- Spanish immersion with our host family
Right now we are at Amistad Institute´s offices in Heredia. It´s been an interesting journey. We got picked up from the airport by Gerardo and as he dropped us off at our B and B, the theme from "Great American Posted by stevedana in Costa Rica | Jan 7, 2008
- Costa Rica journey
12:10 AM DECEMBER 31, 2007
LEFT DENVER FOR SAN JOSE ON FRONTIER AIRLINES DIRECT FLIGHT TO SAN JOSE. SIX HOURS.
SAN JOSE IS THE CAPITAL, LOCATED IN THE MOUNTAINS IN CENTRAL COSTA RICA. THE AIRPORT IS ABOUT 14 KILOMETERS WEST OF SAN Posted by BSPS in Costa Rica journey | Jan 5, 2008
- Costa Rica
We had another early start (and to our surprise another time change to Central Time) in Costa Rica. Both at Panama and Costa Rica large numbers of passengers were doing shore excursions so we were gathered in the Frans Hals Posted by chris2x in Amateur Traveler | Jan 2, 2008
- The six week mark: 5000 miles down 15,000 more to go…
Before we started the trip we divided it into 3 parts. Mexico and Central America part 1, Columbia to Argentina part 2 and Brazil part 3.
Well part one is slowly coming to an end. We are Posted by hayden111 in AUSTIN TO ARGENTINA | Dec 2, 2007
- Nicaragua to Costa Rica
To be fair Nicaragua wasn’t all bad, but with the recommendations from other travelers we had met and our not so trusty guide book; I think our expectations were a little too high. It was a nice enough place to Posted by hayden111 in AUSTIN TO ARGENTINA | Dec 2, 2007
- Pura Vida
Last Wednesday I arrived in San Jose. AFter spending one night in the dirty capital of Costa Rica I got out on a thursday morning flight to Quepos, on a small little puddle jumper. After arriving in Quepos Posted by Brittany7 in Latin America!! | Nov 21, 2007
- Costa Rica and Ecuador
Hola,
It feels as though it has been forever since we have written. Perhaps because we have been lazy, or having too much to remember to write. After hearing from a few of you that Posted by Seaurchins in Sea-Urchin Walkabout | Nov 16, 2007
- Here's a link to a video on the project we're working on!
According to ELI, we will be working with a Sea Turtle conservation program in Ostional de Guanacaste. We will be assisting with some of the administrative work in addition to field work including beach cleanup, monitoring nesting activity, and assisting Posted by stevedana in Costa Rica | Jan 4, 2008
- Costa Rica
Well best laid plans etc. Apparently taking a hire car from the relatively safe Costa Rica to the comparatively less so nicaragua is not an option. Well we turned up at the border and got dk'd. Not a problem though. Posted by lidster in The Americas - Out of sorts | Nov 5, 2007
- Playa Grande
Las Baulas is the Spanish for leatherback turtles.
For our last spot in Costa Rica, we decided to go and see the beaches, just so to have a more complete picture of the country. The aim was to go to Posted by Flav-Greg in Flavia & Gregory go LA | Nov 1, 2007
- Parque Nacional Rincon de la Vieja
On Tuesday we visited another of Costa Rica`s super national parks, Parque Nacional Rincon de la Vieja - the old lady`s corner! Excellent park, one of the best we have seen. The weather was terrible - we are Posted by Flav-Greg in Flavia & Gregory go LA | Oct 31, 2007
- Arenal to Eco-Disneyland, erm... Monteverde
As already mentioned, from La Fortuna we bought a bus-boat-bus package to Santa Elena/Monteverde, a beautiful ride over the Arenal lake that saved us the 8-hour bus journey that nobody really does... We booked a couple of nights at Posted by Flav-Greg in Flavia & Gregory go LA | Oct 28, 2007
- Volcán Arenal and the Baldi hot springs
We left San Jose on Friday in the morning and got to La Fortuna at 13.30 - La Fortuna is the town next to Volcan Arenal. By 14.30 we were being picked up by a minibus for an evening tour Posted by Flav-Greg in Flavia & Gregory go LA | Oct 28, 2007
- Costa Rica
The bus journey from Panama City to San Jose was quite tiring. We chose to travel with Panaline and, although the bus was of a good standard, their seats did not recline enough to allow a good sleep. So we Posted by Flav-Greg in Flavia & Gregory go LA | Oct 27, 2007
- 13 Skyrius: Costa - Rica
Kelione i Costa Rica (toliau bus sutrumpinta i CR) sekesi visai neblogai. Is Omepetepes salos (Nicaragua) sekmingai persikeleme i kita puse. Neziurint i tai, kad laivas plauke kiek persikreipes. Is ten sedome i sausakimsa autobusa. laisvas stovimas vietas Posted by GRai in El Mundo Latino | Sep 24, 2007
- Playa Ostional
Da var det endelig tid for aa bo noen uker ved stranden. Jeg flytta ut til Ostional som ligger i Stillehavskysten. Meningen var at jeg skulle vaere der i 4 uker og jobbe med skilpadder.
Det hele startet ganske moro Posted by Linningz in Linn Runa | Aug 27, 2007
- Panama to Costa Rica
I think i´ve been spoiled for life from the San Blas islands. I´m afraid that never will beaches and islands be so beautiful again. Or maybe it was just the weather that put me off the Bocas del Toros Posted by zedgee in Zo on the Go | Aug 8, 2007
- Siste brevet fra Amerika
Saa var reisen slutt. Er tilbake i Costa Rica idag, bor i Alajuela rett utenfor San Jose. En dag forsinket siden flyet mitt fra Havanna var kansellert. Paa flyplassen sa de det var to maaneder siden flyet ble kansellert. Merkelig Posted by varjen in Anders reiseblogg | Jul 23, 2007
- (nesten) Siste dag i Costa Rica
Heisan.
Saa var jeg altsaa ferdig med volunteering, reising og opplevelser i Costa Rica. Riktignok har jeg en dag til her i Costa Rica paa veien hjem, men det er fortsatt litt underlig aa reise fra landet hvor jeg naa foeler Posted by varjen in Anders reiseblogg | Jul 6, 2007
- De siste dager
Heisan.
Det begynner aa naerme seg slutten paa Costa Rica oppholdet naa. Om en uke drar jeg til Cuba.
Ellers er det mye paa gang her for tiden. Forrige helg var Dia del San Juan, eller Sankt Hans paa norsk. Mye folk Posted by varjen in Anders reiseblogg | Jul 1, 2007
- 2 Weeks Away!
My trip is just over two weeks away! I could not be more excited, either.
I found out the name and address of my host family, and turns out they are the same family that one of the girls Posted by Mem41087 in Adventures Abroad | Jun 28, 2007
- Det regner i dag...
Det regner idag. I ettermiddag har vi mest lest bok og jaget hanen (som jeg og Fridtjof irriterer oss grönne over hver morgen). Lite aa gjöre altsaa og jeg tenkte jeg kunne skrive litt i bloggen i stedet.
Har skjedd noe Posted by varjen in Anders reiseblogg | Jun 27, 2007
- En ting til
Har laget ett kart over turen min. Er ikke helt sikker paa hvordan dere finner der, men dere kan lime inn denne linken i nettleseren
http://www.travellerspoint.com/member_map.cfm?tripid=26723&stopid=91422 Posted by varjen in Anders reiseblogg | Jun 23, 2007
- Se hva som skjer...
Heisan.
Som vanlig er det mye aa gjöre i Curu, men heldigvis har vi noe fritid ogsaa. Har gaatt og sett meg litt rundt i parken ett par ganger (selv om baade jeg og Fridtjof begynner aa faa jungel opp til Posted by varjen in Anders reiseblogg | Jun 23, 2007
- Back in the Heartland
Hello readers- sadly my trip must come to an end, but the good news is that I am safely back in the USA. I arrived via the Miami airport where I was in total culture shock (even though half of Posted by Ali212 in Alison does Costa Rica | Jun 22, 2007