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What...no air conditioning? | Mar 06 07'

by patiomae a 31 year old female traveling as a couple from Overland Park, on vacation in Bahia Drake

Thurs Mar 8 - Today we returned Lucy. We were sad to leave her behind and she definitely treated us well. We got to the airport in Quep... Continue reading »
My first few days in Costa Rica | Jan 26 07'

by mjmorley a 23 year old female from Ann Arbor, on vacation in San Jose

"They don't flush toilet paper."

Wow. I can’t believe I’m actually here! It’s so strange actually doing something you’ve been thinking about for years. My flights weren’t bad at... Continue reading »
Improving my Spanish | Jun 10 06'

by Samantha a 30 year old female, on vacation in Rincon de la Vieja

"The highlight was two tucans making lots of noise"

Just before I left La Fortuna I managed to catch the first half of the England match at 7am, complete with beer thanks to the very helpful and poss... Continue reading »
Cahuita | Oct 20 05'

by wunder a real traveler, on vacation in Costa Rica

Ooit waren we van plan om een deel van Costa Rica te voet af te leggen,pffff: dit nooit meer. Met volle moed vertrokken we uit Puerto Viejo naar Ca... Continue reading »
Sun, sea, sand...and sloths! | Jan 06 06'

by Jess&Damian a real traveler, on vacation in Quepos

"Wildlife on the beach..."

6.01.06Flight to Costa Rica!7.01.06We arrived in Costa Rica and picked up our jeep and headed down the coast to Manuel Antonio. We soon realised wh... Continue reading »
Rafting the Rio Pacuare | Dec 21 08'

by waterbarry a male from Scottsdale, on vacation in San Rafael

Not knowing where to spend Christmas (and losing most of my travel companions heading home for the holidays) I decided that the only logical place... Continue reading »
nothing for turtle fans but lots for croc and birdfans | Mar 03 07'

by alex f a 31 year old from Cambridge, on vacation in Tortuguero National Park

"giant platic frogs and a giant parrot and a toucan on sticks - what more could you want."

We booked our transfer from puerto viejo with "terraventura" in PV - 35 dolares. all went smoothly; a turismo bus to moin near limon (our fir... Continue reading »
Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui and CoopeSanJuan | Mar 02 07'

by mjmorley a 23 year old female from Ann Arbor, on vacation in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui

"We hung out playing chicken fights , doing synchronized swimming, and sipping on vino de mora."

The past week has been very busy, but fun. We left for Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui on Saturday March 3rd. We got to our hotel just before lunch. The... Continue reading »
Amazing Surf | Oct 24 05'

by Ken a 44 year old male from San Francisco, on vacation in Witch's Rock

"Big, glassy and only 5 of us out"

Got up early grabbed the two large jugs of water we had bought the night before and headed down to Witches Rock Cafe to grab the bus. Met Gabe a... Continue reading »
Day trip to Montezuma | Dec 16 08'

by waterbarry a male from Scottsdale, on vacation in Montezuma

"How do you say JUMP in Italian?"

I was getting cranky sitting in Playa Carmen with no waves in sight. I heard from my roommate at tranquilo about a great day trip to Montezum... Continue reading »