Costa Rica Travel News

Fares start at $98 round-trip, and destinations include Denver, Orlando, Puerto Vallarta, and San Jose, Costa Rica. via SmarterTravel

“The big draw for me is to have my hand in more than just a fine-dining restaurant”

Two prominent San Francisco-area chefs have revealed that they are leaving their respective kitchens. via Wine Spectator

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 18, 2007 -- Oriens Travel & Hotel Management Corp. , a Travel and Hotel Management Company, operating online travel site, 128trip and hotel management subsidiary, Hotel PURE is pleased to ... via PrimeNewswire

With a grin and quick pace, guide Rigo Sampson led a small group of hikers up a steep trail to the top of Cerro Negro, a stark 1,300-foot-tall volcano of black cinders, sulphur-stained rock and steaming vents. via MiamiHerald.com

“We are thrilled to add non-stop service between Albuquerque and Puerto Vallarta to our rapidly expanding list of international routes”

DENVER, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southwestern travelers needing a tropical getaway at a premier resort destination will have a quick, comfortable and affordable way to get there beginning today as ... via Earth Times

If you're a bird-watcher, a popular travel Web site has expanded its services. Birdingpal.org has added a tour component, birding-paltours.org , that aims to connect bird lovers in more than 200 countries ... via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“The 6% decline is clearly concerning but it is probably about what we would have anticipated”

Attractions like the Tower of London have seen tougher conditions Unfavourable exchange rates and security fears deterred many Americans from visiting Britain this summer, official figures have shown. via BBC

“I was amazed to have this kind of outpouring from these people”

While touring the villages of Costa Rica and seeing how little the locals had, the owner of a local adventure travel company began kicking around ideas of how he could help. via Fort Collins Coloradoan

As more vacationers have begun to contemplate the impact of their travels on the planet, from the greenhouse gas emissions of their flights to the litter they leave behind in scenic areas, mainstream travel ... via The Morning Call

“There was no evidence indicating that the victim fought with the suspect”

Robert Hardeman, a 69-year-old resident of Alameda, California, was beaten to death with a chair leg by 19-year-old James Wallace Hayworth last week. via Towleroad

“Oh, so I guess you would be talking aboot AMERICAN dollars, eh? Oooh. I don't know there, eh.”

Talk about how the almighty have fallen. The dollar is headed downhill faster than Bode Miller on a set of rocket skis. via Statesman Journal

“Around 2:00AM to 3:00AM, NSA officers opened the cell and I identified them as Col. Nelson Jallah, Iwananbo Sackie, Kelleh entered the cell while the others were outside flashing light in my face”

A key defendant in the ongoing treason trial yesterday stunned the nation when he testified in open court that the Liberian government had wanted him to implicate certain opposition politicians. via AllAfrica.com