Entries filed under 'Costa Rica'

Home for the Holidays? Not Even Close

Holiday traditions typically mean sweaters and fruitcakes. But for those of us with the itch to travel, the holidays mean something else entirely. The staff of REI Adventures is full of such travel-minded people, so we recently got our heads together and came up with a few of our personal favorite destinations for holiday travel. ...

Posted by Traveling Eric on December 7, 2012 10:00 AM & Tagged Costa Rica, Galapagos Islands, New England, REI Adventures, Thailand and Travel | permalink | Comments



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Posted by Liz Bee on October 14, 2011 7:51 PM & Tagged Costa Rica, REI Adventures and Travel | permalink | Comments



Meet a Travel Guide Who Loves the "Soul Massages of Nature"

As a traveler, one of the things I always look forward to most are the amazing people I meet whenever I venture abroad. It's usually just a happy coincidence, but recently, I went on one of REI's adventure travel trips to Costa Rica. Here, I met Marco or, as his friends call him, "Tex". Full disclosure: I work in the Adventures department at REI, so I knew we would have Tex as our guide for this trip—it was no coincidence. But, I had no idea how meeting him would take our adventure to whole new ...

Posted by Liz Bee on September 9, 2011 11:33 AM & Tagged Costa Rica, REI Adventures, Travel and guides | permalink | Comments



How I Overcame My Fear of Heights on a Ledge in Costa Rica

Have the outdoors or traveling ever helped you conquer a fear? It did for Liz from our travel team at REI Adventures. Check out her inspiring story: I'm a backpacker, a cyclist and a runner. But, I'm terrified of heights. It's a natural, common fear, right? Sure. But I feel like mine is taken up a few notches. Get me on a vertical wall or ask me to step off a ledge and I shake, I freeze, my heart pounds, my hands sweat.    I just completed REI Adventures' Costa Rica Ultimate Adventure trip with ...

Posted by Steve T on July 25, 2011 5:10 PM & Tagged Costa Rica, REI Adventures, Travel, fears and rappelling | permalink | Comments



Can Outdoor Adventure Lead to Romance? 10 Couples Give It a Go on 'Love in the Wild'

Is rappelling down a waterfall a good first date? Is a jungle a good place to find love? Who makes a better partner: Someone with the physical skills to help you win a big prize or someone whose intangibles make your heart sing? For answers, NBC presents us with Love in the Wild, a summertime reality television confection that was originally scheduled to debut June 1 but on Thursday (May 26) was pushed out to June 29. The concept: 10 men and 10 women, attractive singles (ages 23-31) who claim ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on June 17, 2011 2:50 AM & Tagged Arenal Volcano National Park, Costa Rica, Darren McMullen, Love in the Wild, NBC, REI Adventures and Travel | permalink | Comments