UPSIDE DOWN VIEW

By | 2018-04-15T18:19:31-04:00 August 26th, 2012|Categories: Tourism|Tags: , , , |


Costa Rica Cost Of Living Update: 10.9 ounces of cottage cheese— $5

When people visit Costa Rica, they immediately plan on zip-lining. My sister and her family are here for a couple weeks and this excursion is first on their list. My nieces can’t stop talking about it.

Zip-lining should be the country’s designated excursion. I’ll go as far as to say it should be printed on all Costa Rican flags and possibly their currency as well. When I sit and have coffee in Tamarindo, inevitably someone at a neighboring table is discussing all the fun they had while flying through the air on a cable. (more…)

OFF LINE IN COSTA RICA

By | 2018-04-15T18:19:35-04:00 November 12th, 2011|Categories: Tourism|Tags: , |

Costa Rica Cost Of Living Update: Cartagena Canopy Tour- $35/person (negotiated for a party of three)

My phone and internet line are still down. So I’m finding lots of things to do…fun things.

I’ve been zip-lining a few times in Costa Rica, and each ride feels thrilling. I believe these adventures help me stay out of a rut, and flying through the air attached to a cable is a great way to get out of your comfort zone. And don’t we all need those moments when we challenge ourselves and do something adventurous?

So it turns out being off-line is the best excuse to get on-line and zip through the jungle. Just make sure you don’t look down.

 

ZIP LINING AND PIT VIPERS

By | 2018-04-15T18:19:57-04:00 January 31st, 2011|Categories: Nature|Tags: , , |

Costa Rica Cost of Living Update:                  Zip Line Tour $45/person

People shouldn’t be nervous when zip lining in Costa Rica.  Many companies have you tethered to an additional cable making it extra safe while flying through the jungle.  It’s one of the highlights of traveling to Costa Rica, getting up close and personal to the monkeys and sloths that make their home so high in the canopy.

It turns out the real hazard was this little guy, an extremely venemous yellow viper hiding in the brush on the ground. Their venom affects both the cardiovascular and nervous system.  Besides the distinct possibility of death, here is a bucket list of all the groovy things that can happen if you are unlucky enough to get bit by one: pain, necrosis leading to amputation, vomiting, and the mac daddy of all ailments…severe diarrhea rendering you unconscious.  I don’t know about you but if the diarrhea is that bad I’d rather be sleeping while it’s happening.

I took this shot and quickened my pace through the rain forest.  Zip lining was fun but not getting bit by a viper was priceless.

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