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Jane wrote to me this morning:
Hey, Saratica:
My Son has visited your site many times and loves all the info you give. He and I are coming to CR this weekend. We are enrolled in a language school in San Jose. We will have the afternoons and weekends free. Can you give us advice on places to see and things to do?
Thanks for taking the time to read and reply,Jane
I don’t always have time to write back, although I certainly mean to… But sometimes days and weeks go by (right, Arp?) while the . . . → Read More About What To Do On Weekends
Big time. And the cretins who run the place are immune to Whoop Ass. So far, I am left with name-calling. But I’m not done scheming for a bit of tasy revenge. I don’t need much. Just $520 worth. Not even including the $50 for the bus ticket they told her to buy that she could not use. Not including the $200 for my plane ticket to come rescue her. Not including anything for her pain, stress and suffering which was plenty and plenty unnecessary. Nope: just $520 worth.
Because $520 is the amount mom had to spend seeking . . . → Read More About Mayan Palace Sucks
Our little Royal Family was not happy in Parismina and we left as soon as humanly possible. The day after our forced march, we were so exhausted that doing a patrol that night was out of the question. And this first day, our only full day there, we were stolen from left and right. Very discouraging.
But the straw that broke the camel’s back and drove us from Parismina was the heat.
I’m a Straw-That-Broke-The-Camel’s-Back kind of gal. There may be loads of reasons to do or not do something, but there is always that One Determining Factor: . . . → Read More About Hot Like In Hell
Well, I did it again. I invited myself to someone’s house for dinner. Conveniently, this person’s house is a Bed & Breakfast. And their dining room is a restaurant. Finally! I get it right!!!
Really right: this was the best meal we’ve had in Costa Rica. The Pura Vida Hotel is owned by Berni and Nhi (knee). Berni is the man in the photo next to Xavier who is now bald. Sigh. What is it with guys and shaving their heads? The woman next to me is Loretta, a frequent . . . → Read More About Pura Vida Hotel
This just in from Robert, Randi, Jacob and Willow. I want to go here:
"Jungle House is a peaceful escape from the crazy world where you will re-define ‘awesome’ several times a day.
The road south from Quepos is rough and the bridges are scary, but after you travel it a few times, it’s just another road.
We stayed at Jungle House for a week in late December 2006 and we hope our next visit is not long in coming. We have two children, 5 and 15, and they share . . . → Read More About Jungle House Review
Sweatin’ my butt off in Manuel Antonio, dreamin’ of my cool mountain. YIKES. You forget how HOT and WET it is at sea level!!! Beautiful, though.
We just fed squirrel monkeys at our hotel La Posada which is great: comfortable and clean.
But here’s the real reason for today’s musings: after Monday’s post about breast cancer, I got requests from two people to post info on the click-to-donate sites.
The first request is from my adoption godmother, Sherry Read. She literally . . . → Read More About Wishin’ and Hopin’ and Sweatin’ and Dreamin’
Roca Negra Inn 011-506-479-9237Pet friendly, Volcán Arenal.
My friend and fellow blogger Jennifer wrote about her recent trip to Volcán Arenal and recommended Roca Negra. I googled it and found a year-old LA Times article written by an Arthur Frommer (THE Arthur Frommer?) which is the only info I found – ACK, no website??? I’m always completely surprised when this happens. Which it does quite frequently here in Costa Rica. Jen was comfortable there and it was $30 for the four of them and Bear. That’s good enough for me!
Costa Rica is a vacationer’s wonderland. I’ve had several visitors and everyone is wowed as we were! So fun to show "new" (like we are "old") visitors around! On the forums and on the blog, future visitors write asking about Places to Stay and Visit, hence "Travel Tips" was born. Following are my answers to questions asked by a future visitor on the CRLGroup forum:
Q: Looking for some info concerning a 3 week trip. Is it easy to cash $100 dollar bills there? What about travelers checks? Is one type of travelers check more . . . → Read More About Travel Tips #2
A friend from the states just emailed me, asking for recommendations for his son’s honeymoon in December. Well, he came to the right person for info… I am an information junkie, left-over from my Buyer Agent shopping days!!! So here’s what I have to recommend so far:
For places to visit within an hour’s drive of San Jose, see my Weekend of Oohs and Awes post.
I have two contacts for travel here, Viajes Atlantico, Karen, 506-232-8888 and the Costa Rica Travel Store (recommended by the . . . → Read More About Costa Rica Travel Tips
When you visit Costa Rica, be sure to bring your wallet. And a debit card. God made Costa Rica breathtaking; she didn't make it free. And before you return home to report on your visit, arm yourself with every synonym for fabulous, breathtaking, amazing, magical, unbelievable and incredible you can find. You'll need them.
Hal's mom, Joni, and his Aunt Sally have been here for a week. [FLICKR PHOTOS] We visited every tourist destination within an hour's drive . . . → Read More About Weekend of Ooohs and Awes
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