I spent the first few days with my friends Steve and Frances Stizzo in my old hometown of Roseville. Steve and I go back to when I was still in high school and he was in JUNIOR high. We’ve played together off and on ever since, sometimes in bands together for years at a time.
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If you look at a map of Costa Rica, and pay attention to the Pacific Coastline, you’ll see two very large peninsulas jutting out from the mainland, each with it’s own bay. The larger of the two is Peninsula Nicoya, and the smaller the Osa Peninsula. Osa is much less visited than its big brother
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Although visitors can only reach Tortuguero National Park by airplane or boat, it is still the third most visited national park in Costa Rica. Located in the remote northeastern part of Costa Rica, in Limón Province of northeastern Costa Rica, the park’s amazing biological diversity attracts visitors from all parts of the world. Among its
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The amiable town of La Fortuna de San Carlos, usually called just ‘La Fortuna,’ owes its existence to the ever restless Arenal volcano in more than one way. On the 29th day of July in 1968, the volcano erupted in a very big way. For three consecutive days it disgorged gas, rock and ash, leaving
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Would you like to spend some time in the clouds, and still have your feet on the ground? I have just the place for you. The Monteverde area of northwest Costa Rica is home to several reserves and sanctuaries that allow you to immerse yourself in the unique atmosphere of a cloud forest. A cloud
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Manuel Antonio National Park is a good example of the old cliche ‘good things come in small packages.’ Although it is the country’s smallest national park, it is also among the most visited, for good reason. Within it’s 683 hectares you’ll find beautiful (and sometimes deserted) beaches, rain forest, and plenty of wildlife wandering about
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