Category: Costa Rica

Chiky, our 1988.5 Suzuki Samurai

Visiting the Osa Peninsula

During our times in CR, we’ve always heard of the biodiversity and beauty in the Osa but we were always deterred by the distance to get us there. We found a property that peaked our interest and with our newly acquired car, nicknamed Chiky, we…

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The beach and water in front of Cabinas Jimenez

Cabinas Jimenez

Booked a three-night stay based on its location and reviews on Google Maps, and after staying two nights, we extended our stay another three nights! Just a fantastic hotel to enjoy in Puerto Jimenez, directly on the water. We enjoyed watching the boats from our…

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Iguana at Casa Lina

Casa Lina

Really not a great place if you’re looking for R&R This is the 15th place we’ve stayed in Costa Rica, so we are familiar with rentals here, and have spent about a year total in this country over the last five years. The day we…

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Maria and Neil wearing life vests

Puerto Viejo and Bocas del Toro

Maria and Neil Celebrate 19 years! We arrived in Costa Rica in December of 2018 and, according to our tourist visa, our 90th and final day was approaching. We wanted to stay longer, so we needed to figure out how to reset our time here.

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Jack Fruit Taco Bowl

Go Baby Go

Have you had a jack fruit taco? Do you know what jack fruit is? Itʼs a giant green vegetable about the size of a watermelon commonly used in vegan foods. Know where you can find a jack fruit taco? Go Baby Go. Itʼs a new…

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Maria enjoying the hammock at Poshtel KanWolaba

Poshtel KanWolaba

Poshtel is under new management and they are making it better everyday. We stayed there twice in the last week. During our first night we admired how pretty it all was. Comfortable room, good shower and a great hammock outside. They even provide water for…

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Leaving David Panama

Panama Border Crossing

We’ve been to Costa Rica a half dozen times now, but today’s story will be about our third trip in 2017. Some of our work and finances had dwindled and Costa Rica is a great place to weather that storm, and it just so happened…

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Maria's Ready to Go Find Some Water

Costa Rica Hardly Ever Gets Hurricanes

We chose to visit Costa Rica in the Fall of 2017 in order to experience the rainy season. We had been there during other parts of the year but we’d heard that in some parts of the country the rainy season can be difficult to…

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