We flew from La Fortuna to San Jose. Since we were flying to Puerto Jiminez, we took advantage of the Nature Air All You Can Fly Pass. For 7 days, you have unlimited plane travel, for $282, which is less than what it would have cost us to book our tickets to Puerto Jiminez separately. [...]

In 1968, the quiet town of La Fortuna experienced an event that changed their existence forever: a massive eruption that buried over 15 km of land and killed 87 people. Little known to the outside world prior to the eruption, tourists have since been flocking to Arenal to see its mini-eruptions. When we arrived, we [...]

We arrived in Liberia around 6:30 pm. After clearing customs, we were greeted by our driver whom we had hired to take us straight to Monteverde. Since we were on a limited schedule, we did not want to waste our time commuting during the day. Although the ride was not cost-effective at $180, it was [...]

In less than two weeks, I am headed to Costa Rica. The second half of 2011 was an emotionally draining and stressful one for me. Initially I was planning to go solo in November for a week but instead I delayed a bit and decided to go for 2 weeks in January (and a friend [...]