My Travel Optimizer

Biking is very popular in Costa Rica. Its a great way to see the country. The last time I was in Costa Rica we went mountain biking in the Arenal area. The ride was awesome and we found some great places to view the Volcano. We saw some really cool sights that would [...]

I’d like to talk about the website Tripadvisor.com. This is one of my favorite travel sites and I use it all the time. Its a very active site with many helpful reviews and forums. Once you register you’ll have access to the forums and there is a lot of good info (and a [...]

Traveling is not my only passion. I also love mountain biking. I try to do it as much as possible when I am at home and when I am on trips. I also realize that while Florida is home to me it is also a vacation destination for many people in this country [...]

My wife and I love to mountain bike. We enjoy the “mountain” part as much, if not more, than the “bike” part. We’re not the radical types who like to dress up like Star Wars stormtroopers and then throw ourselves off the side of a cliff. What we do like is to ride [...]

Since we live in Florida we sometimes forget that we live in a vacation destination. For some Florida is as exotic and fun as any other Caribbean getaway.
We enjoy much of what Florida has to offer. One of these offerings is year-round mountain biking. We may not have striking mountain scenery (or indeed any mountains) [...]