Tag Archives: adventure

Beaches to Bars

Posted on February 17, 2019 by

HaveOur next day, and last full day in Puerto Viejo, was a relaxing beach day. Apparently, there was enough money in the budget to rent bikes for everyone and head to Manzanillo beach. It wasn’t a great distance away, but … Continue reading →

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Surf’s Up!

Posted on February 16, 2019 by

Ever since I was young, I have thought surfing was cool. I saw it in movies and TV; everything from Beach Blanket Bingo to the North Shore, Point Break–I could go on and on….actually, come to think of it, I … Continue reading →

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The Pacuare River

Posted on February 11, 2019 by

The next part of my Costa Rican adventure was a two day river rafting trip, with a one day interlude to either hike or relax. We departed our hotel before dawn.  This made for a quiet ride.  Most people were … Continue reading →

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Nature, Adrenaline, and Chocolate

Posted on February 4, 2019 by

First off, I apologize for the lack of photos.  I am having some problems transfering pictures to the blog. Today was a great day.  We started in the cloud forest.  We saw a sloth, a tarantula, a millipede, and ketsal. … Continue reading →

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The Modern Traveller

Posted on January 31, 2019 by

For most of my life, I have relied on Lonely Planet guidebooks to point the way when travelling. I don’t often use their recommendations to eat or hotels to stay at.  However, I like their important background facts on a … Continue reading →

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The Bucket List of the Mundane

Posted on October 11, 2018 by

I was checking out Todd’s blog and he had a picture of a chalkboard that read “Before I die, I want to___________” written multiple times.  I responded with: …ride a hot air balloon. …drink coffee from the rooftop of a … Continue reading →

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The Dragon Fruit Drama

Posted on July 2, 2018 by

I wouldn’t exactly call myself adventurous with food. I am not brave enough to eat just anything.  However, I have travelled a bit and I have sampled lots of different delicious foods.  In fact, some of my best memories of … Continue reading →

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People You Meet

Posted on April 6, 2018 by

I met a fan of Notre Dame on the bus today.  I rarely talk to anyone on the bus, but today was special.  I also talked to a woman who moved from Vancouver to star her own marijuana business in … Continue reading →

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The Angkor Wat Day

Posted on December 9, 2017 by

After a noisy breakfast, we set out on the bikes.  We did some fantastic off road stuff–and I am glad I had two-sided pedals because being clipped in felt very precarious. We also toured a less than affluent neighbourhood and … Continue reading →

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Holding Onto Summer

Posted on October 12, 2016 by

In the past two days I have had a couple of wonder spottings….sightings.  I am sure one of those words is the correct one. (Microsoft Word is telling me it is the second one…..but somehow I like the first one … Continue reading →

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