Located in Heredia, Costa Rica, the Sports Palace is the countries biggest indoor stadium. Home to the Barva basketball team, this stadium resembles a high school gym more than a stadium. A large outdoor Olympic pool is located outside and is a chilly option for those looking to do some laps.
The Camaron Dorado restaurant is one of my favorite destinations while in the Flamingo Beach area in Costa Rica. This restaurant is located directly on the beach and is a big hit among seafood lovers. Their specialty, as the name suggests, is shrimp and lobster. Given the location and the quality of the food, the [...]
There is nothing fancy about this pizza shop, it is just your classic pizza join that prepares all of their pizza’s on a fire grill. I enjoyed my pizza thoroughly and thought the vibe was fitting for Monteverde. I have been all over Costa Rica, and no city loves their pizza more than Monteverde. I [...]
Rincon de la Vieja is located just 20 minutes from the city of Liberia. This jewel of a national park offers many options to its visitors. While it is true that most national parks in Costa Rica are amazing, very few offer as many unique sites and experiences as Rincon de la Vieja. There you [...]
The Caño Negro Tour near Arenal Costa Rica is a bird-watchers dream come true. This reserve is located two hours north from the touristic town of La Fortuna. Caño Negro is just south of Nicaragua and from the moment you arrive you realize your somewhere special. You start the tour on a boat, although there [...]
Without a doubt my favorite activity in Costa Rica. Rafting is Costa Rica is good all around, but rafting down the Pacuare river is as good as it gets. National Geographic claims this to be the 5th best overall river in the world. Stretching over 30 kms, and offering over 40 rapids, class 3 and [...]
A neat little activity to do if you are near Heredia in the Central Valley. Costa Rica is famous for its coffee and Cafe Britt is the premiere coffee company in Costa Rica. The coffee tour includes a quick visit to a small coffee plantation. This plantation is practically there just for show, but is [...]
A simple little hang out spot near the mall Cariari. Blue Lounge is not your typical Costa Rican bar, with its spacey design. The open air concept is nice, except on a chilly night of course. Prices are reasonable. What this place lacks more than anything is some life. Its poor location is probably to [...]
There is no better place to watch the sunset in Manuel Antonio than at Barba Roja. This restaurant/bar offers a great happy hour from 4pm – 6pm, just in time to watch that famous sunset. The sun almost always sets at 5:30pm. Seafood is their specialty, although I must admit I was not crazy about [...]
A neat little stop along our way to doing the Kayak River Float tour in Arenal was a pineapple plantation. Pineapples are now Costa Rica´s number one export surpassing Coffee a short while ago. We were told that the most exported pinneapple is called number 5, because it is genetically modified. We drove through this [...]