Hotel Condovac la Costa Playa Hermosa

... and my grandmother are wonderful and have helped me out to get a new one..just need to get it down here....woo!<br><br>but anywho, i was given this last weekend as vacation time and headed to a cute, but very westernized town called Playa Hermosa...where many of the houses were mini mansions, lived in once or twice a year by american/european millionairs and their families...<br><br>luckily there is still a bit of real costa rica left in the town ...

... on crowded bus to get to Tamarindo with high hopes to bodyboard some of Costa Rica´s best waves, and whether or not the sun was shining and the rivers were flowing sewage into the ocean, these things weren´t about to stop us. Well, we did go bodyboarding twice had a great time. But ultimately, it made sense for us to leave for drier ground.

... amazingly different calls. However, on the negative side: we only saw a few hummingbirds (which come to the water and sugar bowls at the entrance of the park), and one too many centipedes. The rest of the wildlife was impossible to see with the rain and the mist. Unlucky. In any case we still walked around the park for 4 hours, so good exercise was done. We decided to take a short cut back when the small mud paths started becoming mini ...

... in Jaco got the four story height limit deleted from the zoning codes, and they are now building tall condominiums and hotel developments. The town itself has a bad reputation, with overpriced hotels and restaurants. The in town bars are sleazy, but the hotel bars are safe enough. I especially enjoyed Carlita´s Bar and Hotel, it is on the internet if you want to see some pictures. It is definitely a gringo ...

... to, natural and untouched by mass tourism. I chose to go to this place because it's considered one of the windiest places in Costa Rica from November until May and yeah ... the statistics were right! It blew from the day I got there to the day I left and probably it is still blowing strong today. For those of you who are new to this blog and are wondering what I'm talking about here's a little confession ... My name is Philipp, I'm an ...

... that bask on the river bank. We arrived at Hotel Las Olas in Playa Hermosa. Our room was on the second storey. It had no glass windows, just fly screens. Our balcony overlooked the surf. Within 30 minutes I was waxing my board and straight out the front for a surf. We had booked our room for 5 nights but ended up staying two weeks. I surfed most mornings early in waves ranging from 3 - 6 foot while Mandy videoed or took photos, before a mid morning breakfast of bacon, eggs ...

... 3:30pm bus to Playa Hermosa. This playa is not for backpackers at all. I stayed in Ecotel for $15 per night. The place is so peacefull and nice. You are sorrounded by Iguanas and crabs. Lots of them. The place is right on the beach and there is a very nice ocean front seafood restaurant close by. The best seafood with the best sunset view you could possibly think of. If you have money and time, I recommend this place otherwise it is not for backpackers.

... fried potatoes, tomato, toast etc) and a 3 gigantic pancakes covered in maple syrup with a botttomless cup of coffee to wash it down. Sam started off at a canter, devouring the savoury portion and plowing into the pancakes. Half way through the pancakes, with an enormous lead, Sam hit the wall - so much pancake, so much chocolate sauce, so much maple syrup - every morsel become an effort. Frances, meanwhile was far more the champion stayer, hoisted the spinnaker and sailed off into ...

hola amigos i´ve been in and around san juan del sur for a while now. i think 8 nights in total. I´m now living with an awesome family here in town and taking spanish lessons for 4 hours every day. Going good so far, definatly tough since its a new language but i´m liking it. My family doesn´t speak any english so the first couple days have been interesting to say the least. the food is good, but only if you like a lot of rice and beans, seeing as thats a staple ...

The best beer in Central America comes from Nicaragua and it's called Victoria. It's a full-bodied brew with a very refreshing aftertaste. Costa Rica has a couple of decent choices in Pilsen and Imperial. These three golden thirst quenchers rank at least as high as any of the mass-produced beers of Canada. In Guatemala things change for the worse. The beer of choice there is called Gallo or "Rooster" in Spanish. It could be likened to an American beer, watery and shy on zip. When you travel ...