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

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Whitney

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

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Whitney

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 areas, bar [...]

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Beautiful beach, spa and mountains – Uvita, Costa Rica

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Whitney

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 either.  So, [...]

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