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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
If you have ever talked to someone who has been to Costa Rica they have certainly spoken to you about the driving conditions of the country. Although few countries can rival the majestic views you are bound to see while driving in Costa Rica, few also have such bad road conditions. Thankfully the [...]
Puerto Viejo I now regard as my favorite location in all of Costa Rica. I feel quite badly about not having brought anyone who visited me initially to Puerto Viejo, but I really had no idea this kind of place could be found in Costa Rica. It truly is paradise on Earth, and has a [...]
This posting is primarily a warning to anyone traveling to this wonderful country and thinking they can drive as they do in their own country of origin. Obviously as a prominent tour operator in this beautiful country we would like to suggest taking private transportation, but if you want to rent-a-car we can arrange [...]
I have never taken the time to write to everyone and really explain why the big decision to move to Costa Rica was made. I have taken the time to explain it to a few, but basically I have kept quiet about what I have been up too.
One of Costa Rica’s best kept secret has to be La Cusinga Lodge near Dominical. We arrived and were greeted by an amazing staff; they walked us to the reception area that was perched on a hill top overlooking the Pacific Ocean. We realized at this moment that this was going to be [...]