Way back when I first arrived to Costa Rica I was astonished to see these Costa Rica street vendors at major traffic intersections selling all kinds of stuff to passengers of waiting cars. I now know that this is common practice throughout Latin America. Intermixed with the vendors are beggars, but that’s another story. Sitting […]
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Here are 5 solid reasons why a Costa Rica hotel plus flight deal is a lousy way to experience Costa Rica… 1. It generally is going to limit you to only one destination within the country. Costa Rica is small enough that within the confines of a week-long vacation, you can experience a good chunk of what […]
Costa Rica’s major tourist areas draw hundreds of thousands each year. And, of course, everyone wants to see the hot spots, like the Arenal Volcano, the monkeys of Manuel Antonio National Park, or surf the friendly waves of Tamarindo beach. In the Costa Rica travel business sometimes it can be hard to convince folks to go “off […]
You might’ve stumbled across my post on what to drink in Costa Rica. It seems to be one of my most often visited posts…go figure that one… But, hey, we gotta eat too…right? So this post will focus on 10 common Costa Rican food varieties that will have you eating like a tico on your […]
If you’re going to spend some time in and around the San Jose area, you really should check out the Orosi Valley area, near Cartago. Towering above the valley to the west are the beginnings of the Cordillera Talamanca, the tallest mountain range of the country and on the east side, the active Irazu and Turrialba volcanoes of the Cordillera […]
San Jose Costa Rica gets a bad rap. I know that because half of the customers who contact me about a Costa Rica vacation want to avoid it at all costs. But I lived there for 10 years, know the city like the back of my hand, and I am here to tell you, it’s […]
From time to time we get requests for Costa Rica self drive tours. The kind where the tourist receives a rental car and does all the driving him or herself. We can certainly arrange tours that way and, in fact, all our Costa Rica vacation designs can be customized for self drive. But my usual […]
Now here’s a topic that I know pretty darn well! I realize many of you wonder what to drink on your Costa Rica vacation. Well, here’s my Costa Rica booze post with your main choices in terms of Costa Rican national brands, as well as a few of my favorite imports from nearby Latin American neighbors… Beers… […]
I thought I’d take a risk and post something sort of boring, yet insanely useful to readers. Since 99.99% of our Costa Rica vacation customers ask about currency exchange, I figured a post on that topic might fill the bill for usefulness. So, here are my 10 tips on currency exchange in Costa Rica. 1. Currency […]
Awhile back I stumbled upon a Travel + Leisure article that included two of Costa Rica’s beaches in their list of the “32” best beaches on earth. The two that made the list are Playa Montezuma at the tip of the Nicoya Peninsula and Playa Grande on Guanacaste’s “gold coast.” While those two beaches are certainly nice beaches…I […]
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