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.
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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!
Warmer than continental Europe and without all that typical fog, London is an excellent winter holiday destination for festivities and long strolls ending, of course, at the pub!
Based on the available shuttles from Guatemala and Nicaragua to El Salvador, it might be easy to think that the only place worth a visit in El Salvador is the beach. The Go Beyond series looks beyond the beaches to reveal some of El Salvador’s most charming colonial towns along the Ruta de las Flores, El Salvador’s flower route.
Based on the available shuttles from Guatemala and Nicaragua to El Salvador, it might be easy to think that the only place worth a visit in El Salvador is the beach. The Go Beyond series looks beyond the beaches to reveal some of El Salvador’s most picturesque towns: Alegria and Suchitoto.
I’ve been using rental cars all over the world ever since I was old enough to drive. From my first rental in Spain 20+ years ago to my most recent …
As passionate street art fans, Valencia is something similar to our Mecca. The Spanish city is teeming with unique graffiti and murals, which makes for fascinating sightseeing throughout local neighborhoods! …
“EEEeee! This is just like Eat Pray Love!” Jaime squealed as we pedaled away from the bike rental shop on our shiny bikes to explore the Caribbean beaches of the Costa Rican coast. What we discovered were some of the most laid-back, beautiful beaches in Central America.
Seeing big cats in the wild is the dream of every wildlife lover, but it is also something that only very few people in the world ever get to experience. …