San Jose, Costa Rica, Costa Rica Travel Blogs

Oh! Cool Air!
Feb 18, 2006 (4 photos)

... Jose yesterday. Actually, we had to take a bus back to the dreaded Puerto Limon first, then catch a bus to San Jose. It seems like Costa Rica has a less user-friendly bus system than Mexico, or even Panama. We are staying at the Hostel Pangea. It is ...

Dia Primo - San Jose, Costa Rica
Jan 10, 2007 (2 photos)

After months of planning and waiting, Bob and I finally arrived in Costa Rica late last night after a smooth and seemingly speedy flight(s) from Chicago - Miami - San Jose. The final two days of preparation were hell for me as I was also moving out of my ...

Merrily We Roll Along
Mar 30, 2007 (30 photos)

I wrote a very long and inspiring entry, really it was very good if I do say so myself, and as I was sending it, the internet went dead. So it´s gone now, lost to the internet gods.  I will write another one at some point, and maybe it will be even ...

It Rains in Rainy Season - Who Would've Thunk it
Oct 17, 2007 (4 photos)

FORECAST FOR TODAY: RAIN So when I came to Costa Rica, I knew I would be hitting their rainy season. What I didn't know is that when they say it rains every day, guess what, it rains every day! I have been here for three weeks and have yet to see a ...

My First Cup of Agua Dulce
Oct 20, 2007 (12 photos)

... but she also invited me to her church. While at an event, I made so many friends, that it really feels like I've been in Costa Rica longer than just a few weeks. At this event, I met Lucy and Anya, from the neighboring town of San Antonio de Escazu. They ...

Ants on Steroids
Sep 26, 2007 (16 photos)

OUR FIRST HIKE Once we got settled in, Caro and I set about the challenging task of going for a hike in the surrounding area. Just imagine uphill and downhill were the only directions - not 5 feet of flat land to speak of!! It was worth it though, ...

No Sloths at the Holiday Inn
May 5, 2005 (9 photos)

We headed straight for San Jose in Costa Rica in hope of getting our digital camera repaired at the Canon shop. We think its been damaged by the heat and humidity of Nicaragua. Getting off the bus in San Jose we realised some lovely person had picked ...

Moving into a writer's paradise
Sep 25, 2007 (9 photos)

... paradise I'm living in now, I must take a few minutes and share a revelation I had while staying at an extremely cheap hostal in San Jose. They advertise as a B&B, but at $15 a night, $20 with a private bathroom, you really can't expect much. I was ...

Pit stop in San Jose
Oct 15, 2006

Connecting bus down to Panama City.

The hills are alive with the sound of music...
Sep 29, 2007 (13 photos)

... night before, we met Eider, a friendly Boston resident who had just come back from visiting his family in Chapinlandia. He was in Costa Rica for a few days and hung out with us on Saturday. We decided to hike the beautiful green mountain that neighbors my ...

Pura Vida
Nov 14, 2004 (13 photos)

San Jose, Costa Rica...I am back in the modern western world ... a place where you can flush the toilet paper, get a hot shower (my first since leaving El Salvador on June 13, not that I'm keeping track or anything) and all the choices of fast food ...

Paid to Play Episode 1: The One Where I Get a Job
Oct 11, 2009 (1 photos)

... and finishing a tough day at the local disco tech.  So I am officially hard at work now....just like you. In San Jose, Costa Rica, I learned a bunch of office and computer stuff and got to meet the visionary CEO of the company.   Next up, a ...

San Jose - Chilling Out
Mar 19, 2004

... in before strolling around the city and having a leisurely breakfast (or more correctly brunch) at the Cafe Parisien in the Gran Hotel Costa Rica. We then paid a quick visit to the opulent National Theatre where we hoped, as it turned out in vain, that we ...

Back to Costa Rica
Apr 23, 2003 (23 photos)

... bus to the border and at the border a TICA bus to San Jose... In a way it's like coming home again. Wauw! Costa Rica is so clean! Even San José, which when I saw it for the first time, appeared like a dirty, noisy, polluted, ugly and dangerous city, now ...

Taking a break from solo traveling!
Sep 23, 2007 (4 photos)

... way to travel! We sucked the life out of the free wireless internet, muffins and hot chocolate. ARRIVING IN SAN JOSE My first impression of Costa Rica as the plane was pulling in, was how green and lush it was, with beautiful mountains visible in the ...

Goodbyes are Never Easy
Sep 30, 2007 (5 photos)

LAST WALK TO THE TOWN STORE That morning, Caro and I were up early. Even though her airport pick up was before noon, we were able to squeeze in a killer hike to the town store, our last walk together, before 10 o'clock. These friendly neighborhood ...

A Pleasant Reconciliation with San Jose
Nov 19, 2007 (46 photos)

... . I decided to join a neighbor on a city tour and discovered beautiful hidden gems like local parks full of history, an understated cathedral not to be judged by its outsides, the first mall of Costa Rica, the elegant Teatro Nacional and much, much more!

Exploring the Beverly Hills of Costa Rica
Oct 7, 2007 (9 photos)

... nice replacement!! After a short 10 minute cab ride with Paco (remember him?), I was at the Multiplaza of Escazu, Costa Rica's biggest mall.  The mall really had everything I could ever need and the prices weren't as expensive as I thought ...

End of the Line
Jul 31, 2006 (4 photos)

... to the hospital for some blood tests and another checkup. After getting the all clear we spent a couple of hours walking around San Jose but nothing was really very captivating. Seeing as there was nothing more to do in town we decided to plan where we ...

on and on the rain will fall (Costa Rica)
Sep 30, 2005 (21 photos)

... out at night plus I had to be up very early the next day so I just stayed in at the hostel (another wild and crazy night). Costa Rica really is a beautiful country even with all the rain. If I ever do make it back to Costa Rica, it won't be during the ...

Belated Prologue
Jun 5, 2003 (4 photos)

... is to introduce ourselves and our purpose...a mission statement, so to speak. Chantra: leo/21/ASU grad has been in Costa Rica for 9 months working at a Sports book...pretty much Slave labor...Kiley: capricorn/22/SMS grad recently left real estate job... ...

Steve's back.....
Aug 12, 2003 (1 photos)

....from the Mediterranean a little earlier than he planned due to irreconcilable differences with his boss...and armed with an entire surf bag full of illegal rare plants to put on his property. I still have no idea how he made it past customs b/c they ...

The visitor
Apr 1, 2007 (2 photos)

I picked up a jet lagged Nele at the airport. Now, after a good night's sleep and a great breakfast, we are ready to start our 2 week round trip in Costa Rica!

Being an illegal immigrant
Jun 19, 2003

... had this side door for the fire escape open, I guess incase we had to use that to leave....Anyway just another day in Costa Rica....hahah also kinda scary my friends Meg and Brian picked up there friends from the airport, then took off for Tamarindo, on ...

Hey Brian iz ya birthday , we gonna party like...
May 29, 2003 (8 photos)

Dinner party at Phils house and on to Roots(Reggae bar in San Pedro), to finish the night!

Bastille Day....God Bless the French!
Jul 14, 2003

At about 5:30pm it is brought to my attention that it's Bastille Day...so I skip yoga and we decide to have a little dinner party! Long story short: tons of French cheese, wine, bread, etc. No worries, dad, we didn't pay homage to the French...just ...

Dinner party with nerds and on to Bar Nashville
May 28, 2003 (2 photos)

... off to Bar Nashville for Mike and Jens (my old roomies for 8 months) going away party. Bar Nashville is this rustic bar in Downtown San jose near the Holiday Inn it has the greatest juke box. I found it along time ago and took Jen there one day on our ...

Surprise!!!!!!!
Jul 3, 2003 (4 photos)

Chale and I sit at the embassy for about 3 hours trying to get another passport ordered for me...turned out to be a reunion of sorts because several of the people in there were people that Chant and I had met before at the beach. Everyone is sitting in ...

Our parents will be so proud.......
Jul 1, 2003

... blaze, you can still expect the weekend benders....and I'm sure a couple of weekday ones, as well ;)...and we'll keep posting the embarrassing pics to prove it! So wish us luck as we begin the count down to saving money..and venturing out of Costa!!!!!

EARTHQUAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jul 10, 2003

Felt my (chaney) second earthquake in 9 months, it's weird how everyone is just like "Op an earthquake"...