My Travel Optimizer

I’m posting this article primarily for people who are looking for beaches to go swimming at, enjoy the scenery, sunbathe, etc. I’ll make a couple of suggestions for surfers at the end.
The best and prettiest beaches are on the Pacific side, hands down. The Pacific side also has much nicer weather. The Atlantic/Caribbean side [...]

I’d like to provide some more information on driving conditions in Costa Rica. It is not necessary to rent a 4 wheel drive to explore Costa Rica. You can drive on all the main roads just fine with a sedan or other small car. You can do quite a bit of exploring as [...]

Costa Rica is one of the most developed countries in Latin America. The only Intel microchip factory in all of Latin America is located in Costa Rica. HP,Procter and Gamble and many other large corporations have offices and facilities in this country. You can read more about it here.
I mention this to illustrate what a [...]

My wife and I love to mountain bike. We enjoy the “mountain” part as much, if not more, than the “bike” part. We’re not the radical types who like to dress up like Star Wars stormtroopers and then throw ourselves off the side of a cliff. What we do like is to ride [...]

One of the most famous destinations in Costa Rica is Manuel Antonio. Manuel Antonio is actually a park and not a town. It is located on the Southern Pacific side and is about three to four hours away (depending on traffic and road conditions) from San Jose by bus or car. The [...]