Hotel California Costa Rica

... am enjoying the thought of being a newbie traveller to Costa Rica. My travels will take me from Los Angeles, California to San Jose Costa Rica, where I will stay overnight before beginning my new adventure the following day. On a 4 1/2 hour shuttle ...

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... . Palm oil industry is prevalent in this area. Also, some rice fields before getting to Quepos at around 12h30. Our hotel, the Hotel California, is situated uphill about 3km from Quepos on the road to Manuel Antonio NP (which in turn is around 7km from ...

... . 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 ...

... people like me will go somewhere else to get the authentic Latin experience, and the rest will enjoy there safe California experience in Costa Rica.   Buses and Ferry to Nicoya I caught a bus to Punta Arenas. The bus driver said the ...

Welcome to Costa Rica! The most incredible country with the friendliest people I have ever met! As my luck would have it, I found a true gem in the heart of Escazu, a suburb of San Jose. Big Mikes Guest House is in a private residential neighborhood in ...

... nice treat though. http://www.piedrasyolas.com The next morning we hopped busses until we arrived at Playa Del Coco back in Costa Rica. We certainly weren't fussy with the place. It was trying very hard to be Tamarindo but it was more like Tijauana ...

... been in many wooded areas/forests/ whatevers but rainforest/jungle is the pinnacle and the most awe inspiring.  The redwoods in California are so mammoth that it defies description, but the rainforest is ssssssoooooo dense, so green - on every surface- ...

... . Overall, I was happy with our ability to navigate the bus system and take care of simple tasks like finding a hotel. I felt independent. I appreciate everything my family has done and am internally grateful. However, it was also nice to do something on ...

... San Jose, waiting for what I'd come to welcome as our daily dose of rain. San Jose, while not the most beautiful place in Costa Rica, easily held my interest for the rest of the day. We ate surprisingly well at a diner-style restaurant with an aviary in ...

... a spectacular view of the ocean.  We ambled around and then bumped into a couple from the UK we had seen at our first hotel in Costa Rica.  We swapped animal and insect stories and then after a supper we hit bed. It was not long into my sleep ...

... (remember her?!?) bubbled her way around the airport, luggage delivery was slow and a dearth of cabs slowed our airport escape. Still, it was good to be back in the California sun, ready to reconnect with everyday life and share my Costa Rican ...

... time to hop on the local bus and check out the beach there (the beach was only a few kilometers from where we were staying, Hotel California; each room had a great ocean view from its balcony). The beach (Pacific Ocean side of Costa Rica) turned out to be ...

... out of the capital. Next stop: Sarchi. Sarchi is known for the beautiful hand-painted oxcarts that are famous throughout Costa Rica. The town is adorable, with an elegant church crowning its tallest hill and an equally pretty central square. ...

... Nosara on the paved road to Samara. After the turn of to Nosara the road deteriorated into the typical pot holed road that Costa Rica is infamous for. We arrived at the Gilded Iguana at about 3pm. The property consists of three buildings that contain ...

... like banging your head against the wall over and over because it hurts.  Legal papers are as frustratingly difficult to obtain in Costa Rica as in Mexico.  Sadly, without asking too many questions, the For Sale sign in front of their home speaks ...

Coco Beach, Costa Rica Well the Pulmitan bus from San Jose was so delicious and easy we could have devoured the whole thing – new, clean, modest air conditioning and speedy. We arrived Liberia four hours later and were given directions to catch the ...

... ), do it early. Liberia itself was a pleasant surprise, I didn't know what to expect and heard how expensive and touristy Costa Rica has become. However, the town is a quiet cowboy post with people riding through on horses, all smiling and willing to ...

... that I only order breakfast after 12pm, I decided for the egg, beans and rice...the typical Costa Rican breakfast. A familiar song played in the background: Hotel California by the Eagles. How great is this? I get cheap food, great music and a waiter ...

... 30PM, we all called it quits and began the trek back.  Along the way, I got to talk to Christian about his experience in Costa Rica, his thoughts about Germany, the U.S., and anything else under the sun.  Here's a some interesting points in our ...