Blogs from Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean - page 3

Arrival in Tamarindo: Upon landing in Liberia after a very comfortable 3 hour ride from Miami (our 200 seat plane had 30 passengers, so I took row 9 to myself and sprawled out for the majority of the flight) I was disappointed not to be greeted by a name-placard-wielding Tico. However after using a taxi driver’s cell phone to call my school I was told to take a cab and the school would foot the bill. After an hour of moderate driving (compared to Cairo nothing will ever seem bad, however Costa Rica is a bit scarier than driving in the United States) I arrived to my school in Playa Tamarindo. I was greeted by friendly staff and shown to my room, the bottom bunk in a 3 person room, which shares a bathroom and kitchen/living ... read more

SAFETY BOX IN GRINGOLANDIA 6h20. El teléfono de Sonia otra vez! Qué curioso, ¿no? Todo el año con el móvil en silencio y nunca lo escucha y de vacaciones, a todo volumen y sonando a horas intempestivas, ¡ja! Aguantamos un poquito más en la cama, pero ya estabamos despiertos. Es lo que tiene acostarse pronto, que uno tiene ganas de levantarse pronto también... Antes de nada, ponemos el teléfono en silencio y sin vibrador, no vaya a ser que alguien más interrumpa la paz. A las 7h, estamos en la cocina de Carmen listos para el desayuno. Ya no somo los únicos huéspedes del hotel. Hay una pareja de españoles estilo Coronel Tappioca, y un par de parejas más. Después del desayuno tico (a los costarricenses se les dice "ticos"), nos ponemos en marcha. Tenemos bastante ... read more

Its been a few days and I have already typed this up twice and this blasted pc, which is some thing out of weird science, keeps shutting down on me..so now you get the abreviated version. After a night of salsa dancing and chilling with just about every one @the hostel we headed to bed preparing for our day coming. The next day we woke up wished Yolla fairwell and chilled poolside for some breakfast and cafe. Afterwards I convinced anthony not to be lazy and head to the falls with me. We also conned Elena and Sophie to ride with. Taxi fee 6dolla one way + Park entry fee 10 dolla = EXPENSIVE but worth it. After about 2 minutes down the trail you get to the intial overlook of the falls. You peer down ... read more

The town of Tamarindo is widely renowned for its surfing activities. It was by stroke of luck that we decided to venture into Costa Rica and experience its rich bio-diversity while also rewarded by its rich culture and traditions. As we gear up to write a new page in our travel adventures. Our hopes slowly diminished as good all LAN-Peru didn't pull through, which resulted to missed flight connections to Liberia from Lima. What do you do! That episode deserves a different blog by itself. Arriving in Liberia Airport was impressive. Impressive in a sense that the airport was designed to be an open area; passengers disembark the plane to walk 15 minutes along the tarmac on the way to immigration. I was telling my better half on the side; it’s not that hard for someone ... read more

Well this day was pretty much a bust. We all woke up at random late times and wandered to the market for food. All of us spent most of the day in various forms of relaxation/recovery. My choice being to lie on the couch with a bag of cereal and gatorade watching the football playoff. Throughout the day the others woke up only to find a hammock or spot on the couches to read or surf the net. At 2:30 Jeff and James headed out on there way back to Canada. I forgot to give them stuff for home but oh well. We did a bit of planning that night for the morning but all in all it was a day of nothing.  ... read more