The plan for Day 6 was to head into Manzanillo rainforest (Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Gandoca-Manzanillo) with a local guide, so we did just that. We were picked up at the Banana Azul at 7am (5am for you pacific time people) and headed into Puerto Viejo to pick up our guide Ricky and continue on to Manzanillo. The park spans from Manzanillo south down to the Panama boarder encompassing 5,013 … Continue Reading »
Day 5 of our stay at Puerto Viejo was not as grueling as our trek up the beach into Cahuita, but it was just as interesting if not a little bit more. Even though today is Day 6 here in Puerto Viejo, I did not have time to work on a post for Day 5 as it was pretty busy. We first caught a Taxi from the Banana Azul into Puerto … Continue Reading »
Day 4 here in Costa Rica has proven to be adventurous. We took a suggestion from the Lonely Planet Guide for Costa Rica and traveled roughly 10Km along the beach up towards Cahuita (Parque Nacional Cahuita). Parque Nacional Cahuita at just 1067 hectares and is one of the more frequently visited national parks in Costa Rica. Primarily made up of Coconut Palms and Sea Grapes, it also includes a swampy area … Continue Reading »
Day 3's weather was good,well if you consider high 20's with some cloud good weather. The humidity is pretty high but I'm slowly getting used to it. I think Robyn is fine with the humidity and if it gets too hot out we just go for a swim in the ocean. I know in the previous post I mentioned I would try and get photos of the town of Puerto Viejo, … Continue Reading »
Today is technically Day 3 of our Costa Rica trip, but since I finally have access to some wireless internet I can finally put up a blog post. I've decided that the first two days will be combined. Day 1 We started out day fairly early as our flight down to Phoenix Arizona was to leave at 7:44am. Once arriving at YVR we checked in and arrived at Security. Robyn unfortunately had … Continue Reading »
Well one thing that never surprises me is how busy the Christmas Holidays is for me. There are social things always happening throughout the month of December, there are 3 birthdays in just my family alone. Then of course there is Christmas dinners and New Year's. This Christmas holiday is a bit different than other ones and both Robyn and myself are getting excited about it. Why are we excited? Well … Continue Reading »
November 26th marks the day that Blackcomb Mountain opens to the public. With more than a base of 200 cm for the opening, it was definitely a busy place. I was invited up to Whistler/Blackcomb to attend the 1st #whistlertweeup, a get-together of Whistler locals who are part of the ever growing Twitter scene and of course who enjoy the snow. Though before I get into more about the actual tweetup, … Continue Reading »
It is nice that we only live roughly 2 hours away from Whistler, BC by car but those times where we want to stay a day or two we're always looking out for a great accommodation. The price has to be pretty good too as it can get quite expensive staying a night or more in Whistler. A quick look over the Whistler/Blackcomb website provided us with Last Minute Deals. … Continue Reading »
Most people I know have heard of the reality television show Hell's Kitchen, right? Who doesn't love watching Chef Gordon Ramsey throw hissy fits if the beef wellington is under cooked? Well this season's of Hell's Kitchen, the winning chef will get their spot at the fine dinning restaurant Araxi up in Whistler, BC. Yes, the same Whistler that is home to the 2010 Winter Olympic games, also the same … Continue Reading »
This might be a relatively late post, but I thought it would be fun to go through some of the photos I took while I was down in San Diego on business in 2008. Not only was it the first time being in San Diego, it was also the first time traveling solo. I picked Sea World as a place I wanted to visit when my plane landed, it was … Continue Reading »