Destination: Costa Rica
There are [261] stories and [3558] photos from Costa Rica
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Thu, 24 May 2007 | By katebravado | Views [6371] | Comments [1]
Just thought I better let you all know what happened with the dog Osa - cause I didn't want anyone losing sleep and feeling 'out of the loop'. So, we did infact find her again as the photos show. She was equally thrilled to see us and happily followed ... Read more >
Tags: friends, costa rica
Mon, 11 Feb 2008 | By sregevig | Views [1547] | Comments [1]
Today I went to Selvatura Park, a tropical cloud forest that straddles the continental divide. They also had zipline tours but since I had already done that, I chose to take my time and see the cloud forest so I chose the suspension bridges. There were ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 | By safetyhub | Views [1324] | Comments [1]
Costa Rica is a fabulous destination and any style of traveler will find something fun and exciting to do there. The vast majority of travelers will have no health problems on their adventure. However, travel to the tropics is different that travel ... Read more >
Tags: travel health, tropical medicine, rabies, hepatitis a, hepatitis b, typhoid, costa rica, immunizations, vaccinations
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 | By travel-tips | Views [1096]
Costa Rica is one of the prettiest countries you can visit, full of exceptional wildlife, beautiful scenery and wonderful people. However, always remember that to be a responsible tourist there are some Do’s and Don’ts you should follow. Do: Do ... Read more >
Tags: costa rica, travel tips, culture, responsible travel
Thu, 17 Jan 2008 | By connieandjohn | Views [1013] | Comments [1]
Canopy tours are all the rage in Costa Rica and we have avoided them…until today. Much of the life in the rainforest exists only in the canopy. Scientists like Meg Lowman of the Explorers Club continue to discover new species of plants and insects ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Mon, 7 Apr 2008 | By ryanj_clark | Views [957]
It was another great weekend in Costa Rica....I took a bus to La Fortuna (5 hours) that left at 6 am and stayed at the 5 star backpackers hostel. It was by far the nicest hostel I have seen. It had a pool, free internet, and great cheap food all within ... Read more >
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 | By safetyhub | Views [957] | Comments [1]
The sublime tropical climate of Costa Rica brings a few interesting and exotic nasties. WorldNomads.com 's roving medical expert Dr. Erik McLaughlin MD just loves tropical medicine and helps sort out your trypanosomiasis from your ... Read more >
Tags: tropical medicine, travel health, costa rica, central america, mosquitos, malaria, dengue fever, infections, chagas, chinche bug
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 | By connieandjohn | Views [926]
We are staying at the Nido del Colibri (Hummingbird Nest) in El Castillo which must be the nicest B&B in Costa Rica. The two guest rooms look out on the Volcan Arenal, one of the ten most active volcanoes in the world. The property teems ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Wed, 22 Aug 2007 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [926]
Today was my second day in beautiful Costa Rica. I woke up bright and early at about 6:00 AM after having trouble falling asleep last night. I washed up and was listening to this guy outside chanting “Monteverde-something” in Spanish.... Read more >
Tags: Adrenaline
Mon, 7 Jan 2008 | By connieandjohn | Views [897]
The road from CA1 to Monteverde is rugged. The first 20 miles are paved followed by ten miles of rutted and potholed dirt. The last ten miles are really bad. Four-wheel-drive probably isn’t necessary but it does make one more confident. ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 | By ryanj_clark | Views [890] | Comments [2]
In Costa Rica they have places called "Sodas" which are small cheap restaurants where Costa Ricans eat often to avoid spending money in more expensive restaurants. At this particular soda in San Pedro they offer you steak, a pork chop, or fish ... Read more >
Mon, 14 Nov 2005 | By tjwhale | Views [775] | Comments [5]
Hello All, Our trip from Montezuma to Monteverde started early, at 5 am on the advice from our spanish hostel owner, Ramone, who sits around ALL day on a couch with his friend smoking cigarettes and watching girls, to be sure we didn't miss any buses ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, costa rica
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 | By safetyhub | Views [758]
Few places in the world can offer travelers volcanoes towering up to 12,530 feet and a seemingly endless 700 miles of coastline on the Pacific and Caribbean like Costa Rica can. Though Costa Rica is known for many of its great tourism specialties there ... Read more >
Tags: costa rica, surf, surf tips, surf trips, surf travel
Thu, 6 Nov 2008 | By rachel_and_daniel | Views [668]
A Fairy tale by
Daniel and Rachel
Chipi the Coati lived in the forest near the volcano. He was happy as there were plenty of nice
juicy grubs and worms to eat, by digging them up with his long claws, and yummy
fruit ... Read more >
Tags: fairytale
Mon, 31 Mar 2008 | By ryanj_clark | Views [666] | Comments [4]
After a 6.5 hour trip from San Jose to Montezuma via a bus and a ferry crossing the Golfo de Nicoya, I was a little exhausted. I had to catch a bus from Guadalupe to San Jose before 6 am...then another from San Jose to Puntarenas...then took an hour ... Read more >
Tue, 11 Mar 2008 | By ryanj_clark | Views [639] | Comments [1]
So, for my first night out on the town in San Jose, I met up with some couchsurfers at a restaurant for Josh and Marianas birthday. This site is so cool, and I try to get everyone that likes to travel to sign up for it...www.couchsurfing.com...everybody ... Read more >
Tags: people
Sun, 26 Aug 2007 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [600]
Today was my sixth and final full day in Central America. I woke up at 6:30 because I wanted make the most of it. I washed up and then went next door for breakfast. I had pancakes that were actually fried with pineapple and banana. They ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Thu, 16 Oct 2008 | By rachel_and_daniel | Views [600] | Comments [1]
We left Bahia Drake and took the bus up to San Jose
along the Inter-american highway (which runs from Alaska
to the Darien Gap, Panama).
This gave us another opportunity to
experience the difference in the road system between Panama and ... Read more >
Tags: listening to instructions, losing stuff on buses
Sat, 12 Nov 2005 | By tjwhale | Views [583] | Comments [5]
Hello Friends... We've tried a few times to add information to our site...without luck. Reading internet in other languages tied with funky internet connections makes for a few necessary trial and error sessions. Anyway...our adventures to date ... Read more >
Tags: beaches & sunshine, costa rica
Sat, 12 Jan 2008 | By connieandjohn | Views [582]
From our seaside suite in Jaco (hock-o) we backtracked 25 miles to Parque Nacional Carara. We may have missed out on seeing the resplendent quetzal in Monteverde but we scored big here in Carara. The biggest prize is the scarlet macaw. Poaching ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Sat, 9 Feb 2008 | By sregevig | Views [580]
Today, Miranda and I went on a a canopy tour at Vida Silvestre Refugio. We were in a group of 20 people and quite a few of them were from the States. Once, we got our helmets, harnesses, and instructions, we boarded what I call a people mover (trailer) ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Tue, 26 Feb 2008 | By all_powered_up | Views [566]
Fed up of being treated like a piece of baggage, Bob my trusty backpack has decided to leave me in Phoenix on route to Charlotte, north Carolina. Bob I`m sorry i crammed you to bursting, dragged you through the dirt and then looked at those sexy, young ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Tue, 12 Feb 2008 | By sregevig | Views [554]
Chocolate cheese anyone? They really did have it, along with smoked gouda, swiss, Monte Rico (my favorite), and cheddar. The chocolate cheese really did taste like a combination of both. But no, I didn't walk out with a package of it. The ice cream ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Thu, 5 Apr 2007 | By alyssa_schwartz | Views [550] | Comments [1]
I´m sure that the title of this blog may be offensive to some but I´m sorry, I´m not a fan of the Holy Week. It has mostly made my life difficult and, well more expensive. Prices went up double in Antigua and we had to walk outside of town this morning ... Read more >
Tags: misadventures, costa rica
Fri, 1 Feb 2008 | By connieandjohn | Views [547]
We spent our next to last night in Costa Rica in the farming village of Upala in the NW part of the country, a good jumping off point for exploring the Cano Negro Refuge. We originally planned to spend the night in Liberia but since Connie flawlessly ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
