Tag: Costa Rica

• Hotel Crashing: Westin Playa Conchal, Costa Rica

  I’ve got an impressive assortment of bug bites on my legs (and, probably zika), a bruise from ramming right into a concrete stool at the swim-up bar, and a right ear that’s still ringing after a scuba dive. I have survived another beach resort vacation. (Actually, we got back from Costa Rica a week ago…

  thepoelog

  July 26, 2016

  travel

  acting a fool, all-inclusive, Costa Rica, Dirty Monkey, hotel crashing, Hotels, RBC, scuba diving, Starwood Properties, travel-related injuries, Westin Playa Conchal, XFE

• Sunburns, Manta Rays and Multiple Injuries: Things I Learned in Costa Rica

  As I mentioned yesterday, I’m back from Costa Rica and sorta tan! And by tan, I really mean more of a vanilla color. Even this shade shift takes a lot of dedication, involving hours by the pool, high-level sunscreen, and multiple magazines. I usually burn within 30 minutes of the first day of vacation. Almost…

  thepoelog

  July 10, 2012

  tabloids, travel

  Costa Rica, fishing, scuba diving, sunburn

• Packing Strategy for a Week in Costa Rica

  We leave tomorrow for a week on the beach (And in a fishing boat. And a scuba boat. Basically, we can’t or won’t sit still.) Nevertheless! Vacation looms. Which means so does my favorite part of vacation – packing! I’ve already referred to my obsession with packing. And, I’ve come up with a tentative packing…

  thepoelog

  June 28, 2012

  fashion (sorta), reality (not), travel

  Costa Rica, H&M, packing, XFE-approved dresses

• Now I’m Too Old to Run?

  Young people of the Internet: I am the voice of the future. Heed my warning. Do everything in your power to stop aging. Aging is not good for you. It’s really not. Your metabolism will desert you (10 years ago, I was a size 4. Today…well. I’m not a size 4.) You’ll have to go…

  thepoelog

  June 26, 2012

  running (away)

  aging, Costa Rica, running-related injuries, Waaahmbulance, ways to get hurt

• Real Housewives Vacation Packing List

  Our trip to Costa Rica is only a couple of weeks away, so, of course, I’ve begun obsessing over what to pack. Usually, beach vacations are pretty easy to pack for. But, then I saw the Real Housewives of Orange County on their trip to Costa Rica and much like Gretchen, I’m now having a…

  thepoelog

  June 9, 2012

  reality (not), travel

  Costa Rica, Hot pink, Real Housewives of Whatever, Reality TV, rhinestones