" A warm Breeze and a starry night, a travellers lullaby"-J.L McEneany

  • 24 Sep 2019

11 Gifts of Sailing

In everyone’s day week, etc., there comes a time to relax. Of course, this can take many forms. Some like to read a book, and others wile away the days drinking cocktails and cooling off in the swimming pool, sheltering themselves from the hot Costa Rican sun. Any of these are good. For those that […]

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  • 17 Sep 2019

12 Things to bring to Sensoria

For those that may have read the previous post regarding my absolute enhancement of Sensoria, In light of this, I created a small equipment list that may come in helpful while enjoying this relatively easy hike. We made arrangements for this tour through an operator. The person seemed very friendly and knowledgeable. He indicated that […]

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  • 10 Sep 2019

Sensational Sensoria

“Land of Senses and Magical Rain-forests” – Sensoria This is what their literature calls it, and I have to agree. Although I would refer to it as Sensational Sensoria. What escape to Costa Rica is complete without a visit to their world-famous rain-forest in . I would be remiss to say that it would not […]

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  • 05 Sep 2019

Tantalized in Tamarindo

During our adventures, we only came across one town with any size and population. The majority of the countries population of 5 million are located near cities, with the capital and the largest being San Jose. With a population of 333,980, the greater metropolitan area has 2.15 million residents or a third of the country’s […]

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  • 27 Aug 2019

It takes 10 minutes

  For those that may have been following this blog I alluded to the fact that although the Westin made you feel like royalty, it did not showcase the real reason that we left our comfortable abode in North America to enjoy the country of Costa Rica. We knew it was time to leave and […]

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  • 20 Aug 2019

8 ways to feel like Royalty in Costa Rica

Sometimes you have to throw caution to the wind and treat yourself. Travel does not need to come with large budgets. A backpack and a tent can be enlightening for the budget-conscious, as can be getting into the car road trip and let the highway be your guide. Other times if you have the opportunity […]

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  • 13 Aug 2019

Kingston’s Maximum Insecurity

  I have to preface this by saying. All my life, I have been trying to stay out of jail, and now I go into it voluntarily. I have to rethink that. Oh, by the way, it hasn’t been that difficult to avoid Canada’s oldest serving prison, until its closure in 2013. Just so we […]

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  • 05 Aug 2019

5 Places to Revisit America

Sometimes we do not take the time to look at the surroundings around us. As Mathew Broderick mentions in the movie “Ferris Bueller’s day off.” “Life moves pretty fast, if you don’t look around, you just may miss it.” Yes, the Interstate is faster, but what is it. Vehicles are moving at record speed- mostly […]

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Hi I am glad you could spend a few minutes with me. I am Jon, or JL or some people refer "to me as that Guy with the most amazing blog site"-unfortunately I don't hear that enough. Maybe you can help with that. Welcome to Vacation Time Escapes. Here I hope we can entice you move away from your comfort zone and step out into the forever abundant pastures of your life. Hop aboard, you have the ticket to your own escape, the adventure is yours. Your Vacation, Your Escape.

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