(Apologies for the small hiatus in between blogs; we had to re-route ourselves to Chicago for a family emergency and are now back in the quiet sanctuary of our home in DC. Pictures from Costa Rica coming soon!)
Costa Rica is a beautiful, sandy, muddy, wet, breezy, sometimes cool, sometimes hot and humid country with much [...]
Entries from March 2009
March 29, 2009
In The Suitcase: The Costa Rica Packing List
March 23, 2009
On my Itinerary: Hasta la Vista, Costa Rica!
Spotty Internet connections for the past few days as we drove from Monteverde to the true paradise of Manuel Antonio´s beaches and jungle hikes with the pristine, crystal clear blue 80 degree bath water. We entertained ourselves with squirrel monkeys, iguanas and the random lizard who crossed our path. Afterwards we headed down to Uvita [...]
March 19, 2009
On My Itinerary- Zipping around Monteverde
Somehow, Jon has convinced me to strap into a rock climbing harness and clip me onto some steel cables stretching way across the treetops of Santa Elena rainforest so I could go flying and shrieking along the way, while mentally praying that the harness would not slip apart, or the cables snap, or the trees [...]
March 17, 2009
On My Itinerary: Fortunate in La Fortuna
Like many a spring breaker, sometimes you find yourself at the police station. That´s where we spent our first evening in Costa Rica. First we were enjoying a hearts of palm and avocado salad, I was admiring the khaki outdoorsy hat of the solo tourist at the next table. The next thing I knew, our [...]
March 13, 2009
On My Itinerary: Spring Break!! (i.e. Costa Rica)
Like, OMG – Jon and I are heading to Spring Break. Whoo hoo! Break out the yard long beers and the beads! I have to admit, this is actually my very first spring break. I did not participate in beachy spring break back in college (I did partake in an Alternative Spring Break one year, [...]
March 10, 2009
Now Boarding: Frommers on Kindle
When choosing the right travel book(s) to take with me, I have to give the book’s weight and size much consideration if I’m going to hoist it around all day. After removing items like housekeys, extra credit cards, American currency, random shirt, large versus small sunscreen – suddenly your load feels tremendously lighter. At one [...]
March 5, 2009
In the Suitcase: Cultural Etiquette
I have to give credit to my fellow travel-addict and friend Christie, who posted this article from Yahoo! Travel entitled “World’s Worst Cultural Mistakes” on her Facebook page. It is a great summary of a handful of cultural offenses around the globe, though I think some of them may be arguable. For example: blowing your [...]
March 3, 2009
In My Suitcase: Backpacker gear, yuppie-style
I never called myself a backpacker. I don’t wear a giant pack the size of a bodybag and roughing it in backpacker hostels or in train stations. I am really a fairly civilized traveler, hoisting my rollaboard and daypack and sleep in hotels with bathrooms attached. But it’s not because I’m a prissy, high-maintenanced individual but [...]
