Tag: beach
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Visiting Cape Point-Cape of Good Hope-South Africa
We’re not budget travelers per se, but we do travel with a budget. Though we aren’t the biggest fans of large group, bus tours, the City Sightseeing, Cape Point and Penguin Day Tour, allowed us to see Cape Point within our budget. It seemed like a good idea to do the budget version of this…
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Penguin Fun-Visiting Boulders Beach-South Africa
It was one of those rare days when the Travel Channel actually had a show on about travel. It was a show counting down the best 100 beaches in the world. Using the show as background noise, the overly animated, voice over guy, suddenly grabbed my attention. He touted a beach in South Africa where…
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Staying at The Peninsula All-Suite Hotel-Cape Town
We enter The Peninsula All-Suite Hotel’s lobby, and plop down on one of the sofas. We need a plan B for our day, but we are lost as to what to do. Sensing our bewilderment, Alistair approaches. He asks if we are checking into the hotel today. A bundle of kindness, effervescence, and animation, Alistair…
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Exploring Curu Wildlife Refuge-Costa Rica
The final afternoon of our Uncruise Adventure is spent in Curu Wildlife Refuge. Jenny, who has a keen eye for spotting the refuge’s wildlife, is our guide. She assures us that we will hike several Curu trails, but not the ominously named, “Killer” trail. Perhaps the animals of Costa Rica know that it is our…
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Kayaking Isla Tortuga-Costa Rica
I wake up and realize that it’s our last full day. I immediately put the thought out of my mind. We have a morning of kayaking ahead. I don’t want my the-trip-is-almost-over-blues to ruin the fun. We launch our kayaks directly from the ship and set out to paddle around the rock formations near Isla…
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Manuel Antonio National Park-Costa Rica
Adventure guide, Rey, breezes by our table during the cocktail hour. “Make sure to bring your phones tomorrow. Trust me,” he smiles, before moving to the next table. Being firm instruction followers, we pack our phones in our daypack as we prepare for our day at Manuel Antonio National Park. Our skift lands on one…
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Life for Life Turtle Project Hike-Costa Rica
Hiking boots laced and poles in hand, we make our way to the Life for Life Turtle Project. At times, the hiking trail is narrow. At one point, we must step aside to allow a horse to pass. We learn that it is Ricardo’s (Life for Life’s operator) sons who are leading the horse home.…
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A Day in Golfo Dulce-Costa Rica
The morning begins with a border crossing. A small boat approaches, spilling out a group of agents who board our Uncruise ship. The agents are quick and efficient, and soon, we are stamped out of Panama, and stamped into Costa Rica. Since the border crossing takes up a little extra time in the morning, our…
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Snorkeling Granito de Oro Island-Panama
“There’s a hawksbill turtle laying at the bottom,” says Liza. “Here, give me your camera and I’ll see if I can get a shot of it.” I hand my gopro over to Liza. She dives to the bottom to get a shot of the turtle, but the turtle is not content with an imagine of…