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Costa Rica: Day 7-Tortuguero Canals and Banana Plantation

Costa Rica: Day 7-Tortuguero Canals and Banana Plantation

The day before we flew home from Costa Rica, we needed to travel from where we were staying on the Caribbean Coast (Puerto Viejo) back to the capital of San Jose, where the airport is located, which is roughly a five-hour drive through the mountains. We planned to catch our flight the next morning, after … Continue reading

Costa Rica: Day 6-Power Outage

Costa Rica: Day 6-Power Outage

Our final day at Banana Azul was a rainy one. On the day’s planned itinerary: relaxation. So it didn’t work out so shabby after all. We were very lucky and all the days leading up to this one were absolutely gorgeous – warm and sunny tropical perfection. We were up bright and early for macadamia … Continue reading

Costa Rica: Day 1-Our Stay at Banana Azul

Costa Rica: Day 1-Our Stay at Banana Azul

Hallo! I am back with more recap of my recent trip to Costa Rica. (Read the first part here.) Also I would like to share additional details about the hotel we stayed at, because it was amazing! The most popular region for tourism in Costa Rica seems to be the Pacific Coast, based on information … Continue reading

Getting to Costa Rica

Getting to Costa Rica

This past Saturday evening the huz and returned from our nine day trip to Costa Rica. And we absolutely loved it! Best vacay ever? Possibly. Getting there though? It was a bit of a b. Get up at 3:00 AM Fly: Detroit to Fort Lauderdale =  3 hours Layover: 1.5 hours Fly: Fort Lauderdale to … Continue reading

Weekend in Chicago–June 2014

Weekend in Chicago–June 2014

Heyyy heyyy! I wanted to pop in to share some pictures from this past weekend, spent in Chicago with my mom. Ladies’ weekend! We stayed in the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Streeterville, which served us well. While I’ve traveled to Chicago a number of times, this was my mom’s first visit to … Continue reading

Europe 2013: Day 8: Charming Český Krumlov

Europe 2013: Day 8: Charming Český Krumlov

I don’t know about you guys, but I have been experiencing some pretty heavy duty travel lust this week. As someone who truly dislikes winter, January is the hardest time of year for me. At least in December we have the holidays to look forward to. In February there is my birthday, Valentine’s Day, the … Continue reading

Europe 2013: Day 5, Part I-Vyšehrad

Europe 2013: Day 5, Part I-Vyšehrad

On our fifth day of our trip to the Czech Republic, we found ourselves with a free morning. Needing to be back in central Prague by early afternoon for the departure of our half-day excursion out of town, we thought a morning in Vyšehrad perfectly fit the bill. Prague has a fairly easy-to-use, well-connected metro … Continue reading