Tucked at the base of the very active Arenal Volcano, Arenal Observatory Lodge offers guests incredible first hand views of a volcano in action! Hear thundering explosions and watch glowing lava crackle down the side of the crater.
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Comfortable rooms with 2 queen beds and balconies with great views of the coffee-growing valley and volcanoes in the distance.
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El Encanto B&B, only one block from the swimmable black sand Playa Negra, is beautifully landscaped and has a very peaceful atmosphere.
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The roads all over Costa Rica are painted with these yellow haloed hearts. Sadly they represent pedestrian road fatalities, and are depressingly common in villages.
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The Travel Savvy Mom tag line says it all. Where to stay when you go? Heck, when kids are involved, sometimes where you stay is even more important than where you go.
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Not long ago (in famously photogenic Seville) I looked through the viewfinder of my up-until-then trusty Canon, zoomed in on my cute family, pushed the shutter button, and . . . nothing happened.
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