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  • Can't seem to make up my mind:o) So once again I kind of stink at writing in here. But let’s just say it’s because I’m enjoying myself too damn much!! These two weeks have been quite the roller coaster ride. My first week I was feeling super, Posted by EmiLouWho in La gringuita en Costa Rica! | Apr 28, 2009
  • Dancing, looking, spraining, appreciating, cooking, riding The family I´m living with had a wedding on Saturday (a 46 year old Aunt was marrying her 60 year old lover), and the 4 of us local volunteers - Joanne, Niles, Nicole and I - were invited (all of Posted by markp in Pulsford in Parentheses | Apr 26, 2009
  • Heroes and hobby horses It´s been hot and sunny again for a couple of days now, but during the last week it has rained a lot. Huge, sudden storms sweep across the skies and pelt heavy rain drops onto the tin roofs of the Posted by markp in Pulsford in Parentheses | Apr 26, 2009
  • Monteverde Took the bus-boat-bus route across the lake over to Monteverde. Glad we didn't opt for the 6 hour bus option, since one and a half hours on the last bus over dirt roads was plenty. I had a vision of Posted by olin in Sinusoidal Planetary Circumscription | Apr 16, 2009
  • Semana Santa in La Fortuna Semana Santa (Easter Week) meant that the school was closed which gave me free time to spend money. I stayed with my homestay family but made the most of the fact that the nearest town, La Fortuna, is quite a Posted by markp in Pulsford in Parentheses | Apr 14, 2009
  • Surf, sunshine, cervezas and smiles O my goodness, where to start! It´s only been about a week since I wrote, and I have so much to talk about!! So first there´s my week in Dominical, learning to surf! Um that place was AMAZING. I completely understand Posted by EmiLouWho in La gringuita en Costa Rica! | Apr 13, 2009
  • Second chance Because we were unsuccessful in seeing any lava the previous day, we decided to extend our stay and try again. Our host, Tadeu, arranged for another attempt for us at 5pm. In the interim we decided to walk to the Posted by olin in Sinusoidal Planetary Circumscription | Apr 11, 2009
  • What we learned in Costa Rica Fortuna, at the base of Arenal volcano. Named for its fortuitous location on the east side of the mountain, which spared it form annihilation when the west side exploded in (1968?) in a violent eruption half way up the volcano, Posted by olin in Sinusoidal Planetary Circumscription | Apr 11, 2009
  • Too much blogging Up at 6am since we'd passed out around 8pm the previous night. Alonso prepared us a nice breakfast; egg, rice, beans and some tomato slices. His hospitality has been remarkable. Spent the morning going to the airport and back to Posted by olin in Sinusoidal Planetary Circumscription | Apr 9, 2009
  • Alajuela Met 2 fellow travellers, Rob and Eva, who had come down from Vancouver with snowboards in tow. We explored Alajuela's downtown together and it was nice to have some amicable comanions along while we acclimate to being strangers in a Posted by olin in Sinusoidal Planetary Circumscription | Apr 9, 2009
  • Hello from Costa Rica Flew Frontier airlines out of LA, through Denver and on to San Jose, Costa Rica. Had the good fortune of getting emergency aisle seats for the second, longer leg of our flight, only to find that they did not recline. Posted by olin in Sinusoidal Planetary Circumscription | Apr 7, 2009
  • Beaches, volcanoes and birds Buenos tardes (Good-day) We decided to take a break from the hot-dry heat and headed to the Pacific coast (the other side of it) to cool off on the beach – Playa Tamarindo. Will was seeking Posted by sarahnwill in Adventures In The Americas | Apr 6, 2009
  • One bag lighter I had my bag stolen on the bus to La Fortuna on Tuesday - I feel like such a cliche. My main back pack was stowed safely beneath the bus but I foolishly put my smaller one in the overheard Posted by markp in Pulsford in Parentheses | Apr 5, 2009
  • Espanyol y Parque Manuel Antonio Spanish lessons last week were great; two encouraging teachers gave me 3 hours of grammar a day and then an hour conversation practice. There were two other beginners in the grammar class with me - a 55 year old Californian Posted by markp in Pulsford in Parentheses | Mar 30, 2009
  • Sunburned but smiling:o) Lots to catch up on!! I had some problems with this stupid website last week so I didn’t get to post at all. Where to start… Well! Last weekend I went on a trip to the town of Montezuma, Costa Posted by EmiLouWho in La gringuita en Costa Rica! | Mar 29, 2009
  • Up into the cloud forest and back down again Hello there again everybody, its been a while since you’ve heard from us last as we have been very busy on many different adventures. We have found many of the animals we set out to find and photograph in the Posted by sarahnwill in Adventures In The Americas | Mar 24, 2009
  • San Jose Though there are a few attractive buildings, San Jose is not a pretty city. It's generally shabby and doesn't feel very cared for - the roads and pavements are pot-holed, many walls are graffitied. My guide book tells me that Posted by markp in Pulsford in Parentheses | Mar 22, 2009
  • Where do you live? Every time we go to the new place I can't help but wonder....could I live here? I do not know what makes me ask this question again and again. I have been travelling for so long now that maybe I Posted by galaktyka in One day at the time | Mar 20, 2009
  • I{m aliiiiive I made it! After a wicked long day being stuck in the Boston airport and then Miami (both flights were delayed...) I fiiiiinally made it. The family Im staying with is very kind, and I adore the mother (Maria). Shes Posted by EmiLouWho in La gringuita en Costa Rica! | Mar 14, 2009
  • we tried hey guys, we have attempted to upload pictures twice now, and the internet connection is just too slow. sorry you won't have pictures to accompany our stories, but updated pictures will have to come later. When we find a better connection Posted by AtheSinn in Rachelle & Justin's backpacking trip | Feb 27, 2009
  • Samara and Liberia Well with very heavy hearts we said farewell to the lovely Montezuma, and the next few days did not really help us to feel much better! After a long and bumpy journey we arrived at Samara on the Pacific coast. Posted by russncath in Russ & Cath's Excellent Adventure | Feb 26, 2009
  • Costa Rica - Birding A Tanager and the National Bird of Costa Rica the Clay colored Robin Birds of Costa Rica Try as I might, my bird observation techniques have room for improvement. Posted by WebWeaver in BlueRoads, taking the back way home | Feb 12, 2009
  • Magical Montezuma Hi all, hope things are good with everyone. We´ve not been on the net for a while as we've been in a tiny little paradise place where there wasn´t even a bank! We left Monteverde at 6am (ouch) as planned Posted by russncath in Russ & Cath's Excellent Adventure | Feb 20, 2009
  • Costa Rica Punta Arenas, Costa Rica, February 12, 2009. Time to catch up on my writing. I'm writing this in an internet cafe in Acapulco, Mexico. In Costa Rica, Letty had organized a custom tour. There Posted by Len Reeser in Reesers around South America | Feb 15, 2009
  • La Fortuna to Bocas del Toro Hola famila y amigos. We have not been able to access internet easily since we left Monteverde, so this will be a long blog to catch you all up on our travels. We also finished uploading our Monteverde pictures, so Posted by AtheSinn in Rachelle & Justin's backpacking trip | Feb 15, 2009
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