Category: Travel

Lisa and I had a very emotional roller coaster within a short 24-hour period Stage 1: Happy We started off the morning in a very happy mood by adventuring through the hanging bridges.  The weather wasn’t in our best favor, but it wasn’t raining until we left the park, so we felt success. As weContinue Reading “Who wants to ride the emotional rollercoaster and have the brakes go out?”

La Fortuna This town is where the volcano is, hotels, and hot springs, and Mistico.  To see the volcano, it depends on the weather. Unfortunately, it was cloudy, so we didn’t get to see the volcano. Tabacon Thermal Spa This hotel is a luxury hotel for access to lots of hot springs.  This was veryContinue Reading “La Fortuna”

Costa Verde This is the entire reason we came to Costa Rica!  We came to stay at the famous Airplane Hotel. Costa Verde converted a Boeing 747 and a cockpit into rooms to stay at. We only had one night here and it was quite the adventure to get here.  On our way to theContinue Reading “Manuel Antonio”

Monteverde…This area is famous for the cloud forest. Costa Rica is famous for zip lines. We were told by multiple people that this was the best ones to go to. What better way to see the cloud forest than to fly through it? Easier said than done, we did not expect the zip lines toContinue Reading “Monteverde”

This is considered a secret waterfall…Bajos del Toro. It is absolutely hidden and not so easy to find but the waterfall is beautiful.  When you drive there, the roads are terrible.  But of course, there is always time for a picture with a view. But be prepared for a hard hike, you are literally hikingContinue Reading “Bajos del Toro”

The La Paz Waterfall Garden is really easy to get to if you rent a car and drive yourself. You can buy tickets at the entrance. This was an easy way to see the waterfall. You get to go and see a butterfly exhibit… Monkeys, lions, and other animals. And even try to feed humingbirds TheContinue Reading “La Paz Waterfall”

The original plan was to go to the Sloth Sanctuary. But it was nearly 5 hours from San Jose and not in the direction of any of the other sites. That sent me on a crazy Google search to find another place with sloths because that was our dream too. I ran across this nonprofitContinue Reading “Toucan Rescue Ranch”

I was sitting here thinking about what to write for your 30th birthday.  But nothing seemed sufficient and then it hit me…Our top travel moments.  What is more perfect than the top travel bloopers as we re-live every adventure to date. Every trip is filled with “oops” or “did that really happen” blunders. For thoseContinue Reading “Linda & Lisa’s Top Travel Bloopers”

Everyone is talking about the “mirror exhibit.”  The exhibit is at the Hirshhorn Museum in DC, which ends on May 14, 2017. After 3 weeks of trying to get tickets online including using 3 different browsers every Monday at Noon to avoid waiting in line for tickets, I realized it was an utter fail.  The ticketsContinue Reading ““Mirror, mirror on the wall…” Is the Yayoi Kusama Show the prettiest of all?”

I have always heard great things about Montreal and Quebec City, but have never had the opportunity to go up there, but when a bunch of my friends planned the trip, I decided to tag along.4 Days is enough to see all of the sights if you start the day early since some of theContinue Reading “What to See for a Weekend in Montreal and Quebec City”