La Condesa Hotel San Jose San Rafael

... entry in a few days with lots of awards to give out to various
countries, as well as our conclusions about the whole trip. Hasta luego!

Hell yeah I am going to continue to write!!


Sue left me today, on a bus all by myself ... I have been dreading this day for most of our trip. Now I actually have to read the guide book well in advance to figure out how buses actually run around here. I also have to keep track of the shampoo and ...

... the trails we also saw many caterpillars and, tiny mushrooms, endemic birds, and more. The views from the hanging bridges were amazing. Isabella was great during the 2.5 hour tour and even though she got a bit antsy along the way she ran across the bridges, danced along the trail and walked most of the way along the 3.5 kilometer route. We really couldn’t of asked for a better 4-yr old travel partner! She even hammed it up for several of the pictures ...

... Our host families will do their best to make you feel comfortable and will teach you all they can about the Costa Rican culture and lifestyle.

We have been providing these projects and tours for years now and you can be sure that every single day will be busy. We have all kind of activities for you, no matter how ...

... from not being able to dry
completely and then being packed in a suitcase. The smell was enough to
make anyone sick. So i had to wash everything even though the mother
was doing our laundry for us while we were there. They also cooked for
us. We enjoyed some new dishes like Turtle meat and some fish, home
made tortillas, and drinks made from fruits. It was all delicious. I
wanted to bring Zunem home with us but her mother wouldnt allow it. I
can see why. She is an ...

... a sign I should just come back to SJ and stay with her. So I did just that. I knew I didn’t have energy to take a bus up the InterAmericana 2 to the point we veer off for La Estrella, then hike down the mountain and I also knew that I wouldn’t be able to talk to anyone from my family here for an hour. By that time it would have been way past dark. So for the 4th time that day I hopped on a SJ-Cartago bus and went back to SJ. The night was great. There were ...

... without the bloodshed) are the highlights of this public holiday. Día de Guanacaste celebrates the annexation of Guancaste from Nicaragua in 1824. Street fiestas, folk dancing, traditional bullfights, rodeos and cattle shows are the way they celebrate this colorful day in the northwest region of ...

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... facility and what not. anyway, I'm heading to Nicaragua for aprox. two weeks tomorrow before heading to Monte Verde. Volcano islands, hablo solamente espanol, and a whole lot more bang for my buck. Here are some photos for your troubles of the last, money saving free two weeks that have left me fairly stranded in the town in thesouthern carribean costa rica surf town of Puerto Viejo. Although the influx of people from around the world makes my days seem very ...

... my mind I had pictured the destructive beauty of bubbling hot lava burping forth from the pit just below us. What I got was a big whiff of sulphur from a large smouldering hot volcano. Not quite the quintessential image I had conjured up but still a pretty impressive sight; maybe not quite the impressive smell I was looking for. The parque nacional had constructed and nice wooden view point from which you could gaze down into the caldera and watch the smoke and dust and ...

... 40 for more antibiotics. Unfortunately...we had to wait 3 hours for broken back man to have his cat scan etc before returning back to my 'hometown'. On arrival I phoned the farm only to discover the phonelines were dead (arrgghh! not my best day). Obviously, I didnt know the farm name or directions but played a gessing game for 5 mins with a nurse who finally mentioned a farm name that I vaguely remembered. A taxi ...