OUR HIGHLIGHTS:

PLACES:

Monique - Arenal & Tamarindo (& Target!)

Callie - Arenal & Monteverde Rain Forest

Luc - Arenal & Van Der Bank home

ENTERTAINMENT:

Monique - Selvatura Zipline & Cat Cruise in Tamarindo

Callie - Selvatura Zipline & Grand Central Station & Cat cruise in Tamarindo

Luc - Riding the NY subway, Selvatura Zipline, Baldi Springs & Cat cruise in Tamarindo

RESTAURANTS:

Monique - Local restaurant in Arenal & Pedro’s on Tamarindo Beach

Callie - Uri’s Indian Restaurant in NY & Katz

Luc - Mars 2112 (NY)

MOST INTERESTING EXPERIENCE :

Monique - Dinner at Korean Restaurant (and not knowing what to order!)

Callie - Celebrity houses in Hollywood

Luc - Statue of Liberty

SHOPPING:

Monique - Macey’s sale (Expensive, but thrilling!)

Callie - Window shopping (excluding the suitcase shopping on 30th and China Town)

Luc - Toys are Us

FAVOURITE EAT:

Monique - Comodes (typical Costa Rican Food) & Apple and Cinnamon pretzel (NY)

Callie - Plantain chips

Luc - Bubblegum & Chicken corn soups

BEST ACCOMMODATION:

Monique - Orchid Suites - LA (best value), Hotel Fonda Vela - Monteverde (best situated), Marriot Suites - LA (luxury)

Callie - Arenal Paraiso (Best situated)

Luc - Arenal Paraiso (for the pools!)

SPECIAL MOMENTS:

Monique - Seeing Liz (short but sweet!), chilling with Uri and being entertained by the Van Der Banks!

Callie - Pigeons in Santa Monica, seeing old friends & lava running down Arenal

Luc - Hoisting the sail on the cat

MOMENTS WE DON’T WANT TO HAVE AGAIN:

Monique - Driving with Callie on the right hand side of very small roads in Costa Rica

Callie - Carrying the fast asleep Luc in the streets in New York

Luc - Zipline in Arenal & looking forward to going up the Empire State building and then running out of time!

Uri - Slugging the Strydom’s suitcases up and down 4 floors (unconfirmed!)