Four Season Costa Rica

... Germany we were yelled at for transgressing a rule; in Italy witnessed the shouting match between the cashier and the customers; in Costa Rica finding stores well stocked but given ninety percent over to necessities. In these stores you will not find any ...

... la Vieja, that cruise the deep, slow-moving Bebedero River as it crosses the Pacific savannas. Our luck with being in Costa Rica in the off-season held out, and we were the only two on this magnificent river trip. The waters are surprisingly smooth and ...

... then we continued to the north to Playa Panama. We finished situating ourselves, when it started to rain. It is still raining season in Costa Rica. We took refuge under a sheltered spot; where we moved our equipment and sat down to drink some very good ...

... . After another long, bumpy bus trip, we realized that galloping on a horse was more comfortable than vehicular transport via Costa Rica’s mostly unpaved roads. We were carsick and grumpy when we walked in to the Tabacon Resort, but immediately ...

Apartment Hunting in San Jose, Costa Rica Monday morning . . . December 1st We awoke to a beautiful sunny day which we assumed was what every day will look like for the next six months.  The typical Costa Rican breakfast (rice, beans, eggs, and ...

... than we initially thought we would have to do!) On arrival into La Fortuna we headed straight up to what Lonely Planet declared as "Costa Rica's 5 Star Backpackers" . And oh la la - it was lovely! We had a pool with a swim up bar in tropical garden ...

... noticeable it becaomes when there hasn´t been any. MacDonalds, Pizza Hut, Coffee shops - we were back in the land of capitalism! Costa Rica has been great. We headed out to one of the National Parks for a couple of days, it´s one of the biggest ...

After our week or so in Panama, it was time to crack on and head Northwards, and naturally Costa Rica was the next destination. Final thoughts on leaving Panama - what an incredible country. All you hear about from Europe is the canal, and I was imagining ...

... with us and others this holiday season, know we'd love to have you join us! Happy Holidays in advanced to all of you! Tropical Adventures Family. Volunteer in Costa Rica this Christmas - ...

... off to find a seat and pass by the bureau de change.  I figure that now would be a good time to snag some Costa Rica money (colones apparently), but mission aborted.  No one is behind the glass window.  I'm wondering how much business they ...

... top lava rock anymore.  Ha-ha however I did throw a clean tee over my pillow because the mold is gnarly.  Welcome to Costa Rica. 11/14/09  Once again, forgot to write the past couple of days because the surf has been pretty damn ...

... constant exposure to costal/seaside resorts of late...grrrrr So, over the last week or so I have been exploring another area of Costa Rica - Nicoya pensinsula.. higher up on Pacific Coast.... It was a good job the last of us left on Monday as there ...

... many as 150,000 visitors annually and well-known for its beautiful beaches and hiking trails. Although Manuel Antonio National Park is Costa Rica's smallest national park, the diversity of wildlife in its 6.83 km2 (3 sq mi) is unequaled ...

... " project in Costa Rica.  If not, now you have!  For the past two weeks I was on the northern Caribbean coast of Costa Rica volunteering at La Tortuga Feliz. (The Happy Turtle)  I took the bus from San Jose to Bataan where I was met ...

... coast with a really famous national park and great waves for surfing. Actually, Manuel Antonio is the most-visited tourist destination in Costa Rica, although you'd never tell. Maybe it was because this is the "off season," but it seemed to be a pretty ...

... is huge! Most of the kids are really nice, actually, they all are awesome. I think everyone here is outgoing, as choosing to go to Costa Rica is what brings out all the outgoing people. Once we got to San Jose, a four hour flight from Atlanta, we got into ...

... my travelogue. I´ve done quite a bit these last few weeks, and only have a week and a half left here in good ol´ Costa Rica (which will most likely be spent tying up everything before I leave). I have really enjoyed my stay here, but am also looking ...

... to a doctor and he performed the same technique on me used to torture prisoners of war?") However, now that I was in Costa Rica, concerned that I had contracted some terrible tropical disease, the last thing I wanted to do was visit a medical ...

... of the world seem to leave before dawn which probably makes sense in summer but not when you're on "holiday". Also, despite Costa Rica being relatively affluent for this part of the world they are incredibly cheap about public transport. There is no ...

... and in 1856, invaded Costa Rica with a goal of gaining control over all of Central America.  The president of Costa Rica correctly guessed Walker’s intentions, assembled a small group of fighters and marched up to Santa Rosa where ...