Destination: Costa Rica

ONE WAY TICKET

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 | By dbbrewster | Views [431] | Video | Scholarship Entry

A One Way Ticket is not a thing, it is a way of life, a way of life that I have chosen to live. We all grow up with big dreams: to climb mountains & sail seas. Too often we grow older and told these dreams are impractical and best left as dreams. In ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia

White water rafting through the rainforest and seeing sloths and toucans in Puerto Viejo

Wed, 29 Jul 2015 | By sheree | Views [404]

An early start, we were picked up by our shuttle and drive 3 hours to where the tour office/restaurant is and had a buffet breakfast. We then jumped back in the shuttle and drove to the top of the river while one of the guides gave a safety demonstration.... Read more >

Photos: Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

Wed, 29 Jul 2015 | By sheree | Photo Gallery

Monteverde - zip-lining, butterfly sanctuary and cloud forest

Wed, 29 Jul 2015 | By sheree | Views [381]

Crossing the border in to Costa Rica went pretty smoothly. Only small issue was not having small notes to pay the taxes at the border. For some reason the offices at the borders never have change , I think they just like to make it really difficult for ... Read more >

Photos: Monteverde, Costa Rica

Wed, 29 Jul 2015 | By sheree | Photo Gallery

Cricket

Tue, 21 Jul 2015 | By robertisenberg | Views [342] | Video | Scholarship Entry

I recently lived for two years in Costa Rica, and I have a strong passion for the Latin world. What intrigued me, during my travels in Central America, is how many people gushed about Colombia. I have met so many people, from such different walks of life, ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia

Photos: Costa Rica - Puerto Viajo

Tue, 30 Jun 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Photo Gallery

The Waiting Game

Mon, 29 Jun 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [364]

The Waiting Game   Monday morning  and we drove back to San Jose and dropped off the hire car. According to google maps, the accommodation and the embassy weren't that far away, not the first time google maps has been wrong. The hire ... Read more >

Photos: Costa Rica - Manuel Antonio

Sun, 28 Jun 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Photo Gallery

Manuel Antonio Escape

Sun, 28 Jun 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [331]

Manuel Antonio Escape   So with the passport ordered we hit the road to get away for the weekend. The morning consisted of some shopping in San Jose, buying a new pack and some clothes to get me through, hopefully until the insurance company ... Read more >

Photos: Costa Rica - Tamarindo

Tue, 23 Jun 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Photo Gallery

Tico Bandito Tamarindo

Tue, 23 Jun 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [346]

Tico Bandito Tamarindo ( Costa Rican Local Thief )   Tamarindo started so well, really cool hostel, nice people, happening place. We had cocktails on the beach as the sun set, picked out which of the 75 foot Catamerans we would sail around ... Read more >

The road to Tamarindo

Mon, 22 Jun 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [320]

The road to Tamarindo   From Monteverde we headed towards the beach and left the mountains and that dodgy road behind. The track was much easier in daylight and without mud but we still had a few moments getting down the mountain. We headed ... Read more >

Photos: Costa Rica - Monteverde

Sat, 20 Jun 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Photo Gallery

Superman in Monteverde

Sat, 20 Jun 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [353]

Superman in Monteverde   The journey into Monteverde was a big part of the adventure there. We left La Fortuna late in the afternoon for the ~3 hour drive to Monteverde in our tiny rental car. Tiny in size and engine power - a whopping 1000cc ... Read more >