After a wonderful stay in Boston, and a pretty uneventful flight to Egypt, I am in a five-star hotel in Giza. Below is a picture of the view from my room. I actually went swimming this afternoon. The pyramids are in the background of this picture. Even though the room is wonderful, I am disappointed… Read More First day in Cairo

I am sitting in the Frankfurt airport waiting for a flight to Cairo having just arrived from Boston. I did spend a few delightful days in Boston visiting my college roommates. Here are some photos taken from the plane as we left Boston. I will be joining a Roadscholar tour of Egypt which includes a… Read More On my way to Cairo

Our day started spectacularly with sunshine. Quite a change from the torrential downpour that we had yesterday. Not only did the day start with sunshine, but most of the day we had sunshine. So we were able to do the river boat cruise that we missed. In addition, we also went on outrigger canoes and… Read More Our day by the Pacific Ocean

At breakfast this morning, Volcano Arenal finally peaked out from behind the clouds. Here are two pics. We got off to an early start this morning, 7:30 am, because we had a 5 1/2 hour drive to the Pacific Ocean. We stopped at a co-op to buy souvenirs. Then we stopped for lunch. Lunch was… Read More On the Way to the Pacific Ocean

Before I start on today’s activities, here is a picture of my Costa Rican breakfast. It consists of rice, eggs, papaya and plantains. I’ve actually had it every day that I’ve been here so far. Today’s single activity consisted of visiting a family run farm. This farm is only 8 acres. They practice sustainable farming.… Read More Second Day in Arenal

Volcano Arenal last erupted in 1968 and completely wiped out the surrounding area. Today it is hard to believe that as we are completely surrounded by rainforest. Our first activity of the day was zip lining. I have never done this before and I have to admit that I was definitely nervous. It turned out… Read More First Full Day in Arenal

Before starting on today’s activities, I’d like to say how incredible our last three nights were at the Selva Verde Lodge. It was like being in the middle of the rainforest. The rooms were comfortable, the food was good and the kids really loved the swimming pool. It was just amazing how close to nature… Read More On to Arenal

Costa Rica is a very interesting country. It has not had a military since the mid-19th century. Only 1% of the country has not been vaccinated for Covid. The country is well educated. They are very interested in conservation of resources. Of course it is spectacularly beautiful. Our first adventure of today was a nice… Read More Day 2 on the Sarapiqui River