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My Best Vacation Ever - Costa Rica
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items I have traveled to 30 out of the 50 states in the United States of America. I finally had my first international trip in 2021 at the age of 40. I actually had to get a passport to where I could travel to Costa Rica.
My partner and family had alread...
I traveled from Lambert International Airport out of St. Louis, Missouri and landed in Liberia, Costa Rica. This wasn't too long after covid-19 and there were quite a few requirements at that time.
1. You had to have international travel insurance ...
2 weeks in Costa Rica! #international #soexcited #costarica #LiberiaAirport #Brasilito
This was my first full day in Brasilito, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica.
At this time, I was used to being awake swing shift hours. This meant that I worked from 3-11:30pm. I had to train my body to be awake during daylight hours, so I ended up pu...
Amanda Smith on Instagram: "Gooood Morning! I could get used to waking up to this! . #BrasilitoGuanacaste #costarica #roostersandbirds #wakinguptothis #morningvoice #photogs #travelphotography #iphone12promax #unedited"
Join me while we head out to breakfast at a soda (similar to a hole in the wall mom and pop restaurant), and then headed to Playa Conchal.
The soda we went to was absolutely amazing. Soly Luna translates to Sun and Moon. Their breakfast was yummy. K...
Amanda Smith on Instagram: "02.22.21 Breakfast, beach, and a lot of relaxation time! . #brasilitobeach #brasilito #awesomeday #costarica #travelphotography #iphone12promax #unedited #photogs"
During one of the mornings, I was doing my daily video of documenting my experience when I heard a howler monkey at the AirBnb for the very first time. I honestly could not have planned their howl with the timing being that perfect. 🤣 The look on my...
Amanda Smith on Instagram: "Lots of nature chatting this morning! Birds, roosters, and monkeys OH MY! . #wakinguptothis #morningsincostarica #costarica #birds #roosters #monkeys #iphone12promax #brasilito #photogs #naturelovers"
This was a day trip that we took to Tamarindo, Guanacaste. I wandered around and took photos while the others did yoga on the beach.
We then met up at Waffle Monkey to enjoy an amazing breakfast.
I would like to note, that out of the entire trip, T...
Tamarindo, Costa Rica! Highly recommend visiting Waffle Monkey! I had the Salty Pig 😂 Waffles with BACON! 🤤🤤 #Tamarindo #costarica #WaffleMonkey
At Playa Conchal, we were able to hire a guide to do a beach horseback riding tour. I had a horse growing up and was quite familiar with riding. My girlfriend had very little experience, but we both had so much fun! I would like to mention that I dis...
Such a fun time!!! I’m checking off so many items on my bucket list! #followyourdreams #donotwait #livetoday
This was a nice spot between Brasilito and La Fortuna and man was it GORGEOUS! 😍
Amanda Smith on Instagram: "Almost around Lake Arenal to get to La Fortuna! Gorgeous scenery and neat to see how the houses are built. . #awesomeday #costarica #travelphotography #iphone12promax #unedited #photogs #lakearenal #volcano #architecturephotography #landscapephotography"
We had so much fun white water rafting with Wave Expeditions! Did you see where I disappeared in some of the pictures? 🤣 This was a class 3-4.
Amanda Smith on Instagram: "These photos were NOT taken by me. We had an awesome time white water rafting (level 2-3) with @wave.expeditions! As you can see, Brandi and I disappeared under a wall of water a few times. 😂🤣. . RIP to my GoPro Hero 4 Black 😟 . #awesomeday #costarica #travelphotography #photogs #waveexpeditions #whitewaterrafting #actionphotography"
This is one of the MANY spots that we visited while in La Fortuna. Please know that there are 500 steps down...which means 500 steps back up. 😅 I hiked down with my photography gear and had to take advantage of the many rest spots on the way back up...
La Fortuna Waterfall in Costa Rica! So many dang stairs! 🥵 #followyourdreams #costarica #lafortunacostarica #lafortunawaterfall #toomanysteps
We had so much fun on this Don Juan Coffee and Chocolate tour! I would definitely recommend it if you ever have the chance! So dang fun!
Amanda Smith on Instagram: "Don Juan coffee and chocolate tour! It was really neat to see the entire process. ☺️ . #awesomeday #costarica #travelphotography #iphone12promax #unedited #photogs #landscapephotography #coffee #chocolate #freshfruit"
Some of my favorite macro pictures that I took at our AirBnb in La Fortuna.
Macro photography in La Fortuna, Costa Rica! #lafortunacostarica #macro #photographynerd #olympus
Ever wonder what money looks like in Costa Rica? The Costa Rican Colones bills have changed a little since then. The newer ones have a clear section.
What Costa Rica money looks like! Each bill is a different length. 😲 #colones #money #costarica #socool