Mr. & Mrs. Vandebilt + kids

Today was our last day in San Jose. The car is packed up and we are ready to head to the pacific coast tomorrow. Bring on the beach! We visited the Herpetological Refuge this morning. It’s a rehabilitation park for crocodiles, a sloth, some monkeys and a pile of macaws. The kids enjoyed it. Nora Read more

Day one down. We relaxed this morning at our guesthouse. The kids played around for a few hours this morning with the toys they brought with them and we had a slow start to the day. The place we are staying is a guesthouse/horse farm/yoga studio on the side of a mountain (obviously) so after Read more

I’ve had mixed feelings about this vacation since we booked it. We had shortlisted Colombia, Morocco and Costa Rica and if I’m honest CR was the least exciting for me. It has just never really hit my traveling radar. It’s a very beaten path which just generally turns me off. There was nothing about it Read more

It’s here. Our last day. In some ways I feel ready for our visit to be over. It’ll be nice to get back to routine, our space and our home people. In so many other ways I’m terribly sad it’s over. This place and these people are so special to me that it’s always difficult Read more