Costa Rica Travel and Vacation

The holidays are over, it’s January again already, and you’re dreading spending another semester break back in your hometown. Instead of wasting your days just waiting for your free time to come to an end, why not spend some fun-filled days or weeks in Costa Rica? Bring your best girlfriends or your best guy friends, or a mix of both, and escape to one of today’s hottest vacation destinations. Costa Rica is the perfect place for a spontaneous quick getaway or a longer stay during your month off. Take an easy and reasonably priced flight from your local airport and arrive at any of the country’s two international hubs-San Jose or Liberia. With a well-architected infrastructure, it’s easy to get yourself around once you arrive. Take quick flights within the country to reach your favorite places as soon as possible; rent a car and have the freedom to get up and go any time; or use the highly reliable bus system that reaches all corners of the country. Costa Rica is the safest nation in Central America, and you’ll find that the local people are friendly and accommodating, always reaching out to help new visitors and make new friends. You and your buddies can spend days relaxing at the beach, warming up in Costa Rica’s many hot spring spots, or a hanging out at the spa and pool. Sign up for group surf lessons and learn how to ride the waves, or maybe try out kayaking or windsurfing. Although Costa Rica is well-known for its gorgeous, seemingly endless miles of coastlines, there’s more to the country than fun in the sun. Its rainforests, exotic wildlife, and outdoor adventures provide hours of entertainment. Protected lands and national parks are a big draw for ecotourism. You and your friends can see monkeys and toucans in their natural environments, or experience your first active volcano up close at the rim. On a hike through the cloud and rainforests, a guide can teach you the names of all the indigenous vibrant flowers and vegetation. Need to fit in some hard-core studious hours during your stay? No problem-there are a wide variety of educational and cultural-enriching opportunities to be had throughout Costa Rica as well. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced Spanish classes are offered all over the country. You can enroll in classes for a few days or weeks at a time. If you want an even more fulfilling cultural immersion, opt for a homestay while in Costa Rica. Most Spanish schools can arrange for you to live with a local family who only speaks Spanish. This way you can get in even more language-speaking time and you can learn about the culture first hand. If science is more your thing, you can study the tropical ecosystems and conservation efforts of Costa Rica not just in the classroom but directly in the field. You’ll have the exciting opportunity to connect the literature from your course readings with your own field observations. Rainforest and marine courses and primate behavior courses are also popular and taught by experts in those areas. So get off the couch, grab a group of friends, pack your bags, and take a break in Costa Rica.

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Family Vacation – Costa Rica 2006

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Gulf vacationers wait last-minute or go elsewhere
George Govignon and his family usually vacation each summer on the Gulf, “somewhere between Destin and Panama City” in Florida. But this year, Govignon, his wife, two kids and in-laws are heading to Myrtle Beach, S.C. “The biggest thing was fear of tar balls,”… Florida – United States – Myrtle Beach South Carolina – South Carolina – Panama City Florida

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Vacation Costa Rica

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The Coastal Experiences takes runners and outdoor enthusiasts on an adventure through Costa Rica’s Wildernes

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Fun and vacation

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If you’re like me, you like to travel to South America and you like to surf. Also, if you’re like me, you’re a terrible surfer and need a Costa Rica surf camp, like the one at La Escuela del Sol. This Costa Rica surf camp is located in Montezuma, Costa Rica and offers a lot of the usual things you’d expect. Surfing (duh), sitting on the beach (my fave), and also yoga. The yoga part is a nice way for you to relax and distress from after the embarrassment of face planting in the shallows all day. Lucky for you, at La Escuela del Sol you classes including surfing, yoga, fire dancing, and Spanish so learn how to say “Yes, I did ride some gnarly waves at a Costa Rican surf camp brah!” Students at this Costa Rica surf camp can take any one or two courses per week with programs going anywhere from 1to 4 weeks. Everyone goes on a waterfall hike and a turtle egg laying tour (in season). Two, three and four week students are also offered a zip line canopy tour or a horseback riding tour. College credit is available. Seriously, college credit for going to a Costa Rica Surf Camp! Why didn’t I have this in college? Visitors stay at the small, family-owned hotel, La Cascada, built into the jungle, next to an awesome waterfall and across road from the ocean. The open air yoga studio and restaurant are gorgeous and sitting in a hammock on the beautiful beaches is a nice way to unwind after a day of surf. And you can get some real feeling for the country by exploring Montezuma, which has a lot of personality for a small town. So what are you waiting for? The Costa Rica surf camp is not going to come to you!

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Spirit cancels some flights in anticipation of possible strike
document.write (” “); As a midnight strike deadline looms, Spirit Airlines and its pilots have less than 24 hours to avoid a showdown that would have scant impact on most of the nation’s travelers, but could take a severe toll on Broward County.

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Just a little excitement in Manuel Antonio Costa Rica. I took this right out side my hotel room. Turn up your speakers and watch the monkey on the limb to the right of the screen.

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Spa vacations on the cheap
It’s possible to get pampered for less by taking advantage of special discounts and off-peak deals.

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