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Archive for December, 2007

I Just Wanted To Say…

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

May you and all your friends and family have a fantastic time today, tomorrow and for the rest of the year.
Now turn your computer off and go and enjoy the festivities!

Costa Rica: Day 4

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

Note: What was originally listed as Day 4 was actually Day 5. Sorry.
Day 4 of our holiday was pretty dull from an outsider’s point of view. We pretty much just took it easy with much reading, sitting, beer drinking and swimming going on. The views from our vantage point were so good it wasn’t exactly […]

Costa Rica: Day 3

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

The third day of our adventure was a nice relaxing one. We were booked on a volcano hike with a 2:40pm pickup so we had plenty of time to kill. After breakfast we headed back to the hut and sat out reading and taking pictures. The lake that we overlooked is a relatively new addition […]

Costa Rica: Day 2

Monday, December 17th, 2007

So it turns out that Hotel Grano de Oro is actually a pretty cool place. It seems to be a series of corridors linking various courtyards and rooms, each with a distinctive feel. It’s a shame we don’t have time to admire much more than our own private courtyard and the main dining courtyard as […]

Costa Rica: Day 1

Monday, December 17th, 2007

The first day of our holiday went as most first days do. Travel. Travel. Then travel some more.

We got the train from the ‘Nam to Heathrow, then the plane from UK to Dallas, then a plane from Dallas to San José (yes, I do know the way), then a taxi to Hotel Grano de Oro. […]