Photo of the Day: Costa Rica | Wanderlust and Lipstick

One of the most relaxing vacations that Jon and I have ever taken was to Costa Rica. It wasn’t the fact that we were there for 3 weeks that made it such a wonderful vacation, it was the fact that we were so checked-out. To my recollection, we did not have cell phones with us and we only checked email 2 or 3 times. And this was just a few years ago.

I find myself longing for another vacation like that – where I can just check out for an extended period of time. I don’t have to be planted poolside with an exotic drink, I would just like to not think for a few days

The above photo was taken at Poas Volcano, located centrally in Costa Rica and not far from San Jose (in other words, an easy place to visit if you’re flying into SJ).

This is the elusive Quetzal, Costa Rica’s national bird. It’s quite unusual to see one of these, but with an experienced guide and some good timing, we caught a glimpse of one in the Monteverde Cloud Forest.

At 40, I took my first surf lesson. That’s Jon on the left, not with the dreadlocks

Beth

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On July 17th, 2009 at 8:48 am, Camels & Chocolate said:

That first photo is simply stunning! WOW!

On July 17th, 2009 at 10:40 am, marina villatoro said:

Hey!
I have almost the exact same picture. We must have been standing in the same spot:)

On July 17th, 2009 at 11:25 am, Geogypsy said:

OK, you tipped the scale with that first image. Costa Rica is on my list already. Have a friend that worked there and some contacts. Maybe winter 2011, as I’m going to South Africa March 2010.
The Quetzal is awesome.
Not so sure about learning to surf.

On July 17th, 2009 at 11:45 am, Douger said:

Don’t go in winter ! It sucks here in Jan/Feb.
come in May or June to really enjoy the lushness.

On July 17th, 2009 at 1:35 pm, Tim Marks said:

Good catch on the bird. Not an easy shot to get.

On July 17th, 2009 at 2:07 pm, Amy @ The Q Family said:

Beautiful view! It’s never too late to learn anything new.

On July 18th, 2009 at 6:52 am, Dominique said:

I’m with you in longing for a vacation where we can just “check out”! That may be why we love going up to Northern Michigan so much…it’s familiar, you can do as much or as little as you like and the pace is a little slower the further away from the big cities you get

On July 21st, 2009 at 6:43 am, Kat said:

Wow…I know others have already said it, but those photos are absolutely gorgeous. I’m so jealous!

I also love holidays where you can almost totally forget about your life at home, staying connected as so on. It’s so relaxing and I think it helps me stay grounded and reminded of what is important.

Like the blog – congrats on the shortlisting!

On July 22nd, 2009 at 8:20 pm, Jet Set Life said:

Wonderful post and great photos! I’m pretty sure my readers will find this interesting as well. My warm regards.