Hotel Cacts
Travel Blogs from San Jose
First 24 hours in Costa Rica!
Officially in San Jose!! Flight landed safely after several delays, my luggage arrived to the hotel about a half an hour ago, which means I have clean underwear again!! We arrived last night at Hotel Cacts, which has a beautiful interior filled with many trees and geckos!! We had extensive orientation today which is always fun... After that though …
Bienvenido!
I have absolutely no experience with blogs but I decided to start one to keep track of my experiences abroad and share them with my friends and family!
For months people asked me if I was excited about my trip.. well who wouldn't be happy to escape to a tropical paradise? But the reality of the whole thing did not hit me until I was …
Two Flights and the First Day in Costa Rica
Well, after saying goodbye to my family at the airport, I sat around reading "El Conde de Montecristo" (aka the count of Montecristo) in the airport. I also called Abbey and talked to her for a while, and I opened up her flight gift, which is definitely the best present I've ever received. So that definitely gave me some mixed emotions, but they …
Living Pura Vida
... sync with this. We can find it at home, but it is a matter of living a very different life from what is considered normal at home.
This trip and the people I have met have definitely changed me for the better. In just 8 short days, I feel like I have had a world of experiences and been fortunate to meet friends from Costa Rica, Boston, Switzerland, S. America, Germany, Virginia, Georgia, Mexico, Austin, California, ...
Cariari
... namelijk de gitaar van Tim. Maar voor we het zelf hadden gemist kwam een ijsverkoper de gitaar al naar ons toebrengen. En dat terwijl we in onze reisgids net hadden gelezen dat we op dit busstation erg moesten opletten op onze bagage. Altijd fijn om eerlijke mensen te ontmoeten! In Cariari was het rommelig op het busstation maar we zagen al gauw een vaag uitziend hotel. Onze twijfels verdwenen snel toen we op een grote ...