Arenal Archives

Family Adventure: River Drift in Costa Rica

Posted on September 1, 2016
by Aimee

There are so many adventures from our travels over the past year that I feel like I haven't even been able to get to just because life moves so fast. One of them is the River Drift we did in Costa Rica right after ziplining near the…

10 Days of Vacation in Costa Rica

Posted on October 15, 2015
by Aimee

We just got back from Costa Rica! It was my second time, and the first for my boys. I had gone last year for a conference, and was able to do some excursions, but I was determined that this trip would be all about family…

Costa Rica Hot Springs at Tabacon Resort

Posted on December 5, 2014
by Aimee

When I attended ROAR Retreat recently, I stayed an extra few days with my friend, client and co-organizer of the conference Andrea. I thought we were going actually work, but she had other plans. She insisted there is no way I could visit Costa Rica…

The Flowers & Plants of Costa Rica

Posted on November 4, 2014
by Aimee

We have our first real touch of cold here in Colorado, which - let's face it, compared to other parts of the world, is not that cold... but when you have recently been to the rainforest, it sure feels cold. One of the things that…

Canopy Ziplining in Arenal, Costa Rica (video)

Posted on October 12, 2014
by Aimee

When we decided to visit the Guanacaste rainforest region of Costa Rica, pretty much the only thing I wanted to do was zipline. My best friend Danielle has been several times before and she speaks of the region with such reverence; I knew I needed…

Costa Rica Waterfall (Animated GIF)

Posted on October 7, 2014
by Aimee

Getting back into the swing of things after being in Costa Rica for 10 days is hard. Overwhelming. Which is why I took some time this afternoon to browse through my thousands of photos from our visit to Tabacon Hot Springs and in a huge effort to relieve the experience, I created an animated GIF of my friends getting pummeled by a waterfall of volcano water. Left to right are Kim Tracy Prince, Andrea Fellman and Romy Schorr. Good sports all three, and great travel buddies.