#6: Costa Rica
With as much time as I am still spending at home, I find myself craving adventure now more than ever. And when it comes to adventure, it’s hard to beat Costa Rica for the opportunity to escape the everyday while exploring such a lush landscape. American Airlines just added nonstops flights from Austin to Liberia, so now Austinites can be there in time for lunch!
Nayara Springs tops the bucket-list. As you wind up the mountains, you may start to wonder what you’ve gotten yourself into, until you arrive and discover a luxury tented camp built with a minimal footprint overlooking a private plunge pool and the rainforest beyond. While there, you can befriend the locals in the sloth sanctuary, hike in the lava flows of Arenal National Park, relax in what Conde Nast Traveler dubbed as the best hotel spa in the world, and fall asleep to the sound of the tree frogs at the end of an action-packed day.
