spent on indulgences far more expensive and ...

big waves in kuta while we were there, unfortunately too big too many times. Not the surfer's paradise it used to be, to many tourists, cars, pollution and too few real people to mingle with who want to know more than how to make a buck from you ...

High tea at what is apparently Argentinas nicest hotel, Llao Llao - beautiful setting and delicious ...