Last night we confirmed where to hop on the bus to Liberia this morning. Which was right next door to where we where staying. At exactly 5:30 a bus rolled up, but the driver said it was going to San Jose. This could be a more direct bus to our ultimate destination of Grecia than […]
As peaceful as Tamarindo is during the day, it isn’t late at night. Well at least not on the weekends. Since our cabina does not have air conditioning, we sleep with the windows open. This is quite a party town with a hopping night life on Friday and Satuday nights. On the other side of […]
Seconds before our 5:00am alarm went off, the howler monkeys wanted to be the first to wake us, so that we would be up and ready for our surf lesson with Juan from Matos Surf shop. Packing only a towel, sunglasses and my phone in my backpack, we stopped by the communal kitchen to grab […]
4:50 am I awake to a chilling sound, not the chirping birds I heard yesterday, but one that sounded like a gutteral screeching scream. I wasn’t exactly sure what I heard, but it caused me to sit up and listen close. Then I heard it again. This time a little closer than the first. My […]
Lazily waking up to birds singing outside our window. I step onto the not quite cool tile floor and open our villa door. The sun sparkles off of the pool just steps from our porch. We stumble down the stone path to the communal kitchen. The last cup of coffee was taken by the guy […]
When we booked this trip, we had to do it as cheap as possible. And we are OK with that. We have learned that if you always wait till you have “enough” money or till the time is perfect to do something you love, then other things take priority. We have also learned that traveling […]
After getting our daughter off to school, we made it a priority to still get to the gym for one last weight workout before our vacation. I ran a quick 2.5 miles on the elliptical, completed a weight routine, showered, and finished packing. Sean had a few business loose ends to tie up, then we […]
Today I am packing for a 9 day trip to Costa Rica. Keeping our costs as low as possible for this trip, as it is not really in the budget, but it is time to celebrate 25 years of marriage. What better way than the two of us going to our favorite place on earth. […]
Last month I went to Iceland with my dad. We had traveled quite a bit together when I was growing up. This was our first time traveling out of the country together in 25 years. After a five hour too hot and semi-restless fully booked flight, we arrived in the darkness to the airport just outside […]
After 24 years, you would think that planning a surprise getaway would next to impossible. He did it anyways, and completely surprised me. It took whole team of accomplices to make it happen. Our girls packed a bag for me and did a pretty good job, making sure my makeup bag and hair products and […]