Our first day in La Fortuna, Kelly and I got our bearings around the town and booked our night trip to Volcan Arenal (Costa Rica’s most active volcano) and to take a dip in the ‘free’ hot springs. La Fortuna has a handful of very expensive resorts that have natural hot spring pools surrounded by lush [...]
Archive for September, 2009
La Fortuna – You Get What You Pay For
Posted in Costa Rica, tagged Costa Rica, Money, Pre-Trip on September 29, 2009 | 6 Comments »
And So It Begins
Posted in Costa Rica, tagged Bus Rides, Costa Rica, Food, Friends, Locals on September 25, 2009 | 10 Comments »
After a long day of flying (two layovers…UGH) Kelly and I arrived in San Jose, Costa Rica around 9 p.m. My friend Leticia has family in Costa Rica, so her lovely cousin Yesenia offered to pick us up from the airport and host us in her home for our first two nights. This was a [...]
Peace Out
Posted in Pre-Trip, tagged Pre-Trip on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Passport? Check. Bags packed? Check. Tickets? Check. Kelly and I spent our last night in the US trying to stuff all of our belongings in our one carry-on bag and daypack, which was pretty entertaining for our parents. It was an emotional night…we´re excited, scared, nervous and thrilled to be doing what we are doing. [...]
Goodbye Austin
Posted in Pre-Trip, tagged Pre-Trip on September 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Wow. We leave tomorrow! I’m sitting here at Jared’s house, just finished cleaning, and it’s starting to sink in. Wow. I’m sorry, I had to say it again. We will be leaving for Houston in a couple of hours. Our final going away party was on Saturday. It was sooooo much fun! Kelly and [...]
The Countdown
Posted in Pre-Trip, tagged Pre-Trip on September 11, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Kelly and I leave in 9 days. NINE days. There is so much to do and we have such little time in which to do it all. There is more gear to be bought, more bills to be paid, more research to be done and more details to be sorted, all while trying to spend [...]
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