Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica Travel Blogs

Garmish James and Greg Kamphouse
Jul 4, 2007 (4 photos)

...  "is not important"  But standing in line for hours is!        I finally ended up in Playa Flamingo where my friend James lives.  There is not a whole lot to report about 7 days here because I decided that  ...

Will Work For Board
Feb 25, 2009 (26 photos)

Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica THINGS WE LEARNED:   1. The bus schedules in Costa Rica have their own agenda, just ask at least 3 locals, then show up ˝ ...

Playa Flamingo
Dec 28, 2006 (18 photos)

5th November - 19th November 2006

Foster and the Golf Cart
May 18, 2005

... it but decided to let it be what it is. But truly, ouch! PMS maybe.... ok, so I am at the only place in Playa Flamingo that offers internet access, which is a blessing despite the slow dial up connection. It is at a funky cool nautical hotel and the ...

Leaving Flamingo, heading south
Jan 13, 2008

... (Estaben) was good with us. He spoke Spanish to me and English to Sonny. We went there for breakfast before heading out for Playa Samara today.  Now we are on our way, quickly stopping to check email and see if there is any word about Sonny''s new ...

Spanish and more
Jan 8, 2008

... managed quite well. This is a very interesting country. Very kind, very welcoming and very mixed in terms of gringos and ticos (Costa Ricans). There are many many new things here, that are shared by both cultures. There are lots of 4x4 cars driven by ...

Spanish School
Jan 7, 2008

We got here yesterday and we are staying in a place completely run by Italians, including gelato!!!!  However we were given a room with twin beds! So I think we are moving to another villa in the same place. Always an adventure. Today was the ...

School is OUT and Sonny's been exploring
Jan 11, 2008 (4 photos)

Well Spanish school ended today and has been wonderful. I have learned much but mostly have learn confidence. I am glad I made the choice to come here to learn and jealous of Sonny's adventures while I was in school. We are including some of the ...

Blog entry, November 5th 2003
Oct 25, 2003

... I'll go back for a couple of days. Now I'm in Costa Rica, since about 10 days. I live with a tica family at Playa Flamingo, which is a beach resort in the northwest of the country. I'm going to school for four hours a day and the afternoons we spend at ...

Beach Bums
Aug 14, 2009 (13 photos)

... nbsp;  The day started with an early morning call from Alberto (the driver who drove us from the airport to the Flamingo Beach Resort & Spa).  As promised he had brought us homemade corn tortillas and a fresh cheese-like thing called "Quajado ...

Mariscos y Cerveza 'til you drop!
Nov 22, 2007 (7 photos)

Well, we admit it, we've gotten in the swing of things here and used to jelling around the beach and the house to be spending too much time writing journals. But we still manage to take a few pictures here and there to capture the moments. So here you ...

Wow! These beaches are on the Pacific???!!!!
Aug 13, 2009 (13 photos)

... I was pleasantly surpised to see a beautiful and clear sunny sky upon waking up.  It is the rainy season rigth now in Costa Rica, but we seem to have lucked out for the time being...  The resort we're staying at has been recently renovated and ...

Dancing on the beach!
Sep 20, 2007 (3 photos)

... see Arenal, an active volcano in the North.  I'm looking forward to it as it is apparently one of the 'must-sees' of Costa Rica and I am travelling with a really neat group of people. I can't believe I'm halfway through my trip.  It's kind ...

A LONG day....but we're finally here
Aug 12, 2009 (7 photos)

After searching high and low for an awesome last-minute deal to a tropical destination we finally decided on Costa Rica.  Why TROPICAL destination?  Well, you'd have to ask Isabella as she asked, no more like demanded in that sassy yet sweet, ...

Bienvenidos a la Playa Flamingo!
Sep 17, 2007

... In addition to my lizard, I also saw a whole tree full of congo monkeys today.  Very fun.  My first monkey sighting in Costa Rica.  I've got a trip booked to the Monkey Jungle on Wednesday so I'll be sure to see lots more than and will, for ...

Heading to the Mountains tomorrow morning
Nov 24, 2007 (3 photos)

... . Not sure if we will be able to go to Panama. The journey through the canal is about 9 hours & the flight schedule between Costa Rica & Panama may not work with our return flight. So we may stay longer in Arenal or got to another resort. Many booses ...

Arrvied in Flamingo Beach
Nov 18, 2007 (5 photos)

Hi Batchaha   We arrived in Costa Rica yesterday afternoon, spent the night in San Jose & started the adventure toward Flamingo Beach today. Arrived here at 1:00pm. I should say that my luggage did not make it to Costa Rica :) What a ...

Surfin' Tamarindo!
Sep 18, 2007 (5 photos)

... we all headed to the beach after class to attend Iguana Surf School.  The waves at Tamarindo Beach (about 20 minutes away from Flamingo where our school is located) were perfect for learning and, I hate to brag, but I got up the first time.   ...

Relaxing on the beach...
Sep 20, 2007 (5 photos)

... blondie.')  You can't walk down the road without at least a few honks.  My professor in Monteverde told me that Costa Rica is full of snakes...and they're all men.  Haha.  Apparently, this is a well-known expression as I  ...

Learning to Relax Again!
Nov 20, 2007 (6 photos)

We spent the rest of our first day at Flamingo learning our way around. After eating lunch by the beach, we decided to do some basic grocery shopping. Got some basics from a local supermercado and started on the journey home. We did not realize we had to ...