Tortuguero Transportation – Passengers Beware !!!

My friend and I decided to visit Tortuguero as part of our Costa Rican adventure. We had been advised that the trip from San Jose to Tortuguero would last approximately 8 hours including a 6 hour bus ride to the port and then a 2 hour boat ride to Tortuguero. As part of the [...]

SURFING AT JACO BEACH

To me, surfing was always one of those sports that seemed almost impossible to learn. Nevertheless, it is a fascinating sport. I decided that since I was in Costa Rica, I might as well give it a try. I have heard many times and from several sources that Jaco beach is a great surfing destination. [...]

Living in the Rainforest - Sexy Latinos

Hello from the land of Latin love,

When we arrived, the city, the whole city was watching the futbol (soccer) game between Mexico and Costa Rica. People sat in vigil around store window TV’s and shouting could be head throughout the streets as the game progressed. One solid scream of triumph containing the voice of every [...]

Snorkeling (in the Osa Peninsula)

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 [...]

Living in the Rainforest, Looking Down Upon the Rainforest on a Full Moon

Sarah, a fellow volunteer teacher, and I loved to head out from the school and take long walks in the rainforest.
One evening, during a full moon, Sarah and I put on our headlamps and set off on a night journey. We met on the road and walked down the road with the moon casting a [...]

Traveling Sola to Bocas del Toro

I traveled to the Islands of Bocas Del Toro, single and solo for three days. Boca’s Del Toro, which means ‘Mouth of the Bull’ in Spanish, is a group of small islands off the northernmost tip of the East side of Panama. The islands are in some ways similar to the Carribean islands off of [...]

Across Costa Rica in 8….uhhhhh…..12 hours

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 [...]

How not to be the annoying Gringo…

Here is a quick list for you to check that will help you know if you are in fact that ¨annoying Gringo¨.
1. Avoid calling the people from any country locals, it makes them feel like tribesman.
2. Don´t claim North America to be a unique continent. Latin Americans are taught that South and North America make up [...]

Hanging Bridges - Worth doing?

I write this post with the idea of warning those who are looking for action and are thinking about doing the hanging bridges tour in Arenal or Monteverde. Don´t do it! Now, I can understand how someone can enjoy this activity, such as a bird watcher or a complete nature lover, but this [...]

Why Red is the International Symbol of Danger

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 [...]