We are now in Samara, Costa Rica. Here for a few more days before we start heading back to the US. We got here from Santa Teresa but thought it was a little too touristy. We stayed at the Jungle House, a place owned by 2 ex pro surfer for Quicksilver. But the few days [...]
30
Mar
Mar
One of my biggest achievements in the past week was conquering my first 5-6 ft
wave.
I have Greg Gordon, owner of CRSurf, to thank for recommending the itinerary to get ourselves out here before exploring the rest of Costa Rica.
If you are a surfer and want the best surf forecast and research site, make sure you [...]
30
Mar
Mar
I can’t believe we are leaving Dominical tomorrow. I also can’t believe we’ve been here for 10 days.
It’s interesting how when you travel, it’s easy to set yourself into a comfort zone. While you know what you really need is to keep moving, it’s easy to just settle into what feels easier and more familiar. [...]
27
Mar
Mar
This is a review of a great place to stay in Costa Rica called Casa 69.
When we got to Costa Rica, my girlfriend and I were going to stay at a place called Costa Rica Guesthouse. At $45 a night, that seemed like a great deal. However the whole thing turned out to be an [...]
28
Oct
Oct
Today, we visited the Potala Palace and Summer Palace.
Our guide Sang Bo met us in the morning, and we took a cab to Potala. The trip costed 10 yuan ($1).
My first impression?
The Potala isn’t any particularly extraordinary building. But as we ascended the 1000+ steps (good thing we had a couple of days to acclimitize), [...]
27
Oct
Oct
Today is ‘day 2′ in Tibet.
We woke up at around 8:30 am in order to meet Sang Bo, our recommended tour guide, to go to the Jok’hang Temple and Sera Monastery.
Even though I was up by around 8, I was pretty drowsy.
One thing about sleeping at high altitude is that it’s harder to sleep. But [...]
25
Oct
Oct
Hello from Tibet!
We’re now at 11,750 feet in Lhasa, Tibet. We just got off the 48 hour train ride from Chengdu. The train ride was ok because we took a soft sleeper. We also managed to get our whole group of 4 into the same cabin, even though after about 2 days you start feeling [...]
