The Story Of Us

This one is from the archives. I took it in 2016. I am resharing it today because I sold it last week. Beacon Hill - In the beautiful Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston. Charming red brick buildings lining the streets. Read more about our trip to Boston here You can buy this print here . Get Free Shipping with code BLOGGER Prints also available in larger sizes. Contact for more information and special requests. I am open to wholesale and licensing opportunities. Get in touch for more information.                Etsy             Instagram             Twitter             Redbubble             Zazzle             Society6   

We arrived in Manuel Antonio on Christmas evening.. the change in temperature was extreme. It was extremely hot and humid. We checked into our hotel Hotel La Posada and Jungle. It was a simple hotel steps away from the park and the beach. Here in Manuel Antonio it was all about the location for us and the location of this hotel could not get any better. We dropped off our things and walked to the Buru restaurant for dinner.  We spent 3 full days in Manuel Antonio. This post will talk about the first two.  The first day we left bright and early for our first adventure. Horseback riding to the Nauyaca Waterfalls. We had booked this experience a few weeks before departing. The waterfall was an hours drive from Manuel Antonio. There are three ways to reach the falls, a 7 mile round trip hike on rugged and muddy terrain, a 4x4 vehicle or horseback riding. There is a fee for the hike and upon seeing the terrain there was no way we could have ever done that, everyone we passed was hu...

Lucerne - The picturesque city of Lucerne, it's charming buildings sitting along the River Reuss. Read more about our trip to Lucerne  here You can buy this print  here . Get Free Shipping with code BLOGGER Prints also available in larger sizes. Contact for more information and special requests. I am open to wholesale and licensing opportunities. Get in touch for more information.a                Etsy             Instagram             Twitter             Redbubble             Zazzle             Society6   

After leaving La Fortuna we headed to Monteverde. It was a very rough and bumpy 3 hour drive from La Fortuna. Not pleasant at all.  Monteverde is most famous for its cloud forests. Cloud forests occur within tropical mountainous areas where there is consistent cover of clouds or fog. The constant moisture produces tremendous biodiversity. The Monteverde and Santa Elena Reserves boast 2.5% of the world’s biodiversity.          Also of note is, current day Monteverde was founded by Quakers from the United States whose pacifist values led them to defy the American draft before the Korean War. These Quakers and pacifists chose the area for its cool climate, which would facilitate dairy farming, the country's non-violent, army-free constitution, and its friendly Costa Rican inhabitants. The Quakers stewarded and farmed a large tract of land, part of which they eventually set aside for conservation, today the Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde (Mont...