Places
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New England Fall Foliage Trip Day One: Arrival in Boston
Our 4:00 wake-up time this morning felt more worth it when we were able to get seats on an earlier flight from Atlanta to Boston, landing at Logan International Airport at 1:40 p.m.…
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Traveling to Costa Rica Post Covid – Before You Go
We were thrilled to discover that a trip to Costa Rica was still possible in the fledgling post-Covid world, but I will admit that there were a number of additional requirements that made…
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Sloth Sighting at Manuel Antonio National Park
The morning commenced with a trip to 6 Sigma Laboratories in Quepos for the newly required Covid testing. We had initially tried scheduling an appointment at Hospital Metropolitano, but they were booked two…
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Of Covid, Capuchins, and Canopy Tours
One of the less enjoyable elements of traveling these days is navigating all the Covid requirements – both for the country you’re traveling to and the one to which you are returning. The…
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Saturdays are for Surfing!
Saturday morning in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica dawned sunny and warm…and with the scampering of neighborhood monkeys. The boys wanted to do some more surfing, so we hit the beach and secured our…
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Waterfall Sliding and Cliff Jumping in Costa Rica
Another day of stormy forecasts gave way instead to sunny skies, a perfect greeting to our day of adventure! We signed up for the full day Waterfall Tour with Paddle 9 and they…
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Beach Bumming in Manuel Antonio
Sure can’t beat waking up to this view in the morning. We love our Airbnb place perched on the hill overlooking the Pacific coast between Quepos and Manuel Antonio. We spent the bulk…
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Journey to Quepos, Costa Rica
When we asked Daniel where he wanted to go for his graduation trip the only criteria he gave was that it be somewhere with a beach. So when a deal for roundtrip tickets…
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Final Day in Key West
With most of our desired activities for the trip checked off the list, our final day was marked with a few leisurely meanderings. We walked around the corner to Ana’s Cuban Café, one…
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A Simple Sunday in Key West
Surprisingly, Key West is home to 65 churches (which is still only about 1/4 the number of bars on the island) but nevertheless a decent number. We attempted to attend the historic Cornish…
