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Fri, 5 Jun 2009 | By aquamarine11 | Views [1620]
It´s the rainy season in Costa Rica, and that means it´s also crab season! They are everywhere, and I do mean everywhere. One night, one of the girls came in late and forgot to push the old towel up against the door (to keep out pests dince there is a ... Read more >
Tue, 16 Sep 2008 | By rachel_and_daniel | Views [1415]
Wow, it´s ages since I wrote part 1! Dan and I are in the process of updating our blog and I realise that part 2 is long overdue. I haven´t told you, for example, about the time I tickled a rat´s tail (really) or about my ginger beer shower or the time ... Read more >
Tags: ginger beer, pastry, rats
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [999]
My next dentist appointment, which will get my crowns put in isn't until Thursday. Mario isn't here yet either so today I'd be making a move to see another area of Costa Rica. Whilst this is my fourth trip here I feel like I haven't seen a huge amount;... Read more >
Tue, 26 May 2015 | By ouiwoman | Views [669] | Scholarship Entry
“We did it,” I whispered in the tent as we stared through the skylight at the shroud of stars that rocked the sky at Playa Naranjo in Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica. Earlier that day, we catapulted down through the boulder-bashing, river-flooded, ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By millmanapalm | Views [642]
Friday continued. On our way home from Puriscal four people from University for Peace got on heading for Ranch Mastatal, to hang out for the weekend. We knew 2 of the girls from a past group. On the way home, though, Sineads foot began to swell and ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Tue, 7 Sep 2010 | By viajerofrye | Views [618]
The expectation is that when you plan something months in
advance, it will all play out according to your grand scheme. But rarely is
that true. On Thursday morning at 4 am (okay, more like 4:12 by the time Mr.
Sleepyhead got out of bed), I ... Read more >
Sun, 8 Feb 2015 | By shaunagayle | Views [491]
I have been at Peace Retreat for 7 weeks now. I have witnessed profound positive shifts and changes in both fellow volunteers and guests alike. These shifts occur because of this place, Peace Retreat, there is something magical here. Maybe its the fact ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, playa negra, rejuvenate, relax, restore, retreats, sunsets, surf, wellness, yoga
Tue, 9 Apr 2013 | By redinkling | Views [371] | Scholarship Entry
As I knelt in a nameless bay on the Pacific coast of northern Costa Rica, the skin on my forehead crisped and tightened. I squinted into the greenish shadow in the water in front of me.The rock above the shadow must have been gray once, like the stones ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013
Wed, 21 Oct 2015 | By travelcrazy26 | Views [355]
So it has been almost 2 weeks! I attempted to post a week ago but I got logged out after I spent an hour writing and lost everything! Boo. Everything here is tranquilo. I landed in San Jose after a long day and 2 flights and pretty much crashed. The ... Read more >
Sat, 9 May 2015 | By aashi | Views [224] | Scholarship Entry
This was really a treasure for me, because it was something that I was not looking forward to and something that turned to gold. I am not sure I can put what I felt to words here, the peace that one feels in nature is truly experienced here. The food, ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 | By ole_thirsty | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By epescala | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
My name is Elizabeth Pinheiro. I’m a 33-year-old Costa Rican with a passion for life, living and experiencing as much as life has to offer. I have worked in tourism for 10 years, and I feel passionate about both travel and photography. Never having actually ...
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Tags: #2011wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2011
Wed, 7 Mar 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Photo Gallery
Cloud Forests, Monteverde, Costa Rica, nature, travel, central America
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Wed, 27 Feb 2008 | By all_powered_up | Photo Gallery
Lets get out of here
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