Destination: Costa Rica

Life in Puerto Jimenez

Thu, 3 May 2007 | By katebravado | Views [1360] | Comments [2]

If it possible to imagine total chaos mixed with total relaxation in incredibly humid heat and loads of fresh fruit everywhere, you've got Puerto Jimenez. This little frontier town straddles a mangove marsh land and is the last town before the Corcovado ... Read more >

Tags: costa rica, family

Una dia

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 | By katebravado | Views [948] | Comments [2]

Howdy those of you who still read on!! Hard to beleive five months has passed since we left lovely sydney - can someone let me know if winter is over yet? Have included some pictures in this entry of various artworks Gabriel and I have been doing.... Read more >

Tags: costa rica, culture

Where are you now?

Wed, 8 Aug 2007 | By katebravado | Views [900]

Hey kidlets - sorry for the long hiatus... we met some butterflies and their babies, and some snakes, we saw dolphins, turltes and many many buses. We walked long and far and now we are home cause our hats our hanging and our shoes are on the front ... Read more >

Tags: costa rica, on the road

Over the river and through the jungle

Fri, 1 Feb 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [839]

Heading towards Porto Viejo we didn't have far to go. Nice to just kind of stroll along. We left the main road to Bribri and kept hugging the coast. This bustling, touristy little town didn't have a whole lot for us, but I did find some damn good ... Read more >

and into Costa Rica

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [822]

We bused back to Rivas via Managua. Both buses were full and we had to stand in the aisles. In Rivas we got a room back at the Gaury 1 hotel and went straight to the great local restaurant we went to when here last. We took some pics of our meal, which ... Read more >

My Scholarship entry - Giving back on the road

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 | By krystalsutherland | Views [789] | 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

Finca Work Week 3

Fri, 7 Jun 2013 | By kendal00 | Views [763]

The week started out slow only due to the fact I could barely move. When I woke up Monday morning and tried to roll over the sunburn on my thighs was burning. Rather than getting up and setting the table and having breakfast, part of my morning ... Read more >

Tags: costa rica, kda

October 3-6

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 | By millmanapalm | Views [545]

Wednesday Today was really busy. We cooked breakfast and lunch and then booked it over to our Spanish Lesson. We´ve decided to take a break from the lessons for alittle while so we can get down what we have learned so far. Rae( another volunteer) ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

A hippy love story that's still going strong

Sun, 7 Jan 2018 | By rodeime | Views [458]

  It's a beautiful hippy love story that began in Germany in 1969. Trudy and Ron were footloose and fancy-free when they met in Cold War Hamburg and fell in love. They hooked up and travelled to Australia where they were married before ... Read more >

Tags: alternative, costa rica, garden

Costa Rica, pura vida!

Thu, 29 May 2014 | By adreamtogo | Views [427]

To Maria with genuine love,  Costa Rica, followed a time where we found ourselves in a “in-between land”, unable to feel free so the only way out that we found was to free our minds. We didn’t chose that way, we didn’t ... Read more >

Tags: costa rica

Life at Drake

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 | By monkeypoo | Views [367] | Comments [1]

Well we have been here in Drake Bay for 10 days now and absolutely love this place, a very small village where the people are very friendly and there is not much to do but hike, kayak, and sit on the porch and bird watch with a beer in hand....Erin ... Read more >

Sedona to Santa Teresa

Tue, 6 Nov 2012 | By cgalbier | Views [269]

After staying in Sedona for over three weeks, I finally made my way to Costa Rica. Sedona was a magical location, where much inner healing took place. I found myself with new people and new experiences around every corner.  I went hiking daily, ... Read more >

To attain the training

Tue, 19 May 2015 | By training | Views [249] | Scholarship Entry

I am Pratima Paudel from Rupandehi, Nepal and has been selected as participant in a training program organized by myclimate – The Climate Protection Partnership Switzerland for the capacity building for the rebuilding of sustainable agriculture and ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Gallery: Costa Rica

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 | By steffen_graz | Photo Gallery

A 'place' I have visited

Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By sachinv | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2013