I don't know how I discovered it, but here's a really awesome website:
Urban Escapes NYC
They offer trips ranging from day-hikes to two week long excursions in Costa Rica, packed with crazy shit to do, for really attractive prices. Read the CNN write-up of the website here.
That gets me to Costa Rica. Apparently there are zip-lines erected in the jungle that allow you to fly above/in the canopy, sometimes for miles. I did not know that these things existed. It's fucking insane, and it looks like one of the coolest things someone could ever do. I am now obsessed.
Videos:
The mountain in that video is an active volcano, by the way:
Someone pay my way to Costa Rica.
Urban Escapes NYC
They offer trips ranging from day-hikes to two week long excursions in Costa Rica, packed with crazy shit to do, for really attractive prices. Read the CNN write-up of the website here.
That gets me to Costa Rica. Apparently there are zip-lines erected in the jungle that allow you to fly above/in the canopy, sometimes for miles. I did not know that these things existed. It's fucking insane, and it looks like one of the coolest things someone could ever do. I am now obsessed.
Videos:
The mountain in that video is an active volcano, by the way:
Someone pay my way to Costa Rica.