Simple and practical, this was the one time I thought I'd join the annoying people to get one flash photo of the place, momentarily killing any chance you have of seeing the volcano
Fire and Brimstone, the sounds of crashing rocks... September 22nd 2008 Tim version:
* Bused it to La Fortuna and Volcan Arenal.
* Watched a night time spectacular of an active volcano shooting lava and rocks down the side of its slope.
The I-cant-believe-I-saw-an-active-volcano-bursting-molten-rock version:
Busing it to La Fortuna was good fun. I was happy to be leaving the metropolis San Jose to head for more small town areas. I WAS going to walk to the bu ... read more
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24, Male, West Aussie going backpacking in Central America and South America.
Countries I hit include England, Northern Ireland, Portugal and Spain for relatives and relaxation, then for the backpacking its Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru and maaybe Chile if time and cash allows.
Backpacking, I want to experience it all from the ground to get a better look and feel for the places. Walking and public buses instead of taxis, that kind of deal, to get more amongst it.
Hopefully by the end I will be able to speak Spa... full info