Hi from La Fortuna! After another long trip by bus, I arrived here. Now I’m tired and it's raining. I cannot see the Arenal volcano but it's there somewhere. La Fortuna (The luck) is a nice town. Pretty small and organized. There is a lot of places to go around and grab a coffee or a milk shake (batido). In the afternoon I went to the Arenal Volcano with group tour till the view point and we’re supposed to see the lava coming out from the volcano but after two hours the tour guide decided to bring us back to the [View Full Entry]

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Hallo allemaal, Ondertussen heb ik weer een aantal plaatsen aangedaan, en weer heel wat kiekjes geschoten, dus heb ik weer het een en ander om te schrijven. Ik zal het proberen kort te houden per plaats. Helaas kan ik niet van alles een foto tonen, aangezien ik een beetje lomp ben geweest tijdens het wissen van overtollige foto´s. Net voodat ik ging slapen wilde ik nog een paar foto´s deleten, helaas stond de verkeerde functie geselecteerd (alles in de map wissen) en automatisch drukte ik op de knop. Gelukkig heb ik met Arno´s hulp nog zo´n 80% van de foto´s terug [View Full Entry]

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We headed to this city, known for its active volcano straight away. When we arrived we became friends another couple staying at our hostel from Germany. Everything in this town requires the purchase of a way-over priced tour, but they knew of a secret spot where there is a hot springs river and knew a guy who would take us there. It was an incredible night. At sunset we drove out to the river where we relaxed in the hot water after dark and drank rum with our new friends. Just us and the fireflies. Afterwards we drove around the volcano [View Full Entry]

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I'm starting the blog with some pictures from last years trip to Costa Rica [View Full Entry]

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I just realized that I had not published my blog from July! But here it is September and I am moving into my house in 8 days. There are still finishing touches to be completed, but my household goods will be delivered this Friday and I will take up permanent residence on Sept. 16th. The whole construction process has been so wonderfully managed by my Tico friend who is bilingual. Without his help this effort would have been impossible as I am not yet able to communicate in Spanish. But I have been working with a fantastic architect and with a [View Full Entry]

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Yesterday was Day 2 in Costa Rica. Volcano Lodge, the hotel where we stayed is a wonderful place. The hotel is almost empty due the green season, but the staff is super friendly and service is excellent. Yesterday was our time for horseback riding in the morning and zip line canopy adventure in the afternoon. We rode up to the waterfalls on horseback while the rain came down up on us heavily. The ride itself was a treat, one and half hours through fields, settlements and some steep climbs and descents. When we reached the waterfall we were greeted by a [View Full Entry]

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Today was our first day of the week long vacation in Costa Rica. We arrived in San Jose yesterday and stayed in a hotel just outside the city. Today morning we were picked by the tour operators (pre-booked) from our hotel for a day long visit to Arenal volcano and surrounding areas. The drive from San Jose to Arenal is about 3-4hrs long and on the way we passed through Grecia, Sarchi, Naranjo and San Ramon. We saw a beautiful church in Grecia. The tour guide told us the structure was metallic and was made that way to withstand earthquake tremors. [View Full Entry]

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I'm in Costa Rica I made it to Costa Rica! I'm at a hostel now and will fly out tomorrow for Guatemala. My trip so far has been really good, despite some pre-trip jitters on my way out of Calgary. :$ Thank you Dad for running to fetch water for me and calming me down. I flew to Toronto and got to spend two days with my Aunty Marg and Uncle Alex. They were kind enough to let me leave some things behind when I realized how HEAVY my bag was! They also planned a dinner and invited two of my [View Full Entry]

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This is the Craigs List Ad: I am planning a trip to the states from OCT 1 - NOV 4. I haven´t made reservations yet, so i´d be amenable to possibly adjusting the length of my trip to meet your needs also, as long as this time frame is covered. I have 2 very easy, friendly dogs that like to be walked on the many beautiful trails we have in our area. Also have a Lora bird who eats alot and talks a little! lol Mi casa is a new 1 bedroom that is very nice & efficient = looking for [View Full Entry]

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Volcano Trail Day 15: La Fortuna, Costa Rica We left Monteverde for La Fortuna. After an hour of driving we arrived at Arenal Lake. This is a man-made lake formed by a hydro-electric dam/plant. It was a quick 20 min boat ride across to the other side and the town of La Fortuna. La Fortuna is at the base of the very active Arenal Volcano. It is also a huge tourist town. Gringos are everywhere. Many foreigners own homes in the area and prices are very high for everything. On the first day I chilled out, read the newspaper in Spanish, [View Full Entry]

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