In this episode of Evelyn’s Vacation Rental Home Tips, Evelyn reveals three common but potentially disastrous mistakes that vacation home renters can easily avoid.
In this episode of Evelyn’s Vacation Rental Home Tips, Evelyn shares some of the secrets she learned as a professional nature photographer that will help you take outstanding photos during your stay at the Discovery Beach House in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica.
In this short video, Evelyn Gallardo uncovers three hidden truths that will help you overcome your fears of staying in a vacation home rental in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica.
Want to ensure that you’ll be welcome back to your vacation home rental? In this short video, Evelyn Gallardo gives you insightful tips to make sure you are.
Howler monkey
If you’re an animal-lover looking for an over-the-top nature experience, spend some time in a vacation rental home near Manuel Antonio National Park in Costa Rica just a 10-minute drive from the town of Quepos on the Pacific coast. Iguanas, birds, sloths and many other animals can be found in this park known as the “Jewel of Costa Rica,” but its biggest draw is its 3 species of monkeys, the Mantled Howler, Red-backed Squirrel and White-faced Capuchin.
Volcan Arenal
If you’re looking for a vacation hot spot Costa Rica is the place for you, literally! Out of Costa Rica’s five volcanoes three of them are active to different degrees and all are national parks. It will be worth the trip just to watch your neighbor’s jaw-dropping response to your volcano vacation stories. Arenal is by far the most spectacular. Poas and Irazu have rain water filled lakes and much of the action takes place underwater.
Costa Rica is also a hot spot for vacation rental homes. With more than 1200 to choose from you can decide if you want to stay near a volcano or simply use your vacation rental villa as a jumping off point. Let’s start with the most active volcano.
Baby Boomers set their first travel trend in the 60′s when they strapped on backpacks and explored the world. Travel was an intoxicating, powerful drug. It was an ever changing high from the Gringo Trail in South America to the beaches of Costa Rica. Boomers were hooked.
Travel as a primary essence of living defines the 78 million-strong Baby Boomer generation as much as feeling “forever young” and being born between 1946 and 1964. Now that Boomers have more ka-ching they reminisce fondly about their tattered backpack days but their taste in travel has evolved. They feel they’ve earned the right to be pampered a little. Boomers have traded their sleeping bags for luxury vacation rental homes.
Heather Blanchard is the owner of Manuel Antonio Vacation Rentals in Costa Rica and represents some of the finest luxury homes in this beach community. She says, “In the last 3 years our number of Baby Boomer clients has sky-rocketed. They began as a trickle in 2007, now they dominate our guest list.”
Manuel Antonio has a surprisingly abundant live music scene. Whether you’re in the mood for rock, soul, Latin, reggae or country you’ll find it here. Venues range from tropical restaurants to 5 star hotels to the local’s hang out bar in downtown Quepos. From time to time I’ll feature different groups here. One you don’t want to miss is song stylist, Kezirah.
Howler Monkey
I can’t explain why primates fascinate me any better than explain why I love chocolate. My earliest childhood memory is empathizing with “King Kong” at the movies; I looked into his eyes and felt his pain. At the zoo I hung with the primates and studied their reactions to their human gawkers and asked my silent questions; “Do you hate it in there?” “Do you miss the rain forest? My fantasy was to hide in the bathroom until after closing and set them all free.
Hola Amigos,
Those of you who’ve been our guests at the Monkey House remember the horrid road. It was so bad local taxi drivers called it the “Costa Rican Massage.” Several of the hotels and private homes, including the Monkey House, got together and contributed funds to pave the road. Thank you to the following hotels for spearheading the project: Parador, Makanda and Issimo. And because I wouldn’t have believed it myself unless I’d seen it, here’s a short video to commemorate the event.
Paradise awaits!
Evelyn
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