Blogs from Monteverde, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean - page 16

Rising majestically into the misty heavens (ah mist that's more like it!), Costa Rica's cloud forrests are a Wonka-esque wonderland of wildlife diversity. From the standard Ticos and American to Germans, French, Spaniards, Scots, South Americans and even Japanese - oh and their are a few birds and stuff too. This place is alive with the rush to see just how much stuff is ... well ... alive. So it's back on with the boots and off up the mountains where it's gloriously cool, almost always raining and full of nature. A nature that oozes from every crevas, flowing over you like the gentle mist that encapsulates it. Time has abandoned this place and so it seems have the people, leaving this (relatively) untouched wilderness free from human habitation (The state of the roads alone is ... read more

Well it´s too hot to wait outside so I thought I blog abit and zen out and maybe give some of my No Planets Just lonely Dan tips. If you are planning on coming to CR bring money. CR has developed into a big tourist hotspot and probably the most expensive country in Central America. Average price for food is $6-$8 and that is just simple stuff now dining out. Most activities range from $40 average and up. And grocery is not that much cheaper when you try to buy can tuna it´s pretty much the same as home. It is a great place to come if your spanish sucks and if this is your first trip to Central America because it is probably alot easier to travel then other places without knowing any Spanish. Most ... read more

Day 11 - Nature and Pierce Brosnan We woke up early to go to the Monteverde Biological Cloud Forest Reserve. With a couple friends we conquered almost the entire park in 2 hours. So many amazing different plants and fauna, things you picture when you think of the rainforest - huge leaves, towering trees, vines, moss, bright colors. I think my skin became saturated with chlorophyll. We went across a cool suspension bridge and saw an amazing waterfall. Maybe the best part was coming upon some hanging vines from a towering tree and just going for it. We grabbed them and just swung out over the hill of plants and bushes. The tarzan swing yesterday was one thing, I mean, it was harnessed and safe and all that, but this was natural, real, unadulterated rainforest vine ... read more

Today started with a van ride to Extremo Canopy Tour. Finally, after several days of clouds and rain, the sky was a beautiful blue, and the sun was shining brightly. It was a welcome sight. The Extremo canopy tour was amazing, with several ziplines stretching between mountains. What an amazing experience to be flying through the air attached to a small wire hundreds of feet above the ground. There was also a tarzan swing that was absolutely crazy! You'll see videos of both. After the zip line, we headed to the actual nature preserve, where our guide was able to spot tons of wildlife, and tell us lots of information about the cloud forest (a cloud forest is basically a rain forest at the top of mountains.) At one point, we were walking, and I looked ... read more

Hi everyone, David here (actually writing from Hotel Brio in a tiny village called Gigante on the Pacific Coast of Nicaragua). As expected, time is flying and we're having a lot of fun but as a result we're a little behind on our updates. It is currently raining outside (a blessing as the last couple of days have been seriously hot and humid) and Liesel and I are taking advantage to update our blog. As the title of this entry states, I'm going to share some of the more memorable action-type adventures we've undertaken on our journey so far. The 30th of June 2008 was a great day for two main reasons. Firstly, I had finally made a full recovery from a nasty bug I'd caught earlier somewhere between leaving Brazil and arriving in San Jose, ... read more