Barcelo Rancho Rio Perlas Orosi

... catch, I had to walk 4-5 blocks and travel a good ways underground to the appropriate subway line. It was early and I was not worried about getting robbed, but by the time I reached my subway train, I was pretty exhausted and my back was all in knots.

I boarded the subway, staying guard to my 4 bags during all the stops. I got many weird stares as people wondered how I managed to carry all the bags myself. With the ...

... in Hojancha. It is difficult to walk down the street without someone shouting your name or giving you the friendly Pura Vida! One of my best friends, Maikol, is a taxi driver, which can really come in handy. The other day I had a TON of laundry to carry back from Ricardo's house (the only guy in town I know with a washing machine). As I was struggling with the awkward and heavy ...

... We cannot really define Puerto Limon as a touristic place, this city got its importance because of the strategic location and because coffee and bananas exports used to be the first income of Costa Rica, which is tourism nowadays.

Anyway, Puerto Limon remains a very attractive place, first because of the architecture, but especially because this city has nothing to do with others cities of Costa Rica! Indeed, by ...

... stod på den. Heldigvis slap de fleste med mindre skrammer, og en enkelt's ben kom i gibs. Det var virkelig en skræmmende oplevelse, har aldrig i mit liv hørt så stort et brag, og så mange der skreg. Var virkelig uhyggeligt. Men alle har det godt nu, og vi er kommet godt til Coco.
Idag har vi bare slappet af og nu her skal vi ud og hente vores cykler.
Håber at I alle har det godt derhjemme. Og Peter du passer lige lidt på dig selv :)

... not on the beach, Herman or Ricardo, in charge of your program in Camaronal, will suggest some activities for you. For example, you could be sent to plant trees or catch Herman’s horses which escape every night! Another activity, really interesting even if hard physically, is the building of a ...

... his own (not injured) as well as a cayman and a large turtle. Working on hands-on activities outdoors with beautiful wildlife around us was exactly the experience I was looking for! And the staff were amazing as well. Mary, Teniente, Alvaro and Don Jaime were great to ...

... on me I wasn't about to let the muggers get away with out a fight. So of course being in a beach town wearing flip-flops is the standard footwear of choice. So When I not so gently took hold of two of the attackers the third was free to grab our beers and crack all four of them over my head. During this pleasant bathroom encounter I tackled one to the floor where I, now barefoot, sliced my foot open and cut my knee. Surprisingly they were ...

... flesh-eating worm called "papalomoyo." Being from Costa Rica I hear about this kind of stuff, but I've never seen the incredible scars they can provoke if you don't treat them on time or at ...

... signs such as, stop, yield, merge, danger, one way, north, south, east, west, etc...). We quickly exited the Pan American Highway toward Alejuela and traveled through other towns, up, down and around multiple mountains and valleys. Soon, we began to soak in what could be considered the "real Costa Rica." We were instantly smitten. Clearly we were an oddity to the locals, two American women driving a rental car on roads normally reserved for ...

... to ship some stuff home. In the meantime, I'll be able to leave the bulk of my luggage at the hotel in San Jose while I travel to Tortuguero, Arenal, and the Sarapiqui River with my folks next week. It makes me sad to think I'll never see most of these people again. I've done a lot of traveling in my life and met a lot of interesting people along the way. Saying goodbye only gets harder, and I still think of people I knew once, only briefly, and haven't seen since. They give ...