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Learn abroad- travel to Costa Rica for an adventure vacation

admin — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 02:31:42 +0000

If you are planning an exciting vacation, travel to Costa Rica for the best fun under the sun. Take courses in languages, and other activities taught by English-speaking instructors. Learn something new and have a great time on your vacation. There are a lot of things to see and do in Costa Rica. The beautiful beaches offer some great activities including water skiing, scuba diving, and turtle watching. Costa Rica has some of the rarest wildlife on earth. Travel to Costa Rica is simple and uncomplicated; you do not need a travel visa if staying less than 90 days. Most travel agencies have discount travel packages to meet every budget. Grab a board and go surfing, or sign up for lessons to get you riding the waves like an expert. There are many points in Montezuma that have great waves. Soft sandy beach areas with almost no rocks make this a great surf spot. Spanish is the native language of Costa Rica. In fact, the name Costa Rica means “rich coast” in Spanish. English and Spanish are spoken in the widely public areas used by tourists and visitors. Hotels and restaurants and other businesses are also bilingual. While in Costa Rica, why not spend some of your vacation time learning a new language or getting your scuba certification. There are some great places to dive in Costa Rica if you are already an experienced diver. For example: Montezuma is home to many volcanic and coral reef formations. Dive sites are abundant near the coast, including Tortuga Island (the Spanish word for Turtle) Aquarius, and Franklin Chang( the site of a shipwreck). Learning Spanish in Costa Rica is ideal as it will give you the real world experience of speaking a second language. Not only will you learn to speak Spanish in the classroom but you can use what you have learned right away. The best way to learn a new language is to be around native speakers of the language to hear the correct pronunciation. Enrich your vacation by taking classes in a native setting. Break away from the usual classroom experience by learning in a beautiful island paradise. La Escuela Del Sol in Montezuma, Costa Rica, offers classes in Scuba Diving, Spanish language, Yoga and Poi. Get scuba certified in 2 weeks and dive to some of the most beautiful places in the area. Swim with the fish, dolphins and manta rays. Most classes are completed in 2-4 weeks and food and lodging are included. Many people who travel to Costa Rica love it so much that they return year after year. Great activities to get into: Biking Snorkeling Kayaking Dolphin Watching Visit the Turtle Conservation Project Montezuma Waterfall Hike Horseback Riding on the Beach to El Chorro Waterfalls Scuba Diving at Isla Tortuga Deep Sea Fishing Hike to Cabo Blanco National Park

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Before You Travel to Beautiful Costa Rica

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:32:24 +0000

Looking for a tropical beach side cottage to spend your vacation or honeymoon? Online companies offer romantic honeymoon getaways with beaches that stretch for miles, jungle rivers for rafting and kayaking, and spectacular cloud and rain forests with opportunities for bird watching and hiking. Having just returned from Costa Rica myself, I would like to offer some practical advice that you probably won’t find in the guide books. When we planned our trip, we assumed that most people in Costa Rica would understand English fairly well. At several hotels, the front desk clerks spoke practically no English. The same goes for bus drivers. The staff at the Costa Rica Car Rental agency spoke the best English. They were able to give us directions to Sarchi, known throughout Costa Rica for its intricate arts and crafts. Prepare yourself by learning key phrases such as “Donde está el banco” (Where is the bank), “Estoy buscando un restaurante” (I am looking for a restaurant), and “Donde está el cuarto de baño” (Where is the bathroom). The Pan American Highway runs through Costa Rica and is a reliable, well-paved road. However, many side roads in Costa Rica are very bad and full of deep potholes. I guarantee that you have never seen a pothole in your life like the ones in Costa Rica. I recommend that when you rent a car, take out the full coverage (usually an additional $20 per day on top of the regular fee). When you take the side roads, you need to allow more time to reach your destination. In some cases you may be only going 20-25 miles per hour. Colones are the national currency and are very easy to translate into American dollars. If an item says 5,000 colones, just drop the 3 zeros and multiply the other number by 2. In other words, 5,000 colones is equal to 10 American dollars. If you need to convert other currency into colones, you can do that with an online currency converter. The rainy season in Costa Rica runs from May through December, but don’t let that stop you. Hotels are cheaper and there is less traffic and fewer people in the restaurants. Many times you will find that you are the ONLY people in the restaurant. My husband and I traveled in September, and experienced rain on only a few days of our trip. It would rain heavily for about one hour and then stop completely. We would spend the time indoors having a lovely Costa Rican lunch, and by the time we finished our gallon pinto, the rain was gone. Bring a good camera and lots of film. Because of the rain, you will see some of the most beautiful exotic plants and over thirteen hundred species of orchids. The size and rumbling of the Poas Volcano will take your breath away. Waterfalls, like those near La Fortuna, are located off of the side roads, so drive slowly and allow more time. Even in the cities, you will want to photograph the brightly colored houses and ornate wrought iron that covers all the windows and patios in beautiful Costa Rica.

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Get Off your Bum With Adventure Travel

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:32:44 +0000

Of late, regular travel has become predictable and boring. With falling airfares and the resulting increase of package tours becoming the most common way of vacationing, traveling has become uninspiring and monotonous.

That feeling of adventure that traveling is supposed to evoke has become jaded. This is what has given rise to a new form of travel these days – Adventure Travel! Adventure travel is not only popular with the adrenaline filled youth, but is increasingly being taken up by people of older generations too, because of greater fitness, health, leisure time and economic prosperity.

There really is very little else in the world that can be more thrilling than adventure travel, because it primarily involves risk taking. When you get out there, you finally start experiencing life at its edgiest – which is part of its excitement. It is not hard to figure out why.

Adventure travel usually takes us into close proximity with Mother Nature at her rawest best. It also often introduces us to new peoples and cultures, thus broadening our perspective about the world we live in.

For those who really are into hardcore adventure travel at its adrenaline pumping best, there are many options, such as scaling the fourteen thousand feet craggy mountains of Colorado or the even loftier snow-capped peaks of the Himalayan range, bicycling along the route of Tour de France, or trying out a new heart-rate pumping adventure sport like white water rafting in treacherous, rolling icy waters.

You may choose to try parasailing into the updrafts from vertiginous cliffs, bungee jump off precarious toe-holds, or ski down hair-raisingly steep mountain sides. If it is thrills you are looking for, there is no dearth of them.

However, not all adventure travel need comprise of spine-tingling feats, defying death. For the gentler bent of mind, there are trips you can take which can be equally exciting and stimulating, without much danger involved in them.

For example, you could float up above the African veld in a hot air balloon to watch lions stalking their prey below, or take a walking tour of the ancient Angkor Wat temple smothered in the Cambodian jungles, or hike through the forest trails in the Amazonian jungles experiencing the exotic wild life there like the Caymans snoozing on the banks of the rivers or the brightly hued parrots squawking in the canopy of branches overhead.

Some of the other adventure travel sites include eco-trekking through the rain forests of the Caribbean in order to get up close to the insects, birds and animals that inhabit it. You could take camping trips to various exotic locales still off the tourist map and learn about the local people – their food habits, costumes, language and culture by actually interrelating with them.

Or perhaps you would like something more solitary and gentle. If so, there are still unspoiled beaches that are virtually deserted and exist for you to immerse yourself in the sun-splashed splendor of yellow sands and azure seas.

Or, if you want something a little livelier, how about surfing off the coast of Costa Rica? All of these provide a way of being a part of adventure travel, without it getting too hazardous.

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Single-Parent Travel: More Resorts Drop Supplement Fee

admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:32:38 +0000

Single-Parent Travel: More Resorts Drop Supplement Fee
It used to be that parents always got slammed with single-supplement surcharges if they weren’t traveling with a partner. But more resorts are cutting deals as a beleaguered industry tries to drum up business

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ORO Travel Offers an Exclusive Experience at the Famed ‘Morgan’s Rock Resort’ in Nicaragua

admin — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 02:34:40 +0000

ORO Travel Offers an Exclusive Experience at the Famed ‘Morgan’s Rock Resort’ in Nicaragua
Nestled between Costa Rica and Honduras lies a hidden gem â Nicaragua.Â A country full of wonder, warm seas, tropical forests, a plethora of flora and fauna, colonial towns and home to one of the largest lakes in Latin America.Â Amidst all of this beauty on the Pacific coast on a 2000-hectare property and a natural reserve sits Morgan’s Rock, a member of the Rainforest Alliance and a leader in …

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Gulf Travel: Sunny with a chance of tar balls? Some vacationers cancel trip to Gulf

admin — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 02:33:52 +0000

Gulf Travel: Sunny with a chance of tar balls? Some vacationers cancel trip to Gulf
George Govignon and his family usually vacation each summer on the Gulf, “somewhere between Destin and Panama City” in Florida.

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Traveling to Costa Rica – Cheap Travel is at Hand

admin — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:33:02 +0000

For your next trip to Costa Rica, cheap travel is a way to help you save money. You can save on flights and travel around the country, but you do have to search for deals. One of the ways that you can get cheap flights is to search online at discount travel sites. If your dates are flexible, then you have a better chance of getting deals than in your dates are set ins tone. Travel during the off-season, for example, is much cheaper than if you want to visit Costa Rica during the peak tourist season from December to April.

If you only have a certain time during the year when you can travel, or if you want to escape the cold winter weather of the North, then you can still find deals that will save you money. There are numerous sites that allow you to enter the dates on which you want to travel and will search through several airlines to get you the cheapest price. You can choose the times of your flights if you wish, but it is best to choose flexible times. this is because the cheapest flights are often late at night or early in the morning when most people do not want to fly.

One of the cheapest ways to get a vacation to Costa Rica is to choose an all-inclusive package. You can do this online or through a travel agency. The all-inclusive vacation includes your flight, accommodations, meals and travel to and from the airport to the hotel or resort you choose. Many resorts in Costa Rica partner with airlines and travel agencies to offer this kind of deal to their future guests.

Choosing a vacation package them is also a way of saving money on your travel to Costa Rica. All the activities that you want to engage in will be included in such a package along with your flight and accommodation. Some of the sites that offer this kind of vacation package deal will allow you to customize your vacation. You have everything paid for in advance when you choose an all-inclusive or vacation package, so you don’t have to keep checking your money when you are there to make sure you will have enough for everything you want to do.

There are discounts available that you should be aware of when you book your flight so you can take advantage of the cheapest possible prices. For example, there are discounts for seniors and students and if you are a member of an exclusive club, you may get a cheaper price by booking through a club. F you plan to travel as part of a group, a cheap option is to charter a plane to take you to Costa Rica. Chartered planes may seem expensive at first glance, but they charge by the hour and will give you an amount that the flight will cost. Check to see how may seats the plane has and if you have enough friends to go with you, you can all share the cost equally. One added advantage to this is that you won’t have to line up in the airport, nor will you have to endure delays in the flight.

How to Enjoy the Wonders of Costa Rica as Contained in Costa Rica Travel Packages

admin — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:29:15 +0000

For the various people who love traveling to different countries for their holidays there are many places that you can go. For an exotic trip where you can see a variety of sights you may wish to visit Costa Rica. The best way to find out different Costa Rican holiday ideas is to look at the many Costa Rica travel packages which are available.

From these Costa Rica travel packages you can plan your holiday itinerary. As you look at these travel packages you will find that you can choose from cultural tours which will allow you to see the many wonders of Costa Rica. You could even look forward to having an adventure trip to one of the tropical rainforests.

As there are many things to do and see while you are in Costa Rica arranging your travel plans with one of the Costa Rica travel packages is a sensible option. Since you have a wide choice of Costa Rica travel packages to choose from you may want to take some time looking at these. When you are looking at the different plans make sure that you see if there are links that will provide you with information about the current rate of exchange in Costa Rica.

Additionally you may wish to see what the general weather conditions are going to be like for the area where you wish to have your vacation. Having looked at these details you may need to see what sort of travel options you will be provided with. The price range of the different Costa Rica travel packages that you look at should also be clearly displayed.

Once you know the various travel details for different Costa Rica travel packages you can then start looking for the package that will provide you with the holiday that you want. One of the items that you will need to know is what the weather will be like where you are going to be vacationing. This will be of help when you are getting your clothes and other items ready for the holiday.

The different Costa Rica travel packages that you can see will come in both the normal economic style and that of luxury packages. With both of these travel packages you can see about organizing a custom travel plan. This plan may at times exclude certain areas of interest as you have a certain period of time to see and enjoy yourself in Costa Rica before you have to leave.

Regardless of these items when you look at the many different Costa Rica travel packages you will see that you can have lots of fun getting to know Costa Rica. The travel package that you choose to book for your vacation to Costa Rica will allow you to see the many wonders of this wonderful country. At the end of your holiday you will most likely be making plans to come back to visit the wonder that is Costa Rica.

UTEP students travel overseas to learn

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:31:06 +0000

UTEP students travel overseas to learn
By: By Anoushka Valodya Several UTEP students are traveling to Latin America and Central America this summer to do research on health issues….