Destination: Costa Rica

Photos: Playa Cabuyal - One Of My Favourite Places

Tue, 3 Apr 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Photo Gallery

Playa Cabuyal - One Of My Favourite Places

Tue, 3 Apr 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Views [3469] | Comments [3]

It is 4.30 in the afternoon at Playa Cabuyal, in the Gulf of Papagayo. I am the only person here, but I am far from alone. Myriads of crabs scurry quickly from one hole to the next, sea birds are floating beyond the breakers looking for ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, central amrica, costa rica, sea turtles, travel, volunteering

Photos: The Cloud Forests of Monteverde

Wed, 7 Mar 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Photo Gallery

The Cloud Forests of Monteverde

Tue, 6 Mar 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Views [2931] | Video

I have just come down from the clouds. Literally. I spent a week in the wonderful Cloud Forest area of Monteverde, in the north-west of Costa Rica. I have to admit I had never heard of Monteverde before I came to Costa Rica, and ... Read more >

Tags: central america, cloud forest, costa rica, monte verde, nature, santa elena, travel

Photos: Costa Rica, the happiest place in the world

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Photo Gallery

Costa Rica, the Happiest Place in the World

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Views [1522]

Costa Rica is the happiest place in the world. It says so on a big welcome sign at San Jos é’s Santa Maria International Airport, and they didn’t just invent that slogan, it is based on the results of an independent survey conducted ... Read more >

Tags: bad hotel, central america, costa rica, heredia, museum, san josé, travel

Costa Rica

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 | By rubylucas | Views [1066]

With warnings from other travellers about how expensive Costa Rica is we did not spend long here…in fact only 3 days. We stayed one night in Puerto Viejo at an absolutely enormous hostel that had a variety of rooms, tents and hammocks available ... Read more >

Photos: Costa Rica

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 | By rubylucas | Photo Gallery

Photos: Jaco

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

Photos: Parque Nacional Carara

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

Carara and Jaco

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1106]

My next dentist appointment, which will get my crowns put in isn't until Thursday. Mario isn't here yet either so today I'd be making a move to see another area of Costa Rica. Whilst this is my fourth trip here I feel like I haven't seen a huge amount;... Read more >

Finishing my dental work

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1644]

Today was really intense! And I was almost not here today; when I went to board my flight to Costa Rica yesterday the lady at the counter told me that since I didn't have a ticket out of Costa Rica, that I had to either buy a plane or bus ticket. Fortunately, ... Read more >

Our First day in San Jose

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 | By utopicsummer | Views [281]

Well We arrived at 11 pm on Saturday night and we're greeted at the airport by the exuperent and exciting Eddie Sallys teenage friend from when she did an exchange her in school. She spoke of Eddie as this exciting costa rican DJ full of life, adventure ... Read more >

Pura Vida

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 | By mr306 | Views [421]

Good Morning Vietnam. Pura Vida (Pure or Good Life) is Costa Ricas most used saying and its easy to understand why as it is a beautiful country. This moning I awoke in Manuel Antonio, CR which is a lazy surfer town on the pacific coast. I am currently ... Read more >

landed

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 | By mr306 | Views [371]

Hola! this message will be brief but just wanted to let you all know I made it. This morning its off to the carribean but I better go so I make the bus.... talk to you later matt