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Pura Vida in Costa Rica – Jaco & Playa Hermosa

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EXPLORING COSTA RICA WITH TWO YOUNG KIDS The objective for the last leg of our Costa Rican adventure was RELAXATION! Our time spent in the mountainous area around La Fortuna and the delightful rainforest around Quepos was packed full of excitement. We were having a blast! But after all that adventure, we were ready to slow things down and lounge in the sun on some gorgeous Costa Rican beaches! Pura Vida in Costa Rica – La Paz & Blue Falls Pura Vida in Costa Rica – La Fortuna Uno Pura Vida in Costa Rica – La Fortuna Dos Pura Vida… Continue reading

Pura Vida in Costa Rica – Quepos & Manuel Antonio

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EXPLORING COSTA RICA WITH TWO YOUNG KIDS We had already spent time in the Costa Rican mountains… a wonderful and busy four days in the rainforest. Now we were ready for the beach! Pura Vida in Costa Rica – La Paz & Blue Falls Pura Vida in Costa Rica – La Fortuna Uno Pura Vida in Costa Rica – La Fortuna Dos After leaving La Fortuna, eventually we reached the coast, and the Pacific Ocean stretched before us. We continued our drive down to Quepos, and by the time we arrived at the Costa Verde resort, it was full on… Continue reading

Pura Vida in Costa Rica – La Fortuna Dos

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EIGHT DAYS EXPLORING COSTA RICA WITH TWO YOUNG KIDS Our first full two days in Costa Rica had been magnificent! Full of activity and inspirational scenery. We were so excited to see what Costa Rica held in store for the rest of our trip. Pura Vida In Costa Rica – La Paz & Blue Falls Pura Vida in Costa Rica – La Fortuna Uno Day 3 The sun was peeking out between some clouds when we woke up the next morning, making for a beautiful sunrise. I don’t think I could ever get enough out of waking up to this… Continue reading

Pura Vida in Costa Rica – La Fortuna Uno

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Eight Days Exploring Costa Rica with Two Young Kids After an eventful day, visiting La Paz Waterfall Gardens and the Blue Falls, we completed our drive from San Jose to La Fortuna, ready to continue the adventure! Pura Vida in Costa Rica – La Paz & Blue Falls Our AirBnB was located just outside the town of La Fortuna, at the base of the Arenal Volcano. Arriving in the late afternoon, we drove through town on our way to the AirBnB. La Fortuna was a cute town that you could tell catered to a busy tourism industry. Lots of restaurants… Continue reading

Pura Vida in Costa Rica – La Paz & Blue Falls

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Eight Days of Costa Rica Adventures with Two Young Kids Our travel day to Costa Rica was super easy. We had a direct flight from Houston to San Jose and there was no time zone change. We landed in the late afternoon and took the hotel shuttle to our nearby hotel for the night. I guess we forgot to go over the details of our itinerary with the kids because they were supremely disappointed to not see any monkeys or volcanos on that first day. We will set expectations better on the next trip! We ate a quick dinner at… Continue reading

Living that Pura Vida in Costa Rica

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Eight Days of Costa Rica Adventures with Two Young Kids Rainforests, volcanos, monkeys, waterfalls, sloths, zip lines, parrots, beaches, suspended bridges, iguanas, hot springs… Costa Rica has an absolute riches of excitement for everyone. Halfway through 2021, with the Covid-19 vaccine rollout underway, the world seemed to be on its way to a new normal. International travel seemed like a possibility again. And so we started talking about a vacation over Thanksgiving break. (J was about to enter Kindergarten so now we are mostly tied to a school calendar for our adventures.) Costa Rica has been a destination at the… Continue reading