One of the less travelled destinations in Costa Rica among main stream tourism, but quite popular with Eco-tourists, the Osa Peninsula is truly the beauty of nature unabashed. Although it can be quite cumbersome to get to, the reward, once arrived, is immediately recognized. Here the nature seeker experiences sights and sounds of the [...]
One thing that Costa Rica may not be very well known for is its sea coral. It was thus to my amazement that I discovered how great this can be when I travelled to the Osa peninsula for the first time and organized a boat trip through a local sea excursion/ tour operator in [...]
Our story begins on the Pacific coast of the Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica. Some of our readers may remember the final portion of this trip described in one of my previous posts (please read: “Why Red is the International…”). After having spent a wonderful 3 days on what I consider one of the most [...]
On my second visit to Costa Rica my group and I decided we would seek out the land less travelled by most tourists and go to the country’s east coast to visit the hippie/rasta paradise in Puerto Viejo (Province of Limon). Luckily for us we were travelling with a native Costa Rican senorita which [...]
To cross the Costa Rican border to Panama on the Atlantic Coast is an adventure in itself. While heading out to Bocas del Toro in Panama, we came across this border straight out of a comic book. The most challenging part to the crossing was making sure my feet didn’t go through [...]
Costa Rica has recently experienced an influx of foreigners within the country. This has greatly influenced the country and the locals seem to be divided on the issue of welcoming more people. With the constant flow of foreigners, the tourism industry has seen impressive gains.