After having jumped from one hotel to another during the past five months, a break of one-and-a-half months on my way to Panama seems like a great idea. Destiny offers me a lovely present: a little bit of paradise on a Pacific beach, and a quaint little hotel getting ready to re-open (meaning it needs …
I have been staying at the same hotel for more than a month already. Villa Marina Lodge is on a beach of the pacific coast in Panama, an heavenly place to spend christmas. Difficult to feel the “christmas spirit” though: sun and coconut trees, I’m not use to such a month of December! But, I’m …
After a week in a “tiki-tent” on the peninsula of Osa at the Finca Exotica Ecolodge, I didn’t have to go very far for more adventure: all I needed to do is cross the Golfo Dulce, and here I am three hours later already at Susan and Harvey’s: a small ecolodge only accessible by boat! …
Saladero Ecolodge, Coconut Trees, Mangroves & Rainforest Read More »
If I tell you : Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Pacific ocean… your answer ? Costa Rica of course ! It was easy with the map on your right ! lol J I am continuing my epic travel throught the eco tourism royaume . This time it is a « permaculture » farm transformed into an ecolodge, I present to you …
Half-way through my Costa Rican saga, I am following the advice of Franck from Tenorio Lodge; so here I am at Cerro Lodge, a few bungalows away from the beaten path, with the Nicoya Gulf on the horizon and the famous Tarcoles River below. I am getting closer to the Pacific, and finally settle on a …
Cerro Lodge, from Agriculture to the Hotel Business Read More »
Improvised stop in San José, Costa Rica’s Capital, where I’ve managed to get a Rendez-vous at Rainforest Alliance office to discover more precisely their Eco-label Hostel program. So I’m taping on my computer to find a Youth hotel at the last hour. I was supposed to stay a night, I’ve finally stayed three. I’m getting a …
Aldea Hostel, Short Stop to Meet Rainforest & CST Read More »
I’m off again, leaving La Laguna del Lagarto behind, still travelling with the same theme in mind: nature and wildlife, on my way through the northern region of Costa Rica towards the west and its many national parks and sleeping volcanoes. And now, “Welcome to Tenorio Lodge and its Rio Celeste!”. I am warmly greeted by Christine …
Many travelers would be super happy to swap their skills for room and board for a few days. And for a longer period of time, every year many students in tourism are looking for opportunities to bring and develop their knowledge. So, where to find them? Travelers backpackers volunteers Have you ever heard of “WOOFFing”? …
‘Bye-bye Nicaragua! I’m now visiting my 7th country on this Hospitality Tour; welcome to Costa Rica! The very model of eco-tourism itself, so they say. Costa Rica even has its own free hotel eco-certification program. What is this really all about? Come and follow me as I go behind the scenes while visiting a few …
Laguna del Lagarto, Wildlife Photographers Paradise Read More »
How to better attract bird-watchers travelers? Which are their expectations and how can you adjust your hotel marketing strategy to enhance your visibility towards them? A few answers below using the precious information of CBI factsheet and the tips collected in hotels all along my HopTour through Latin America. Birdwatching: Travelers Profiles 40-70 years of …
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