Last year at this time, we had just started our world travel. We were staying at the Hotel Aranjuez. I encountered my first Costa Rican spider and wrote the following. Enjoy!
Thoughts After Seven Months of Travel
It seems a shame to me that in the last 7 months, we didn’t see more, do more, meet more people. We had plans to do and accomplish different things, and I kind of feel like we planned to do…
Podcast #4: San Jose to Granada, Nicaragua
Gold museum Rental Car (cheap meant $42 + $12) Day 1 thwarted activities (Irazu) Guayabo National Park -rain Awesomeness of Suzuki and mud bogging Day 2 thwarted activities (Poas + La Paz) Day 3 activities (Poas) sloth – led to…
Granada, Nicaragua: First Impressions
I’d heard good things about Granada, Nicaragua. But most of the descriptions I’ve heard of it say that it is a “colonial city”. I didn’t really know what that meant. I expected to see a lot of colonial-style architecture. What…
La Paz Waterfall Gardens: Waterfalls Near Poas Volcano
La Paz Waterfall Gardens is not only a set of gardens and waterfalls, it’s also a small zoo with monkeys, birds, and butterfiles. The waterfalls of La Paz are beautiful and are a great way to see part of Costa Rica. La Paz Waterfalls and gardens are near Poas Volcano.
Poas Volcano and National Park: Costa Rica’s Poas Volcano
Rainy in the morning at Volcano Poas? Go to La Paz waterfall gardens or do zip lines first, and then go to the top of the volcano. Volcano Poas will give you some great views of it’s crater, as well as of the lake at the top of the volcano, if you’re patient and working on Costa Rican “Pura Vida” time.
Crazy Costa Rica: Ruminations on Costa Rica
Costa Rica stinks? Chime in on what you loved/hated about Costa Rica? Why do Americans love Costa Rica so much? I don’t get it.
Thanksgiving in San Jose, Costa Rica
Celebrating a less than traditional Thanksgiving dinner in San Jose, Costa Rica. Thanksgiving dinner cooked in 2 hours.
Poas Volcano and La Paz Waterfall, take one
We knew after yesterday’s troubles, how to properly configure the GPS and how it was of dire importance that we know how to get somewhere by ourselves, rather than relying only on GPS. So this morning we set off for…
Adventures with GPS in Costa Rica
San Jose, Costa Rica area – a trip to Volcano Irazu and Guayabo National Monument end in frustration with rental car and GPS unit.