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pura vida: one night in bedrock
As you may have noticed, the hubs and I don’t really stay in one place when we travel. I blame it on New York. If we can live in four different apartments in five years, then why can’t we stay in five different hotels over the course of ten days? The first hotel of our Costa Rican getaway was Finca Rosa Blanca. Having just googled a literal translation, I’m pretty confused as to why it’s telling me this means “white rose farm” in Spanish. In reality, Finca Rosa Blanca is a coffee plantation. Also, there is a very real chance…
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making a case for driving in costa rica
Having successfully driven us through Florence and around the Tuscan countryside, shared the road with wild horses in Vieques, and navigated the streets of Manhattan in a bright yellow Mini Cooper, I fully trust the hubs’s driving skills. But when we told people that we would be driving ourselves from San Jose to Arenal to Quepos and back, I’ll admit– their “Wait, WHAT? You’re DRIVING?” reactions made me question my faith, just a little bit. Worse than the reactions were the first-person horror stories, including one about a scam involving popped tires and literal highway robbery. I think it’s fair to…
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pura vida yes, panama no // 10 days in costa rica
Why, hello! The rumors are true. I am officially back from ten days in Costa Rica. After an action packed week of adventure travel, it’s official: I lived to tell the tale. As you may recall, originally, our plan was seven days in Costa Rica and three days in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Alas, this was not our reality. Things turned out more than ok, but first, a warning: Nature Air is a cockamamie airline with cockamamie rules. On the day of our flight, we woke up at 4 AM and dragged ourselves to the Tobias Bolaños International Airport. Once there,…
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pura vida // thirty days to paradise
HEY! GUESS WHAT? I just realized that today marks the official one month countdown. So, so soon, the hubs and I depart for sunny (rainy?) Costa Rica & Panama. PURA VIDA, INDEED. Pour yourself a glass of wine, and let’s discuss what I’m most excited for! Shall we? We shall. Life on a coffee plantation at Finca Rosa Blanca Full disclosure: I’m not a coffee drinker. When I have the teensiest bit of caffeine, my insides feel like they’re trying to get out of my body and I get a crazed look in my eye and I can’t sit still for…
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pura vida!
Happy Monday, travelers! Now that we’re (almost) out of the moving haze we’ve been living in for the past month, it’s time to focus on the important things in life. Who needs to be concerned about whether or not we have enough space to keep all of the hubs’s shoes when there’s a trip to plan!? (Just jooookes, hubs, your shoes can stay. THE GOLF CLUBS, on the other hand…) As you may recall, the hubs and I booked ten days in Panama and Costa Rica, and already things have changed. We did some research AFTER booking our airfare (hint: that’s not…
