So the total truth is I didn’t do a lot of touristy things in Tamarindo but I did make some awesome friends that became like family. On day 1 I was severely jet lagged after flying Vancouver- Atlanta – Liberia overnight and just couldn’t resist a full afternoon of sleep. Read more…
We did our trip with Alpaca Expeditions, – reputable company who treat their porters well. A couple of days before the trek we went to the office to settle the bill and receive our briefing. On saturday morning we were picked up at the hostel at 4am and drove to Read more…
We had an early start after electing to take the island hopping day trip (Tour C). Once we’d registered and collected our snorkels, it was time for the trip to begin. We were kayaked out the bigger boat, given life jackets, and the opportunity to meet the other tourists. The Read more…
On Monday we (four of us) arrived at the Elephant Conservation Centre in Sayaboury for our two day discovery. To get to the forest we had a small boat take us across and upon arrival we spotted a few elephants having their bath. We were then brought to our bungalow Read more…
On Monday morning we we embarked on our jungle experience (2 days 1 night). We all gathered together at the head office and were talked through safety and equipment use. A thunderstorm was forecast for our second day so we were told what we might have to do when leaving Read more…
A taxi picked us up for our day at the Thai Akha cooking school and it was the best day ever. Upon arriving we were taken around the market for a tour that explained the different ingredients used in Thai cooking. It was so cool learning about the vegetables, fruit, Read more…
We’ve definitely had the best day ever – after walking around Chinatown we met up with my friend Patsiri. I met Patsiri on a French module I took at Durham (and later ditched for contemporary composition) where we helped each other get through the text book. Je viens de Thailand she Read more…