Today’s post takes us to the Northwestern province of Guanacaste and the popular beach town known as Tamarindo. It is the “Jaco” of Guanacaste (as much as Jaco is the “Tamarindo” of Puntarenas). It is a bustling beach community that has become increasingly commercialized over the years. Nevertheless, it is extremely popular for the party […]
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I’ve written in the past explaining about the Costa Rica vacation consulting model that I currently use with my customers. Most of them “get it.” However, a few are a little slower… Since everything travel-related these days is so price-competitive, it’s completely understandable for folks to get confused about the fact that I do not […]
Costa Rica is unlike many tourist destinations that are one shot deals. You fly in, you get a hotel, you either stay put, or maybe venture out a little to see some local stuff, then you fly home. For that the typical travel agent on main street back home may work just fine. Or, heaven forbid, you could […]
Wow the tourism business has been tough these last few years! People don’t want to spend a dime and when they do, man do they do it with attitude. That’s understandable, because in these tough economic times every dime counts. So, I am writing this to inform would-be travelers to Costa Rica a few things that I […]
I’ve been designing and managing fully prepaid and packaged Costa Rica vacations for well over a decade now. The packages have always included accommodations, activities, and in-country transportation. Historically, many vacationers have liked these types of tours because it takes the responsibility of planning a trip to a foreign country out of their hands and into […]
This time we’re talking 10 cool things to do in Manuel Antonio. Anyone considering Costa Rica as a vacation destination has surely already heard about this place. It is home to the smallest, yet highly popular, Manuel Antonio National Park. Visiting the park is obviously a cool thing to do, but here are 10 others […]
On July 25th of each year Costa Ricans celebrate the annexation of the territory of Nicoya, the area that now makes up the majority of the province of Guanacaste, which was once under the control of Nicaragua. On the aforementioned date in 1824, the residents of the “partido de Nicoya” decided for themselves to become part […]
Here are 10 super cool things to do in Dominical Costa Rica. Listed in completely random order (i.e., they all rank similarly in terms of coolness)… Also, these are cool things in the “general area” of Dominical, which according to my definition would include Dominicalito, Uvita, even Perez Zeledon (which is just 30 minutes up the […]
People tend to get a little confused sometimes about how our Costa Rica vacation tours actually work. The problem usually comes in confusing our tours with the two other basic types that are mentioned below. So, with the intention of clearing up confusion, here’s the low-down on the 3 basic types of Costa Rica vacation […]
Picture yourself on a white sand beach in the glaring tropical sun listening to the waves crash on a crystal blue sea while you recline on your beach chair sipping a tropical rum punch. Sound nice? Well it’s a perfect setting to enjoy in a place like Cancun or Cozumel, where the resorts are large, […]
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