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Costa Rica (2023)
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Costa Rica (2023)

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In 2022, I returned to Costa Rica as my way to get back into travelling as the pandemic slowly waned. Omicron had cancelled a previous attempt in January 2022 and I rebooked with Intrepid for March 2022. The tour was cut short in Monteverde where we spent three days in isolation before returning to San Jose.

For this reason, I missed out on the zipline in Monteverde and the visit to Manuel Antonio National Park. I decided to return to finish that and add more. I was very lucky to find two back-to-back tours that not only encompassed what I had missed, but added on visits to Puerto Viejo and Corcovado. Continue reading “Costa Rica (2023)” →

Costa Rica Encore
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Costa Rica Encore

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18 March – 7 April 2022

Well, after two and a half years since my last trip, I finally took the dive into travelling again. In November, 2021, I had booked a tour to Costa Rica that I had to cancel due to Omicron. I lost my every penny I paid for the tour, so when Omicron started to wane, I started to look at other tour companies and saw that Intrepid had a very good cancellation policy.

I waited until the middle of February to book the Classic Costa Rica tour in order to give less time for another variant to pop up.

I choose Costa Rica because a pre-arrival test was not required. After having avoided Covid for two years, I didn’t want my luck to run out the day before I left. Continue reading “Costa Rica Encore” →

Kenya and Tanzania with Eldertreks
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Kenya and Tanzania with Eldertreks

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If you like adventure travel, then a safari should be at the top of your bucket list.

I had done a couple of game drives while on tour in South Africa but I wanted a tour more focused on the game drives. The obvious choice was Kenya and Tanzania and the Eldertreks‘ tour was one of the most comprehensive tours I could find. Continue reading “Kenya and Tanzania with Eldertreks” →