| Costa Rica Itinerary & Family Fun Days  Tanya's Daily Scoop CURRENTLY IN: ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Hi there, Before I start telling you all that is new. Let me interrupt and give you a visual of me right here - right now... Getting ready to chat it up and bring you into my world. I inhale and start coughing like a maniac because I think a Gnat just flew into my mouth and to the back of my throat! EWWW Freaking Gnat - does he not realize that I am VEGAN and do not have any interest is eating bugs!!! So, let's try this again... Hello Everyone & Happy Sunday to one and all - yup even you Sunday haters out there. Today I am focusing on PACKING. I for one LOVE packing! It's a total process for me. An event. I look forward to it. But it is a LOT of WORK! 9 Packing DOs and DON'Ts The sheer MADNESS of Packing But I must say, packing for Costa Rica is not going to be anywhere near as FUN as packing for a trip like Japan or going back to Europe. As you know, I have been spending a ton of time fine tuning this Trip to Costa Rica and SPOILER ALERT - this trip is full of so many fun activities that the packing will be fairly simple. Fairly. Soooo how's about a SNEAK PEAK at my quite busy Costa Rica itinerary>> Day 1 - Flight LAX to FLL Yup, we are starting our trip to Costa Rica by going to South Florida! Dinner - Day 2 - Flight FLL to SJO Pick up - Car Rental Lunch - Lands in Love Continue to - La Fortuna, Costa Rica Dinner - Arenal Manoa Day 3 - La Fortuna 6:30a-Breakfast 10a Kayak on Lago Fortuna 12:30p Lunch Stroll and shop around La Fortuna Enjoy the Hot Springs at Tabacón Hot Springs Dinner -  Tabacón Hot Springs Day 4 - 6:30a Breakfast Meet for Canyoning and visit La Fortuna Falls 3p - Tour La Eden Chocolate Dinner -  Day 5 - 6a- Místico Park Arenal Hanging Bridges 9a Breakfast Check out and Drive to Jaco With stops along the way: - Two Little Monkeys Chocolate - San Ramon - town/shops - Crocodile Bridge in Tarcoles - Possible - Carara National Park Eat/Shop - Karma Costa Rica / Vegan Life Superstore Dinner - at Mirador or Ser Restaurant  Hanging Bridges Day 6 - Horseback Riding to Nauyaca Waterfalls Dinner - at Mirador or Ser Restaurant Day 7 - 9am Zip Line El Miro, Playa Mantas or Playa Blanca (only in slow tide) and Mirador de Jaco Viewpoint Dinner -  Zip lining fun (c)travelincousins.com Day 8 - 7a-7:20a Manuel Antonio Get smoothie/bowl - Varuna Juice Bar 3:30p - DOKA Coffee Plantation Dinner - Day 9 - 8:20a - Visit Poas Volcano - Hike to Botos Lagoon Then to La Paz Waterfall Gardens Dinner -  Poas Volcano Day 10 - Flight SJO - FLL Dinner - Day 11 - Flight FLL - LAX And while I do have some restaurants in mind, I clearly need to fill in the blanks and decide on what I'm most in the mood for. More to come!!! As far as yesterday went, Chaplin had a little recital at a local summer fundraiser/fair. It was HOT. It was only 87F and I know that it is waaaaay hotter in so many other places in this world. But I am so fickle with the heat that it was way too hot for me and I desperately needed to find my way back to some delightful air conditioning!  Chaplin on stage (c)travelincousins.com  Chaplin singing (c)travelincousins.com  I'm melting in this picture LOL (c)travelincousins.com And today as per the usual in an Italian Family, on Sundays you will always find us enjoying family time and having a great big delicious pasta dinner together. Buon Appetito! Ciao 4 Now, -Travelin' Tanya | Italian Foodie Friday Night & The Secrets to High VIBE™ Wellness  Elisa's Daily Scoop CURRENTLY IN: LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK Well Hello There! Yup - here we are on Sunday (instead of Saturday). Both Tanya and I just had time slip away from us. As you have read, Tanya had some fun Fam Bam stuff yesterday. I actually, have been battling a killer sinus headache for a few days. But, we're back here at the end of the weekend! Needless to say, I didn't have much of an exciting weekend, but I did have an amazing Italian Dinner on Friday night!! There is a local restaurant here on Long Island, which actually has a tremendous history in Little Italy in lower Manhattan, New York City.  Vincents in. Carle Place, Long Island (c)travelincousins.com Vincent's Clam Bar has its origins in New York's Little Italy in downtown Manhattan where it was founded in 1904. by Giuseppe and Carmela Siano who emigrated from Italy with hopes of creating a better life for their son Vincent. At the corner of Hester and Mott Streets is where the "Original Vincent's Clam Bar is still located, which gained fame and a following for their delicious seafood and world famous sauce. Lucky for me, my girls and many others that live on Long Island, the Vincents Clam Bar experience can be enjoyed right in Carle Place in Nassau County.  Interior (c)travelincousins.com We love this place so much that we often take advantage of their amazing $15.99 lunch specials. The ambiance of Little Italy is felt upon entering - with the music of singers like Frank Sinatra, old world decor, the friendly and personal wait staff and of course, the incredible food served up in oversized portions! This past Friday was gray, rainy and dreary and mid-afternoon I said to Kelsey, "Hey what about if we get take-out from Vincents?" We'd never taken advantage of their family dinner special and I thought, it was the perfect night for an uplifting Italian meal. Gianna, who usually goes out right after work, just happened to be coming home for dinner and she was psyched to join us in our plan for a little Italian feast! The Dinner Special is a pretty darn good deal! The "Family Meal To Go" feeds a family of four to five and is priced at $49.95. Honestly, with the price of eating out these days, this is truly a great deal!   Me with Friday night dinner (c)travelincousins,com You get a choice of a Pasta, A Salad or Vegetable and an Entree. Each item is served in a half tray, and comes with bread. I must say, although it was our first time indulging in this special, I'm pretty sure we will be doing many more times! We opted for the Rigatoni with Mild Tomato Sauce, Caesar Salad and for the girls, Chicken Parmisana. We were pretty much like vipers once the food was out and didn't even get photos of ourselves eating!! How awful for a blogger!  Chicken parmisana, Rigatoni with mild tomato sauce, caesar salad (c)travelincousins.com With today being Sunday, I'll be heading out early for brunch with Kelsey. Still not sure where, but I'll tell you all about it in our next blog post! ELISA'S NEW PODCAST SERIES ON THE HIGH VIBE SHOW I wanted to also tell you about an exciting podcast series I have coming this Fall - It's called THE SECRETS OF HIGH VIBE™ WELLNESS!! It answers the question - What does it mean to embrace a life of HIGH VIBE™ Wellness - and it will be focused on leveling up and raising your vibrational frequency in every dimension of your life! Dr. Pat Baccili has teamed up with me, the "Queen of High VIBE™" and an incredible panel of experts for a 10-part series where you will learn some of the best kept secrets for embracing an empowered mindset and effective techniques to be a creator of wellbeing in physical health, emotional state, relationships, finances, career, environment and spirituality. We launched the show this past Monday, August 5th streaming live on www.transformationtalkradio.com, the #1 positive talk network, If you'd like to view the first episode, Discovering the Frequency Secrets To Wellness, CLICK HERE. In the meantime, here is a little clip of the show: The next show "Activating the Frequency Secrets to Wellness" airs on Monday August 19th at 12:30 ET /9:30 PT I hope that you will join us either live or on the replay!! Well, me dears, I'm off to start my day! Have a blessed Sunday! - Travelin' Elisa  |
