¿No sabes dónde viajar con niños? Los parques temáticos son la apuesta fácil, pero también es muy útil llevarles a conocer sitios didácticos para que aprendan desde pequeñitos. ¡Lo van a agradecer! Cuando en la escuela les hablen de otras culturas o les muestren sitios históricos, les habrá ayudado mucho conocer los sitios de prrimera …
Hear four heartwarming travel stories we’ve heard over the years. If no. 2 doesn’t make you cry, you are probably a robot! 1. How a mother lost in travel chaos was found Cancelled. Cancelled. Cancelled, begins Agnes Mwangale’s tale of travel. It was 6pm on 15th April 2010 and she had just arrived at Toronto airport. …
We love the great outdoors: hiking, cycling, sailing and swimming, and in particular spotting rare wildlife. We’ve been lucky enough to swim with humpback whales in Tonga, walk among giant tortoises in the Galápagos and, most recently, to watch herds of elephants in Udawalawe National Park in Sri Lanka. Wildlife goes hand in hand with beautiful scenery …
Our trip to Costa Rica was a long time coming. Here’s why it was worth the wait I have a bit of a backstory when it comes to Costa Rica and it starts when I was nine years old. It was a perfectly ordinary morning that began with an assembly at my primary school in …
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We visit Monteverde Cloud Forest in Costa Rica and learn that despite its visible vibrancy, there’s more to it than meets the eye In some ways, Monteverde Cloud Forest in Costa Rica is its own worst enemy. This dark and dripping place teems with life. Strangler figs tower above the forest floor, their trunks as …
Withering heights: saving Monteverde Cloud Forest Leer más »
Santa Elena Cloud Forest was the highlight of our trip to Costa Rica. Here, we try to explain why If you Google ‘best things to do in Costa Rica’, it’s unlikely you’ll find Santa Elena Cloud Forest among the top results, which is strange given that it was the best part of our nine-day visit. …
Santa Elena Cloud Forest: a fairytale hike in Costa Rica Leer más »
With their sluggish limbs and camouflaged fur, sloths aren’t often easy to spot. We pinned our hopes on Manuel Antonio There were two animals we were keen to see on our National Geographic Expedition to Costa Rica: the red-eyed tree frog and the three-toed sloth. The first was surprisingly obliging and we took a decent …
Searching for sloths in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Leer más »
Canyoning in La Fortuna with its waterfall rappels and cavernous ‘falls’ proved to be Costa Rica’s biggest thrill of all Beneath the hulking slopes of Arenal Volcano in northwestern Costa Rica is the small town of La Fortuna. With a wealth of natural attractions nearby including lush rainforest, extensive hiking trails, myriad hot springs and two gargantuan volcanoes (Cerro …
Horse riding in Monteverde prompts Kia to rethink a few things at home in the UK I was dubious about horse riding in Monteverde. I had been told that we wouldn’t be given helmets and that the local guides couldn’t speak English. The latter I could deal with, but the former was a problem. I’ve …
We share the most interesting facts about Costa Rica collected during our visit to this diverse destination The tiny republic of Costa Rica is a Central American success story. Democratic, prosperous and stable, the country is an oasis in the midst of an often-turbulent region of the world. We visited Costa Rica for nine days on …
