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Welcome To My Secret Volcano Lair | May 29 07'

by The Hallgrens a 36 year old female traveling as a couple from Belle Plaine, on vacation in La Fortuna

"ample opportunity for a free falling death."

As any rationale person would do when arriving in San Jose, Costa Rica, they look for the first opportunity to get out. Such is the case when... Continue reading »
Cuba - Havana great time | Jan 22 07'

by Becs and Chris a traveling as a couple from London, on vacation in Havana

"Romeo and Juliet came from Havana"

A group of men play dominoes outside crumbling colonial buildings, shrouded in the haze of their fat cigars and the dust kicked up by the classic c... Continue reading »
La Paz Waterfall Gardens | Feb 04 07'

by Jennie and David a traveling as a couple from Canberra, on vacation in San Jose de la Montana

"Don´t miss La Paz Waterfall Gardens if you come to Costa Rica!"

La Paz is a true gem!What a difference a day makes! Today I woke to the sound of a generator and workmen building an extension to the hotel here in... Continue reading »
Time Out in the Jungle | Feb 12 07'

by Jennie and David a traveling as a couple from Canberra, on vacation in Tortuguero National Park

"One of my very favourite places in Costa Rica is Tortuguero National Park, a maze of canals and jungle on the Caribbean Sea Coast."

One of my very favourite places in Costa Rica is Tortuguero National Park, a maze of canals and jungle on the Caribbean Sea Coast. Dubbed by some a... Continue reading »
A Little Retail Therapy..... | Nov 21 06'

by Pamela a female from Edmonton, on vacation in Granada

We have officially settled into Granada and are loving it, minus the hot dry heat that leaves us exhausted by 2pm everyday. Everyday we keep gettin... Continue reading »
Monteverde Cloud Forest | Feb 01 07'

by mjmorley a 23 year old female from Ann Arbor, on vacation in Monteverde

"We could see way down to the bottom of the rainforest and across the tops of the trees as the misty clouds rolled through."

This weekend was amazing! Monteverde is by far one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. After a long, dusty, hot, and uncomfortable 5 hou... Continue reading »
Masaya, Granada and Ometepe Island | Sep 28 08'

by volunteersamerica a 45 year old female from Reading, on vacation in Granada

On Monday 29th Sep, we left Managua to go to Masaya and from there to Granada. We went to a bus stop and soon a minivan came with a guy shout... Continue reading »
A taste for something new. | Jan 30 07'

by Matt and Kate Coats a traveling as a couple from Brooklyn, on vacation in San Juan del Sur

"You must pay a dollar to pass through the gate."

50 cents a beer. And rum. Fantastic rum. $5 a bottle. There’s an incentive to go to a country if I ever heard one. Not that we needed it, Nicaragua... Continue reading »
The Adventure Begins | Feb 13 07'

by pisco a male from Sheffield, on vacation in Antigua

"I´ve seen too many movies to go any further exploring around abandoned wooden houses out in the wilderness"

Hola!Last time I updated you all I was only able to tell you the story as far as exiting Nicaragua - that happened almost 2 weeks ago and I'm now i... Continue reading »
More on Puerto Viejo | Feb 18 07'

by mjmorley a 23 year old female from Ann Arbor, on vacation in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca

"Then the 106 year old grandfather of Augustine led us in a few rousing indigenous dances and songs."

Since the last time I wrote, we´ve done so much! This week was wonderful. It went by way too fast. We went to an organic banana, cacao, and timb... Continue reading »