Well, the plan is up in the air again. And I don't mean we are going to fly instead of drive. Although...maybe we are going to fly instead of drive. Our whole idea of using a family wedding as a touchstone to a Canadian/East Coast road trip may be kaflooey. I hate it when reality …
You may have noticed (for our few loyal readers--thank you) that we didn't write anything last week. We intended to and as much as we like thinking and talking about travel, there are times when it just falls to the bottom of the list. (Shocking, I know.) Those times are now: school year ending (phew!) …
Usually I am writing about my decisions or my future decisions about travel or how we decide what we're going to do and where we're going to do it, but much of my next trip will not be up to me. I did decide to go to Oakland, Calif., to see a very dear friend …
After our night at El Toledo Coffee Farm, we headed to Karl's suggested spot: Hotel Costa Verde. We loved it there, it's beautiful and the views are spectacular, but we--of course--did have some quibbles. We loved the fact that there was an adults-only building and swimming pool. Nothing wrong with kids, but I don't really …
We said goodbye to our gracious hosts, Karl and Guiselle, and headed back around the lake to La Fortuna. We wanted to hike the old lava flows that remain from the Arenal Volcano. Somehow, we passed by our original target (the Costa Ricans haven't quite gotten the hang of giant signs and billboards with arrows …
We're a couple of days behind on the blog, but it's tough settling down to write in paradise. So pretend it's still Wednesday. On that day, we took a tour of Manuel Antonio National Park. We weren't planning to do a tour, but because we booked all our other tours through Iguana Tours, they threw …
Yesterday, we had our first water adventure: white water rafting. We thought we were getting class V rapids but the trip we were on only had class II and III. I'm still not sure we got the tour we originally booked (or thought we booked); nevertheless, we had a blast. We took a bus ride …
But if you do, you really can get another one in one day--at least I know you can if you're within driving distance of Chicago. Tuesday: Yes, Tuesday night I realized my passport wasn't in it's usual spot. We are leaving this morning (Saturday) for Costa Rica, as you probably know. I hunted and hunted. …
Sometimes when you can't get away and the weather is just yucky (if you read this blog, you may have gotten an inkling that the weather in Chicago SUCKS!), you have to pretend to go away by experiencing a different culture at home. To that end, Steven and I went to one of the best …
Who doesn't love their dog? Rosie has been part of the family for 9 of her 10 years. She's a little (little is not a word we should be using with Rosie - in any context) crazy in a German shepherd way, but she's loyal and she gets me out of the house even when it …
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