© Nick Sievering
Sometimes, you've just gotta get away. When a weekend road trip won't cure your wander lust, you've got to take more drastic measures. Bored with his Cincinnati day job, Adam Sievering grabbed his brother, bought a plane ticket, and took off for Costa Rica with little more than a month to himself. This is the story of their adventure.
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by Adam Sievering on February 26, 2010 at 02:23AM
With the three most popular tourist destinations checked off our to-do list, my brother and I hopped a bus back to the “Mayberry of Costa Rica.” I had captured the rainforest, the coast and all of our travel buddies on my ... More »
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by Adam Sievering on February 19, 2010 at 04:21AM
After hours of standing in the aisle of a full bus, we arrived in the small town of Quepos, only to immediately hop on another bus that took us to our hostel in Manuel Antonio. Hostel Vista Serena had a long porch that ... More »
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by Adam Sievering on February 12, 2010 at 04:38AM
Due to the growing popularity of ecotourism in Costa Rica, it was easy to find transportation from Monteverde to La Fortuna – both common stopping points for adventure-seeking tourists. I simply let the hostel owners know what ... More »
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by Adam Sievering on February 05, 2010 at 04:21AM
My brother and I were fortunate to get a seat on the bus from San Jose to Monteverde. Unlike our first bus ride, this four hour haul exposed us to Costa Rica’s open countryside, which is distinguished by dangerously steep ... More »
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by Adam Sievering on January 28, 2010 at 02:52AM
The first few days my brother and I spent in the valley allowed us the opportunity to become well-acquainted with the family and neighbors. It also gave us the chance to brush up on our Spanish before having to converse with ... More »
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by Adam Sievering on January 23, 2010 at 03:44AM
I woke up around six o’clock the next morning, which typically only happens about every other summer solstice. Sunlight was already beaming through the windows and I could hear countless bird calls that were totally foreign to ... More »
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by Adam Sievering on January 16, 2010 at 03:45AM
We met our host for the first time outside the airport in San Jose shortly after our plane landed around 11 p.m. A few days prior, I sent him a picture of me via email so that he knew for whom to look. Within thirty seconds of ... More »
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by Adam Sievering on January 11, 2010 at 03:18AM
A few months after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in English, I found myself with plenty of time for reflection as I drove a hospital shuttle around a mile-long circuit for six hours each day. I was given two ... More »
