Costa Rica – the trip of a lifetime! Pura Vida!

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Costa Rica – the trip of a lifetime! Pura Vida!Animals, Costa Rica, Nature, Travel

by Whitney on June 24, 2009 with 3 comments

We are just back from our amazing, un-freaking believable trip to Costa Rica for 10 days to celebrate our 10th anniversary.  We covered a lot of ground and went to La Fortuna (Arenal), Uvita and the Osa Peninsula.  I am so sad to be back.  Usually I am ready to go home, but not this …

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Nature Paradise in the Osa Peninsula

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Nature Paradise in the Osa PeninsulaAnimals, Costa Rica, Nature, Photography, Travel

by Whitney on with 2 comments

The Osa Peninsula was our favorite part of the Costa Rica trip.  You are right in the middle of the rainforest with nothing for miles around and the lodge is perched on the side of the mountain. El Remanso The lodge is casually elegant and rustic and consists of a large open air restaurant, seating …

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Beautiful beach, spa and mountains – Uvita, Costa Rica

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Beautiful beach, spa and mountains – Uvita, Costa RicaAnimals, Costa Rica, Nature, Travel

by Whitney on with 3 comments

Sunday, June 14th Today we left the beautiful Arenal Volcano and headed to the airport for our first flight on Nature Air.  I started getting really nervous and my stomach was doing flips.  The airport was an old lechería (milk factory) and was essentially a bar. There were no airline employees present when we arrived …

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Volcanoes & Snakes (Arenal, Costa Rica)

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Volcanoes & Snakes (Arenal, Costa Rica)Costa Rica, Nature, Photography, Travel

by Whitney on with 2 comments

Two days ago we arrived in Costa Rica for our first visit here ever and to celebrate our 10th anniversary. A very nice young man came to pick us up at the airport to take us to La Fortuna.  At first glance, everything reminded Erick of Puerto Rico. Our driver, Norman, stopped at a local …

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