Destination: Costa Rica

Surviving the Gringo Trail during spring break

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 | By mrandrew | Views [1034]

Finally I made it out of Panama. I went to see Volcano Arenal but I´m not sure there was a volcano there - only clouds. Monteverde was a nicer experience, although cloudy there was plenty to see: sloths, tarantulas, quetzals and lots of green. One afternoon ... Read more >

<still alive

Sat, 17 May 2008 | By o0eva0o | Views [939]

<its been a few weeks since my last post. <letäs see what has happened, a new volunteer has joined me, <tom a young brit. what else ohh today new ppl will also be joining us about 12 or so. <however iäm in <san jose leaving for Quepos ... Read more >

Monteverde, costa rica

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 | By beebatoz | Views [786]

  Monteverde, costa rica  Day 1 So the adventure has begun again and in true central America style! Dad and I get to the border and he realizes he's outstayed his visa by about a month so guess who's crossing the border with me! ... Read more >

A hippy love story that's still going strong

Sun, 7 Jan 2018 | By rodeime | Views [605]

  It's a beautiful hippy love story that began in Germany in 1969. Trudy and Ron were footloose and fancy-free when they met in Cold War Hamburg and fell in love. They hooked up and travelled to Australia where they were married before ... Read more >

Tags: alternative, costa rica, garden

Manuel Antonio

Mon, 27 Jan 2014 | By kirstenvelthuis | Views [590]

Costa Rica continues to be an absolute ecologist dream, it´s just so chock-full of wildlife. It is nearly TOO easy to spot wildlife. We spend no more than a few hours in Manuel Antonio National Park and in that time saw coati´s, raccoons, ... Read more >

Costa Rica

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 | By gusti | Views [452]

Upe, me parece muy bueno este pais, muy tranquilo, mucho surfe por todo litoral, comidita igualzita da mamita, buena e baratita, estive rodando por Jaco, Playa Hermosa, Quepos, Dominical, Matapalo, Pavones, sempre com ondas melhores que na terrinha..alguns ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

The Call of the Bellbird

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [440] | Scholarship Entry

Looking out over the rainforest of Costa Rica, the canopy forms a vast shifting expanse rolling on until it pours over mountains crowned in cloud. All around me it bursts from the ground in a mad profusion of violent green. Beneath me in a broad arc lies ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Life at Drake

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 | By monkeypoo | Views [402] | Comments [1]

Well we have been here in Drake Bay for 10 days now and absolutely love this place, a very small village where the people are very friendly and there is not much to do but hike, kayak, and sit on the porch and bird watch with a beer in hand....Erin ... Read more >

Understanding a Culture through Food - Basics are Best

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By | Views [341] | Scholarship Entry

I traveled to Costa Rica a few years ago on a trip for my high school's Bio Technology program. We were there for a whole week, getting a taste of the local culture and wildlife and environment, and of course, the food. Everyday we were there, there were ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013

Gallery: Finca AMRTA near San Isidro

Sat, 8 Mar 2008 | By francesanddavid | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Leaving CR

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 | By francesanddavid | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Interamericana Highschool students

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 | By lisette_juffermans | Photo Gallery

Gallery: La Fortuna--Day 1

Sun, 8 Mar 2009 | By jd_trekker | Photo Gallery

Photos: My Scholarship entry - Costa Rica pura vida

Wed, 19 Nov 2014 | By crazysexyfuntraveler | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: 2014 travel photography scholarship, animals, costa rica, jungle, wildlife

Photos: Costa Rica

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 | By graynomadsusa | Photo Gallery