Destination: Costa Rica

Photos: "Pura Vida!" en Costa Rica

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 | By happyfeet123 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Costa Rica

Wed, 1 Aug 2012 | By tempolibre | Photo Gallery

Voluntariado #2

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 | By tempolibre | Views [485]

Deux semaines au Costa Rica dans une ferme tenue par une famille américaine avec plein d'histoires à raconter. On travaille au détail, on poste l'article dans quelques temps!

Tags: volontariat

Photos: Exposition El 13

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 | By tempolibre | Photo Gallery

The big 22! And a trip to Jaco

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 | By leontowicz | Views [343]

We made it! Probably the longest day ever though. Our flight got delayed an hour at Calgary. Then they couldn't get the doors open to the gate to let us in! We finally arrived in Houston, in all it's sweaty humid glory. And had 30 minutes to make it ... Read more >

Dedicatoria: Rez

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By jvgarcia | Views [760] | Comments [2]

¿Cómo se logra conciliar el sueño en una noche como esta?  Aún si no tuviera una infalible estrategia para evitar el jet lag, es inevitable desconfiar del despertador, del celular, del reloj biológico, y uno termina rodando sudoroso entre las cobijas, ... Read more >

Tags: despedida fiesta agradecimiento

Prólogo: Everything in its Right Place

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 | By jvgarcia | Views [688] | Comments [1]

Hola, bienvenidos. Esta no es una historia en sí, pero no quería compartir el enlace con nadie sin antes tener aunque sea algunas palabras.  No obstante, supongo que puedo hablar un poco de la pre-historia , o sea, de cómo fue que que me dio por ... Read more >

Tags: bienvenida, planeamiento

Photos: San Gerardo de Dota

Mon, 9 Apr 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Photo Gallery

San Gerardo de Dota

Mon, 9 Apr 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Views [4480] | Video

After almost a month at the beach, I am in the cloud forests of San Gerardo de Dota, in the south of Costa Rica, having sought refuge from the very busy Santa Semana (Easter week). San Gerardo de Dota is sometimes called “the Monteverde ... Read more >

Tags: central america, costa rica, mountains, nature, quetzal, san gerardo de dota, travel

Photos: Playa Cabuyal - One Of My Favourite Places

Tue, 3 Apr 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Photo Gallery

Playa Cabuyal - One Of My Favourite Places

Tue, 3 Apr 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Views [3348] | Comments [3]

It is 4.30 in the afternoon at Playa Cabuyal, in the Gulf of Papagayo. I am the only person here, but I am far from alone. Myriads of crabs scurry quickly from one hole to the next, sea birds are floating beyond the breakers looking for ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, central amrica, costa rica, sea turtles, travel, volunteering

My Scholarship entry - Giving back on the road

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 | By krystalsutherland | Views [729] | Comments [6] | Scholarship Entry

The woman leads us down the slip thin alley, a welted concrete and barbed wire lined street hung with a firestorm of clothing set to dry, her feet beating an urgent rhythm against the dust. My sister hurries after her, moving with the same focus.... Read more >

Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012

Photos: The Cloud Forests of Monteverde

Wed, 7 Mar 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Photo Gallery

The Cloud Forests of Monteverde

Tue, 6 Mar 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Views [2802] | Video

I have just come down from the clouds. Literally. I spent a week in the wonderful Cloud Forest area of Monteverde, in the north-west of Costa Rica. I have to admit I had never heard of Monteverde before I came to Costa Rica, and ... Read more >

Tags: central america, cloud forest, costa rica, monte verde, nature, santa elena, travel

Photos: Costa Rica, the happiest place in the world

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Photo Gallery