Trip: Excellent Adventure
There are [83] stories from my trip: Excellent Adventure
NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 10 Apr 2017 | Photo Gallery
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USA | Sunday, 27 Dec 2015 | Photo Gallery
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COSTA RICA | Sunday, 1 Mar 2015 | Views [330] | Comments [2]
Transferred from emergency to hospital room 1026 at 4am on Monday 23.2.2015 to play the waiting game. Discharged on Friday 27.2.2015 with nothing but a heavy hospital bill.
Positives we can take from this: I practiced my Spanish....the people here ... Read more >
COSTA RICA | Monday, 23 Feb 2015 | Views [239] | Comments [1]
When you wake up only to discover a monkey has stolen your mango, you know your day's bound to get worse...We walked towards the estuary and boarded a local boat to the Tamarindo side. Unfortuanunately old mate Canada hitched our ride and Mike witnessed ... Read more >
COSTA RICA | Sunday, 22 Feb 2015 | Views [234]
I made a mammoth fruit salad for brekky and we hung around in the hammock, reading till high tide. There was a massive rip tide at E's break and I quite literally thought I would drown today, so only a few waves were caught on old tank, then I was on ... Read more >
COSTA RICA | Saturday, 21 Feb 2015 | Views [278]
Fruit man came in his truck with a selection of produce to pick from....I got a stack of fruit and veg and Mike was looking forward to eating the big, juicy mango. The rest is pretty much just lazing in the hammock with an arvo surf. The waves at Playa ... Read more >
COSTA RICA | Friday, 20 Feb 2015 | Photo Gallery
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COSTA RICA | Friday, 20 Feb 2015 | Views [324]
Goodbye USA. Costa Rica welcomed us with 33 degrees and clapping passengers (gotta love those cheesy Americans). Amazing sunset, black sand and beautiful sea shells at Playa Grande...our home for the week. Relaaaaaaaaax.
USA | Thursday, 19 Feb 2015 | Views [238]
Walked Brooklyn Bridge in bitterly cold wind conditions. Best thing to do in NYC hands down. Ferry to midtown 34th Street. Mike checked out Toms Restaurant and Harlem, while E headed for the Hook and Ladder...no no not a strip club, but rather Ghostbustes ... Read more >
USA | Wednesday, 18 Feb 2015 | Views [265]
Visited Michelle at the fancy NYC Yelp office - complete with coffee shop, swing and ping pong. I saw a clear view from the 86th floor of Empire State. Pretty crazy it took under a year to complete. Walked to Upper West Side, enjoying a coffee in the ... Read more >
USA | Tuesday, 17 Feb 2015 | Views [248]
Lazy morning because of the snow, but ended up walking through frozen Central Park. Found the apartment block from Ghostbusters at 55 Central Park Ave and a few ice sculptures (snowflakes). Had a surprise dinner idea: Emmett's Chicago style, deep dish, ... Read more >
USA | Monday, 16 Feb 2015 | Views [216]
Participated in another unique NYC experience: Soul Cycle https://www.soul-cycle.com/studios/unsq/9/ Classic American "Greasy Spoon" breakfast - french toast, eggs, bacon and maple syrup at John Junior's Diner. Spent a good hour in ... Read more >
USA | Sunday, 15 Feb 2015 | Views [243]
Bikram yoga NYC style. Put our names in 2 lottery pools to get cheap tickets for Book of Mormon...but only won cold toes and noses waiting in the street. Checked out chilly time square, crazy cold weather today with a top of only about -6 degrees. Doughnut ... Read more >
USA | Saturday, 14 Feb 2015 | Views [270]
Started off slow chatting in the apartment, then rode the metro to Brooklyn Flea http://brooklynflea.com/markets/winter-flea-holiday-market/ Indoor market, super hipster hang out so I wore skinny jeans for the occasion. Mix of food stalls, ... Read more >
USA | Friday, 13 Feb 2015 | Views [292]
Had a great nights sleep on our queensize blow up mattress. Jason took us for a locals tour, first stop: the most incredible bagel shop http://www.tompkinssquarebagels.com Then off to Little Italy, Soho, Chinatown and found the $15 jar of ... Read more >
USA | Thursday, 12 Feb 2015 | Views [225]
Had a successful triple MegaBus experience, good review coming your way. Only 5 hours to NYC, skyline looks pretty at night. Got in late to Jason and Michelle's and they had made us dinner - tacos, woop!! They are super excited to have us for 8 days.... Read more >
USA | Wednesday, 11 Feb 2015 | Views [176]
Very touristy of us today, we hit Lincoln Memorial, White House, Washington Needle and Pentagon. Took advantage of the bike share thing, seeing as though it was $7 for the day in half hour blocks. We crossed over into Virginia in Pentagon city with the ... Read more >
USA | Tuesday, 10 Feb 2015 | Views [218]
Chatted with Dean and Sam this morning, then off to day 2 of Smithsonian exploring. Checked out American History (Dorothy's ruby slippers!) and Air and Space. Mike walked on the moon and I became the next US president. And Important people like us get ... Read more >
USA | Monday, 9 Feb 2015 | Views [238]
OMG we slept in. Overcast day, cold, perfect for Smithsonian baby!! We decided on Natural History - Ocean, Dinosaurs, Insects, Bones, Mummies, live butterflies, holding cockroaches and caterpillars, gems and the Hope Diamond, geology. Spent 5 hours in ... Read more >
USA | Sunday, 8 Feb 2015 | Views [244]
Arrived in The Capitol at 9:30am on tha dot. So much warmer, Mike went running, I did some yoga in the yoga nook (my fav kind of nook). Enjoyed some King of the Nerds...did I mention I'm quite into that!? Think we dodge another Boston dump, alright!! ... Read more >
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