I don’t have the pleasure of traveling with someone from home on too many occasions. So when my childhood friend who had never thought she own a backpack let alone hiking shoes bravely purchased a ticket to join me, I allowed myself the luxury of putting my camera down and just simply enjoy myself. We’ve been busy hiking through cloud forests in Monteverde, flying through the jungle on zip lines, surfing, jumping off waterfalls and working on killer tans. Here are a few photos from my first trip to Costa Rica almost 10 years ago.