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Display Name: AvalonMel
Member Since: 11/28/11

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I was just there as well (Mar 1-11): Liberia, La Fortuna, Monteverde, Tamarindo. Such a beautiful country and such nice people! No one laughed at my bad attempts at Spanish either. :) Each little pocket of the country seems to have it's own personality, climate, vegetation etc. Even the bumpy roads in and out of Santa Elena have their charm...the first time.

I think it's the colours that stand out in my memory. The beautiful purple hummingbirds, the bright red parrots, the lush green of the forest, turquoise green of a waterfall fed pool and the most beautiful sunsets. Even the red-eyed tree-frog has got it goin' on: green, blue, red & orange...such a great pallet.


Unexpected Inspiration: The Rainforest of Costa Rica Well-Designed Travel
3/16/12 3:25 PM

I never wear shoes in the house and none of my family and friends do either so it's always assumed when you go to a party that unless it's hosted in the basement with concrete floors that you take your shoes off when you come inside. I would expect my host to either be barefooted or in slippers.

Are shoes worn in the house an American thing?


The Barefoot Hostess: Kick Off Your Dancing Shoes
11/28/11 3:04 PM