Hola a todos! This weeks ‘Links We like’ are about experiencing the unknown. Whether its trekking to the South Pole and back, diving to the depths of the ocean, or exploring the world to create the perfect films, check out these links and see how these people are truly living the adventure! Ben Saunders has […]
Laura Dekker, 15 years old at the time, set sail to embark on a trip around the world…alone. This article gives a glimpse of the backstory about her epic trip after sailing 27,000 nautical miles in 519 days (17 months) to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe. She made a documentary (Maidentrip) which […]
If you haven’t yet heard the story of the Coast Guard rescuing the Bounty (replica of 18th century ship) in the middle of Hurricane Sandy, you may want to check it out. It’s really amazing what the Coast Guard had to endure to save 14 lives. Here’s a snippet: “Before long its anti-icing system failed, […]
Costa Rica has a strong cycling community, and recently saw one of the best Tico cyclists hit into the top-3 of the Giro de Italia. Andrey Amador climbed his way onto on the podium for the 12th stage. Spending any amount of time in Costa Rica will most likely introduce you to the term “Macgyver”, […]
A great week of finding links here in Costa Rica. Take a look below at our marvelous bounty. The first stop any of our students make when coming to Costa Rica is, of course, the Juan Santamaria International airport. Recently, the airport was named one of the top 3 of airports in all of Latin America. Not […]
It has been another awesome week here at Outward Bound Costa Rica. In addition to taking part in a whole slew of outdoor related activities, we have been seeing some really great stuff on the internet. Enjoy! A recent article published by The Costa Rica News details some of the best outdoor destination attractions in […]
Another fantastic week has come and gone here in the rich coast. As the office dwellers have been exploring the vast reaches of the internet, some cool stuff has been discovered. Take a look! I am almost 100% positive we have done every single one of these things here. The trash bag as a pack […]
It’s been a while, but we found some links that simply need to be shared. We here at Outward Bound Costa Rica enjoy coffee as much as the next person. Being known for its prodigious growth of coffee, Costa Rica certainly offers the means to be on the knife’s edge of what could become a full blown […]
Although there is a severe dearth of snow and skiing opportunities in Costa Rica, there is a large amount of bamboo. Perhaps the bamboo ski pole is a way Costa Rica can get into winter sports? The Central American surfing games are currently underway in Costa Rica, making the best out of Jaco and Playa […]
It’s Friday and we have got some awesome links! Many people know about La Ruta de Los Conquistadores. Last year’s 2nd place overall finisher Alex Grant of the United States recently updated his blog with his latest races and adventures. Seems like Alex has been keeping up with the good results! Story here! National Geographic […]