April 8, 2020
“¿Hablas español?” the van driver inquired on our way to the Monteverde area of Costa Rica: Do you speak Spanish? “No. Lo siento. Muy poco”, I replied: No. I’m sorry. Very little. “Ah, I am the one that is sorry”,… Continue Reading…
Embrace local. Explore often.
April 8, 2020
“¿Hablas español?” the van driver inquired on our way to the Monteverde area of Costa Rica: Do you speak Spanish? “No. Lo siento. Muy poco”, I replied: No. I’m sorry. Very little. “Ah, I am the one that is sorry”,… Continue Reading…
March 28, 2020
Trying to decide which cloud forest to visit in the Monteverde area of Costa Rica? Read on for why I recommend the Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve.
The fastest way to learn all the ways a rain forest is out-to-get naive tourists? Take a guided night walk in the Monteverde area during your visit to Costa Rica.
March 27, 2020
“Where are you? Come on…”, David mutters as he spins in circles. “I hear you. WHERE are you?!” With a low whoop, our guide plants his spotting scope to point at the three-wattled bellbird and waves us over. “Look quickly… Continue Reading…
February 21, 2020
Want to see and hear a variety of Costa Rican frogs and toads without traipsing through the jungle?
Bats. Bats. And more bats. That is the magic of the Bat Jungle in Santa Elena, Costa Rica.