If you are looking for an amazing affordable place to stay in Cost Rica, the Arenal Observatory Lodge is a place we’ve been twice and we we totally fell in love with it each time. The first time we went it was years ago when Arenal still roared through the night with explosions. We were […]
Read MoreYears ago, my pregnant self would never have imagined anyone would ever be able say to my kids “so you know how to collect eggs?” and have them answer “yes!” but something about having two boys who love adventure changed everything. Thanks to Farmer Jayne at Kelsey Creek Farm in Bellevue (two years ago we […]
Read MoreEver since the Theo Chocolate Factory moved a twenty minute walk from our house in our old neighborhood, I’ve been dying to see where chocolate comes from. We went on many tours and each time the guide told us about cocoa pods and how they would just hang off trees and how the insides were […]
Read MoreI told the hubby when we booked our trip to Costa Rica, that we wouldn’t go zip-lining with the kids. I even remember saying, “Whatever we do, we are NOT going zip-lining!!!” I was worried that it would be dangerous, that they were too young; that I would get stuck somewhere on a line in […]
Read MoreI don’t know why I showed the kids this video on youtube but I did and then going on the Monteverde Rain Forest train became a must do on the duo’s Costa Rica adventure list. I couldn’t find much information on what this tour would be like and after taking the guys on trains all […]
Read MoreWhere do I begin to tell you about the most amazing, magical and enlightening place I’ve ever traveled to? The Toucan Rescue Ranch in San Isidro, Costa Rica is a place I want to go back to every year to watch as it grows. Leslie and Jorge, the owners of the ranch, are doing an […]
Read MoreTrip planning is a joint decision in this household and one my husband and I make together. When I first started my “I want to visit Costa Rica” trip campaign to the hubby I reminded him of how wonderful a time we had when we went pre-kids and I told him that it would be […]
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