Have a drink and relax by the sea, listen to reggae music, watch the sunset.
Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica, originalmente cargada por bordenphoto.
Title: Redemption Song
Artist/Group: Bob Marley
Posted in COSTA RICA - Puerto Viejo, tagged chic, puerto viejo, slow travel, style, sunset, the touch on June 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Have a drink and relax by the sea, listen to reggae music, watch the sunset.
Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica, originalmente cargada por bordenphoto.
Title: Redemption Song
Artist/Group: Bob Marley
Posted in COSTA RICA - Puerto Viejo, tagged chic, costa rica, pacuare, puerto viejo, rapids, sightseeing, slow travel, style, the view, white water rafting on April 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This probably was by far the most hilarious part of our trip. We were staying at the Costa Rica Marriot in San Jose and made reservations for a one day Class IV white water rafting the Pacuare River. The people of Aventuras Naturales picked up us at the hotel early in the morning and after [...]
Posted in COSTA RICA - Puerto Viejo, tagged caribbean beaches, costa rica, eco lodge, killer wave, puerto viejo, punta mona, punta uva, salsa brava, sightseeing, surf, the view, trekking on April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One night after dinner I noticed that the boys, always looking for the latest news about waves, winds and swell, were listening carefully to a young man sitting not far from us. As we knew later, he was a reporter working for a Surf Magazine, who was waiting for the exact moment in which the [...]
Posted in COSTA RICA - Puerto Viejo, tagged beaches, bocas del toro, cahuita, chic, funky village, manzanillo, puerto viejo, punta mona, punta uva, sightseeing, slow travel, style, surfers, the view, tiny village charm on April 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Nowadays Latinos and African residents blend with young surfers, European expats and visitors from all over the world. Rasta culture, sounds of reggae and calypso come alive in this charming tiny village. But it wasn’t always the same. An Afro Caribbean community, mainly Jamaicans, settled along the coast by 1800, founding the villages of Puerto [...]
Posted in COSTA RICA - Puerto Viejo, tagged eating, food, gallo pinto, puerto viejo, slowtravel, sodas, style, taste and smell on April 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A path through the jungle led us to the open air dining room of the “Shawandha”, under a huge palm roof and decorated in a Balinese – Tahitian style, where we really enjoyed our breakfasts and relaxing cocktail hours. The menu offers fusion cuisine, blending French recipes with tropical flavors, which happens to be a [...]
Posted in COSTA RICA - Puerto Viejo, tagged arriving, COSTA RICA - Puerto Viejo, family travel, puerto limon, puerto viejo, slowtravel, surf on March 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
PUERTO VIEJO – COSTA RICA
This was a family – surf – trip. This means, kids surf – parents suffer. We arrived Miami Airport early enough to check in on time, pay a short visit to the free-shop and wait till take off. We were supposed to arrive to San Jose, Costa Rica, at 3 p.m., for [...]