Costa Rica Beaches: First Discovered by Columbus And Now You

Costa Rica is one of the most beautiful countries on the planet, world-famous for its beaches, tropical mountains, and volcanoes. Beaches in Costa Rica are unbeatable in their beauty. There are white, brown, and black sand beaches, coral beaches, and rugged boulder strewn beaches with magnificent surf, along two oceans.

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The Best Surf Spots in Australia

Surfers all over the planet think of Australia almost before any other destination on the planet when they imagine to themselves what their favorite surfing trip would take them. It’s quite simply that many of the best surf spots in the world are to be found Down Under, with the best that the oceans have to throw at surfers always waiting to be found. Other than certain areas where the waters are calm due to natural harbors and bays, etc., there is hardly a stretch of Australian beach that doesn’t offer wonderful surf conditions, which means that practically no matter where you are in the country you’ll end up making your trip more than worth the while.

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What to do today in Monteverde?

I awoke this morning at 6am at the Friends School in Monteverde. I volunteered last night to be the night watchman. After a series of local robberies we were forced to up the security of the schoolhouse in the evenings. I had breakfast at Stellas bakery this morning, after being attacked by a dog. Both the caffeine and the adrenaline rush got me off to a perky start.

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Flyin’ High Through the Cloud Forest

Yesterday while on the bus I met an interesting man. You know the feeling you get when it seems the universe is sending you a sign? I feel certain that he was put on my path to send me on a wild adventure. We were traveling from San Jose to the Monteverde Cloud Forest. I had gotten on the bus at the Alajuela Bus Central. The bus was filled to the rim.

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Our family’s Vacation in Costa Rica

Just last month, my family and I embarked on the vacation of the decade. Sometime ago we had been seen a television special on the pristine little country and since then, have been able to consider little else. We are a family who enjoys exploring the outdoors together so it seemed an obvious choice.

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A Weekend in the Cloud Forest

Its 8:20 am on a Saturday in Monteverde. The farmers market is already in full swing. I would normally be one of the first ones there to get first pick of all the organic produce available. The kids run wild there and my boy loves it. I decided to stay in this morning and drink coffee and make a little journal entry. Later, at 10am, there is a yoga class Ill probably go to, and at 11:30 some friends are getting together to play Ultimate Frisbee.

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