http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Alajuela/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , Costa Rica , Alajuela en-us Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:46:30 +0000 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:46:30 +0000 After a couple of days of independent activities we decided to book a couple of tour activities. We did some research and decided on the Los Canones Canopy tour. Canopy tours are the zip lines that go over the tree tops and canyons giving a different perspective of the rainforest. There were 15 cables covering a distance of about 3km going from platform to platform. We woke up to a rainy da http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Alajuela/La-Fortuna/blog-463936.html This morning's trip to the waterfall was awesome. After Walt and I shared an omlette for breakfast we caught a taxi to the entrance of the park where the waterfall is. Admission had gone up from what my book said. It was 10 pp to enter but worth it. The falls were BEAUTIFULIt was about a 1015 minute walk down to the base of the waterfall. Once you got there you were amazed and the grandness o http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Alajuela/La-Fortuna/blog-462357.html Yesterday's trip to the volcano was great. We left the hostel at 330 and drove 20 minutes to a hiking point. Our tour guide was a local who lived close to the town where the 1968 eruption of the volcano shoked everyone because it had been dormant for 500 years and they all thought it was a mountain. He had TONS of pictures to show how much the volcano and town of La Fortuna has changed in the las http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Alajuela/Arenal/blog-462298.html Happy to report everything went smoothly on our trip from Tampa to Miami via Amtrak and on our flight to San Jose. We cruised through immigration and customs very easily with no lines. We were able to get to our hotel very easily. We spent our first day getting to know the neighborhood we are staying in. Our hotel is nice and basic and we settled in right away. We decided to book a few tour http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Alajuela/Alajuela/blog-461222.html Hi from La FortunaAfter another long trip by bus I arrived here. Now Irsquom 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 wersq http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Alajuela/Arenal/blog-453371.html Hallo allemaalOndertussen 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 fotos. Net voodat ik ging slapen wilde ik nog een paar fotos deleten helaa http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Alajuela/Arenal/blog-443678.html Costa Rica otherwise paradise of people. The countryrsquos Disneylike cast of life varies from howler monkeys to toucans are enormous and can find easily. The waves are top the beauty is heavenly and the sluggish pace seducive. A calmful oasis in this tiny nation gets 15 lakhs visitors throughout the year.Active travelers often hike snorkel surf and locate wildlife for beginners. The incredi http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Alajuela/blog-441674.html 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 wayover 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 whe http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Alajuela/La-Fortuna/blog-441047.html I'm starting the blog with some pictures from last years trip to Costa Rica http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Alajuela/Arenal/blog-437048.html 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 he http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Alajuela/San-Ramon/blog-435063.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Alajuela/Arenal/blog-434576.html 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 prebooked from our hotel for a day long visit to Arenal volcano and surrounding areas. The drive from San Jose to Arenal is about 34hrs long and on the way we passed through Grecia Sarchi Naranjo and http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Alajuela/Arenal/blog-434166.html I'm in Costa RicaI 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 pretrip 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Alajuela/Alajuela/blog-434133.html This is the Craigs List AdI am planning a trip to the states from OCT 1 NOV 4. I havent made reservations yet so id 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 lit http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Alajuela/Grecia/blog-431957.html Volcano Trail Day 15 La Fortuna Costa RicaWe left Monteverde for La Fortuna. After an hour of driving we arrived at Arenal Lake. This is a manmade lake formed by a hydroelectric damplant. 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. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Alajuela/La-Fortuna/blog-429015.html This is Kate. I put pictures up on the first entry about Carolyn's visit so you should check them outSo... traveling to La Fortuna was very scenic. There were dramatic valley views as we climbed the hills. Once we were near there was a mist around us. It felt like we were heading into the clouds We arrived in the afternoon and it was a misty day indeed.We didn't have anywhere to stay so we wa http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Alajuela/La-Fortuna/blog-423874.html Buenos Dias Chicas and SeoirsWell I joined my group in a really posh hotel in San Jose last week. Everyone seems really cool there are 15 of us. There are 3 Scots 2 Londonish 3 Californians 2 Canadians an Aussi a Dutch a guy from Liverpool and a guy from Birmingham. Everyone seems to be getting on really well apart from one really annoying guy called Peter one of the Canadians so from http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Alajuela/Arenal/blog-415215.html Itrsquos been a little while since I wrote so I thought Irsquod take the time once again to share my thoughts with whomever is ready thismdashhopefully many people. I get many emails from people. Most are from people who want to be here others are already here and want to learn more about San Ramon where I live and others just want to get to know other people in the area. Whatever t http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Alajuela/San-Ramon/blog-412576.html Hallo allemaalDaar ben ik weer. Vanuit Alajuela dit keer een plaatsje vlak bij San Jose en dichtbij het vliegveld.. want jaja morgenochtend vlieg ik naar Quito Ecuador.. spannend Heb er erg veel zin in.Was bij mn vorige verhaal gebleven bij Monteverde geloof ik he. Had al vertelt geloof ik dat we gewandeld hebben in het cloudforest van Monteverde op zich erg mooi bos maar dat het wederom http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Alajuela/Alajuela/blog-411723.html During my last visit at the end of June the progress made on my casita in Baho La Paz was encouraging. The roof joints all galvanized metal were all built and installed and the roof was in place. The crew was busy working on finishing the interior walls. By now June 17th the floor should be poured. Next comes the ceiling then the tile. I had great fun making final decisions on the tile http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Alajuela/San-Ramon/blog-409791.html