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Posted in Costa Rica, Mountain biking on Nov 6th, 2008 No Comments »
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 [...]
Posted in Costa Rica on Nov 3rd, 2008 No Comments »
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 [...]
Posted in Airplane Tickets, Costa Rica on Oct 30th, 2008 4 Comments »
We bought our tickets for Costa Rica a few days ago. We depart Monday, December 22nd and return Sunday, January 4th. We got both tickets for $958 total. I had originally planned to travel with Spirit but they raised their prices on me by over two hundred dollars. On top of that, the Spirit [...]
Posted in Costa Rica, General Travel Tips on Oct 30th, 2008 1 Comment »
The first thing I’d like to say is that Dengue and Malaria are rare in Costa Rica. I hear of infection in places like the Caribbean coast and near the Panama border. These diseases are virtually unheard of in the interior. If you go to Costa Rica you should take bug spray. [...]
Posted in Costa Rica, General Travel Tips on Oct 30th, 2008 No Comments »
I’ve seen people make posts in forums about how they should go about changing or withdrawing money in Costa Rica. The best and easiest way is with an ATM and a VISA debit card. If you do not have a VISA debit card I would suggest going to a bank that offers them and [...]