Archive for the 'Surf & travel stories remembered' Category

A typical day at Zopilote: from a guest’ view - II

Sunday, December 3rd, 2006

Before breakfast (read part I of this series), you would have to work. You would have fun, and you would be in the wet element. The morning surf session is fabulous, silent and original.

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A typical day at Zopilote: from a guest’ view - I

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

The day starts with the sun, and the waves. It’s not over, when the sun sets, even. At this camp, time has another quality.

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‘Surfari’ Through the Nicoya Peninsula

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

An interesting article about traveling and surfing in Costa Rica - this time about a surfari through the Nicoya Peninsula.

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Journey through paradise

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006

A surf story by Alison Berkley - from Hawaii, not Costa Rica. A story about surfing, surf lessons and a journey through paradise.

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Girl scout surfs & helps turtles in Costa Rica

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

Scouts on a surf board? They may find their path, but a wave? Sarah did it.

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Costa Rica: adventures in a rainforest eco-lodge

Thursday, October 12th, 2006

We surf rather than to hike. But if you ‘ve never been to the jungle, you should try a rainforest eco-lodge.

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Student volunteers in Costa Rica

Wednesday, October 11th, 2006

For any interested in Costa Rica and stay for longer: volunteering may be an option.

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Storm chaser wants to surf a hurricane

Friday, September 29th, 2006

I found an adventure story in the Denver Post today - and many of us may dream of it: storm surfing. First of all, storms and oceans are a deadly combination for everybody in the water.

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Thunderstorm surfing before the night

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

The sun is long gone, and we still drift in the ocean, lying on our surf boards, reading the waves. Far away dark clouds build up in the dawn, huge and black. An intimidating scenery for us surfers.

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Amsterdam to San José with MartinAir

Monday, September 18th, 2006

Just a few days ago I wrote about air travel from Europe to Costa Rica. These days I had the pleasure to try out one of the mentioned airlines - MartinAir. Well, this is my summary and personal experience (which is singular as I never travelled with this company before).

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