Costa Rica Trip
Costa Rica has been a potential destination for my wife and my travels but had never pulled the trigger. My brother and sister-in-law have made multiple trips, other friends have…
The Museum of Jade
In Spanish Museo del Jade, its more formal Museo del Jade y de la Cultura Precolombina (Museum of Jade and Pre-Columbian Culture) better describes its mission. Even my Costa Rican…
National Museum of Costa Rica
Plaque commemorating the founding of the museum The Museo Nacional de Costa Rica, is, as you would rightly expect, is the national museum of Costa Rica located in the capital San…
Random Learnings #37
Costa Rica celebrates Mother's Day in August, not the most-oft chosen month May. From the National Museum of Costa Rica web site: Even within May the date Mother's Day is…
National Theater of Costa Rica
The Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica in central San José, Costa Rica (adjacent to the Plaza de la Cultura and our hotel) is considered a national treasure and architectural gem:…
Museum of Costa Rican Art
Known in Spanish as Museo De Arte Costarricense, the Museum of Costa Rican Art is housed in the former international airport terminal located in Parque Metropolitano La Sabana in San…
La Fortuna Waterfall
La Fortuna Waterfall is a Costa Rica tourist site located approximately 18 miles/30km east of Lake Arenal in the Parque Nacional Volcán Arenal, one of many things to do in…
Playa Avellanas
Playa Avellanas is a excellent beach located on Costa Rica's Pacific coast. The sandy beaches provides for pleasant walks both north and south as the waves wash over your feet.…
Mikado Natural Lodge
Mikado Natural Lodge is a small, private resort located near the top of a large hill (mountain?), outside of Pinilla, Costa Rica, a hidden oasis arrived at after driving through…
Meandering Thoughts #28
It's inevitable that plane travel includes overhearing neighboring conversations how hard you try to ignore them....at least until you switch on your noise canceling headphones! Most are mundane, innocuous, unimportant,…