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- La Fortuna to Monteverde Word up Peeps, After the chicken bus journey from hell! I have never seen so many people on one bus, we have arrived in La Fortuna a really cool little town that is totally dominated by the awe inspiring Volcan Arenal. Posted by russncath in Russ & Cath's Excellent Adventure | Feb 15, 2009
- Zipline and Bridge Canopy tours in the Monteverde Reserve When we awoke yesterday we were not quite sure what to expect from our upcoming tour of the cloud forest. Our hotel, and the city of Santa Elena is located 6km from the entrance to the Monteverde Reserve, so Posted by AtheSinn in Rachelle & Justin's backpacking trip | Feb 11, 2009
- Our travel to Monteverde from Playa Grande Buenas días famila y amigos. Yesterday we left Playa Grande and took a 5 hour shuttle ride up to the Monteverde Cloud Forest. We are staying in a small town located next to the reserve called Santa Elena. Our shuttle Posted by AtheSinn in Rachelle & Justin's backpacking trip | Feb 10, 2009
- San Jose to Cahuita....then straight back to Alajuela Hi Ladies and Gents, Arrived into Costa Rica in the middle of the night so didn´t get to see much of it when we came in. San Jose is..........well its certainly a city. Had some lovely bits though like the below Posted by russncath in Russ & Cath's Excellent Adventure | Feb 9, 2009
- Our Past Few Days We are in the midst of the great “Costa Rican Windstorm of 2009.” Over the past two days the entire country has been battered with severe winds, especially in San Jose where the winds were recorded at over 85kmph! So Posted by AtheSinn in Rachelle & Justin's backpacking trip | Feb 7, 2009
- Just Hanging Back We have had quite a few uneventful days as of late. Just hanging out at the beach, soaking up some rays and enjoying the warm waters of playa grande. We are trying to figure out a plan for Posted by AtheSinn in Rachelle & Justin's backpacking trip | Feb 4, 2009
- Frustration and Fun All Wrapped Into One Well…we had quite the adventure yesterday. It should have been one of the more simple days on our voyage, but it ended up being a 12 hour excursion with no end in sight. It all started on our Posted by AtheSinn in Rachelle & Justin's backpacking trip | Feb 2, 2009
- Playa Grande Visit Hola famila y amigos. Justin and I have decided we are not coming home. If only we could stay….it’s great here. Safe, still rustic, friendly people, beautiful landscape, and great weather. We were awaked this morning by Howler monkeys vocalizing Posted by AtheSinn in Rachelle & Justin's backpacking trip | Jan 30, 2009
- Playa Grande Excursion After leaving our hotel, we we're dropped off at the airport, where we thought that we could catch a shuttle to playa grande...if only it was that easy. We soon found out that we needed to go into San Posted by AtheSinn in Rachelle & Justin's backpacking trip | Jan 28, 2009
- We made it! Buenos dias everyone! We safely arrived in San Jose last night. Getting here however was a bit of a scare. Justin and I were caught by surprise at the check in desk, where we found out a one-way ticket to Posted by AtheSinn in Rachelle & Justin's backpacking trip | Jan 28, 2009
- Costa Rica - Puerto Veijo de Talamanca Concerned that we would be snorkeling and that I would have to leave my camera on the beach, we decided to leave our precious belongings in the hotel safe. Well we saw some great stuff, so we will go back Posted by WebWeaver in BlueRoads, taking the back way home | Jan 24, 2009
- Costa Rica - Places to stay Alajuela I have stayed here on several occassions and apart from the increased humidity and heat at these lower Posted by WebWeaver in BlueRoads, taking the back way home | Jan 21, 2009
- Costa Rica - Los Angeles Cloud Forest A cramped and speedy cab ride ($15 each way) to the misty elevations north of the city of San Ramon brought us to the very impressive Villa Blanca Hotel ($160 per night) which provided us with a guide to explain Posted by WebWeaver in BlueRoads, taking the back way home | Jan 21, 2009
- Costa Rica - Turrialba - Guayabo National Monument The bus took us through the plain bright city of Cartago and then snaked its' way down the mountain roads to the agricultural center of the eastern section of Costa Rica dropping us in the cheerful town of Turriabla. [img=http://photos.travellerspoin Posted by WebWeaver in BlueRoads, taking the back way home | Jan 21, 2009
- Winter, here we come! This final entry comes to you from Alajuela - the town the "San Jose" airport is actually in. Tara and I have found in much more hospitable and the familiarity was welcome for this final day. We Posted by sweetlewb in Costa Rica | Jan 19, 2009
- Costa Rica - Curu CURU near Paquera on the Nicoya Peninsula Curú National Wildlife Refuge and Hacienda After leaving San Ramon we took the busy ever downward highway to the Pacific Ocean. It became apparent very quickly that we had left the cool nights Posted by WebWeaver in BlueRoads, taking the back way home | Jan 17, 2009
- Costa Rica - Montezuma An exceptionally hot time in the time warp zone of Montezuma. Strange as it may sound this throwback to the 60's has not changed much since I was here in the early 90's. Sure there Posted by WebWeaver in BlueRoads, taking the back way home | Jan 19, 2009
- Manuel Antonio, whitewater rafting, and the Caribbean Coast Since Lewis last wrote we have been doing some serious moving around the country! So, we started the trip in the central valley of Costa Rica, moved on to Northwestern Costa Rica to see the cloud forests, traveled west Posted by tdopsal in Costa Rica | Jan 16, 2009
- Costa Rica Tour Hi all The Costa Rica part of the journey was excellent - out of this world. The group was fantastic and we all got on really well. The things we saw were unforgettable. Trecking in jungles, river tours, white water rafting, Posted by CarrieSean in our big adventure | Jan 15, 2009
- Costa Rica 2008, Part 2 Tuesday July 1, 2008 Dos Locos Cafe Quepos, Costa Rica Buenos Noches, Our Costa Rican adventure is winding down; most of the thrills are behind us. I haven't donned a helmet or been trussed up in a harness in two days! We’ll Posted by SChandler in Scott & Scott's Travels | Jul 3, 2008
- Costa Rica 2008, Part 1 June 25, 2008 Tranquilio Backpackers Hostel San Jose, Costa Rica Hola, Have you ever lay awake at night wondering what you've gotten yourself into? Or worse, wondering what you've gotten yourself and your teenage son into? By shunning exp Posted by SChandler in Scott & Scott's Travels | Jul 3, 2008
- Costa Rica Tour Hi all The Costa Rica part of the journey was excellent - out of this world. The group was fantastic and we all got on really well. The things we saw were unforgettable. Trecking in jungles, river tours, Posted by CarrieSean in our big adventure | Jan 12, 2009
- Costa Rica - Puerto Veijo Sarapiqui In all honesty I was being rather laid back about yesterdays earthquake and treating it as a bit of an adventur Posted by WebWeaver in BlueRoads, taking the back way home | Jan 9, 2009
- Costa Rica - Earthquake Bill Great day here and we are both thankful to not only experience a 6.2 earthquake but to be at the center of some amazing events. We will both elaborate later but the suspension bridge was a amazing perspective on the Posted by WebWeaver in BlueRoads, taking the back way home | Jan 9, 2009
- Are we in paradise? Lewis and I have had a fabulous couple of days! On Tuesday we rounded out our Costa Rica mountain experience by spending a good part of the day hiking in the Monte Verde Cloud Forest. Although we didn´t Posted by tdopsal in Costa Rica | Jan 8, 2009
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