Costa Rica

We’ve spotted ‘exotic’ wildlife throughout Central America, but nothing like what we saw once we got to Costa Rica – check out our Wild Costa Rica photos!

Costa Rica is the gem in Central America’s tourism crown: lush, green jungles, wild animals, breathtaking beaches and a well-developed infrastructure make a trip to Costa Rica as easy as it can be adventurous, suitable for many different types of visitors. The level of development, however, has also raised prices on goods and services, hotel rates and transportation to a level that most budget travelers (falsely) believe to be out of their range.

These thirty three things are just a start – there were so many positive aspects of our time in Costa Rica, we could easily list thirty three more! Feel free to share your favs here, too!

Our Hotel Tip of the Week series offers accommodation tips from around the world. All are places where we have stayed in and personally recommend. This week: The Fenix Hotel in Samara, Costa Rica.

Costa Rica has over 26 national parks. Two of them combine lush, green jungle, wild animals and sandy beaches: Manuel Antonio on the Pacific coast and and Cahuita on the Caribbean. Most travelers don’t have time to hop from coast to coast, so read on for a closer look at both to find which might be the right fit for you.

Costa Rica is a paradise not only for beach lovers and wildlife enthusiasts, but also for thrill seekers, offering a number of activities for adventurous travelers. Here are my top five:

We celebrated exactly 1,000 days of travel yesterday here in Santiago! Today we share the highs, lows, lessons and recommendations of days 901-1000 of this globetrotting adventure!

Our Hotel Tip of the Week series offers accommodation tips from around the world. All are places where we have stayed in and personally recommend. This week: Casa 69 in San Jose, Costa Rica.

This weekly series focuses on budget hotel gems we discover while on the road. This week: Art Hostel Costa Linda in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica.

This weekly series focuses on budget accommodation gems we discover while on the road. This week: Hostel Cabinas El Pueblo in Santa Elena / Monteverde, Costa Rica.