Forum: Costa Rica

My wife and I are planning to spend a little over a year in Costa Rica and are finding it very difficult to get our dog to come with us. Flights will only allow cargo transit which we've heard is not a good idea for the well being of the dog. ...

My wife and I are excited to be planning our first trip to Costa Rica. We've read several warnings about petty theft and are aware of what we need to do to lower our risk factor. Here is my concern. Actually more my wife's concern than mine. She...

I'm looking for tips and suggestions for this trip. This will be all of our first time traveling to Costa Rica, but have done international trips before. We are three college students traveling to Costa Rica during our Winter Break. Would like for...

Hello fellow travelers! After tons of debating my Fiancee and i have decided to Travel Costa Rica for our honey moon! We chose CR over Bali mainly cause we have already been to Bali and it is way cheaper to fly CR from the states. I was wondering if...

Hi I am a 55 year hold man and I have travelled a lot with my wife but always staying in good hotels, now i am planning a trip to Costa Rica this comming winter. I will be traveling alone and because i want to stay there for 2 months i will have to...

I am closing on a new first trust on my house this evening. I am having major shoulder surgery tomorrow morning involving a replacement shoulder joint. I am preparing to go to Australia in November for 9 weeks. Home exchanges always arrive...

Hi all, I am planning a trip to Costa Rica with my girlfriend in early June. We are into a beach style trip with some hiking, snorkeling, adventurous type opportunities. I am not sure where to even start, as I know nothing about Costa Rica. I...

Is there a pre pad data card I can purchase for my I Pad when I travel in Costa Rica for two weeks? I probably would need 2GB of data. Would there also be a pre paid data card I could purchase for my laptop? Madelon

I'll be traveling to Costa Rica for about a week in February 2012 then heading up to Nicaragua for 2 to 3 weeks before heading back to Dallas. I like spending at least 3 to 4 days in each place I stay. I like beaches and traveler towns. Any...

This is my first post on this forum and just wanted to tell everyone Hello. My wife and I went to Santa Teresa on the Nicoya Peninsula for our honeymoon last year and completely feel in love with Costa Rica. We are returning at the end of May for...

Me and my wife are planning a trip to costa rica for mid march roughly a 7- 10 day getaway. Looking to have a few adventures such as zip lining check out the volcano and do some touring around as well as some beach lounging. I am trying to avoid...

I will be renting a car in Costa Rica. I know there is manditory insurance that one automatically has to purchase when renting a car. The car rental agencies also offer two kinds of supplimentary insurance, one more expensive than the other. These...

We've signed up for a 4-day package adventure with a company in the La Fortuna area in mid-March but want to spend another 3 or 4 days just hanging somewhere not too expensive, maybe on a Pacific Northwest beach? Figure we might fly into Libera...

My wife has told me that she has one more Minnesota winter in her and then she is going to Costa Rica for winter. Any advice? We have traveled in Costa Rica in the past but as tourists, not as long term visitors. We have a few questions. What is...

we will be in cost rica 1/13/12 for the day any reccomendations for excursions thanks

Hey ....going to CR in December...flying into Liberia then plan on driving to Nosara....how is the drive....getting in around 130PM....will that give me plenty of time to get there by dark.....any other info would be great....staying at a B & B in...

If you are looking for yoga in Costa Rica, I can't say enough good things about the instructor, Silvia Broussard. She teaches at Shakti Yoga Studio https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shakti-Yoga-Studio/116082825145542?ref=ts in Puerto Viejo (on the...

What many people do not realize is that the weather on Costa Rica’s Caribbean side is quite different from the rest of the country. When it is rainy season on the Pacific side it’s dry and sunny here in the Caribbean, where I live. Yet the...

The online newspaper A.M.Costa Rica recently published an article I liked so much that I posted it (with their permission), on my website. I added my own comments and photos for illustration. Wonder why we love Costa Rica so much? Check it out:...

Hi folks, we travelled to Costa Rica in November / December 2010 and have written a detailed travel report supplemented by some nice photos. We took a rental car and visited following places: Poas Volcano - Sarapiqui - La Fortuna (El Arenal...

This is not a subject the travel agents or tour operators like to discuss, but I feel it is necessary. If you are traveling to a country where there is poverty, there is theft. This is not limited to any particular country, it can happen anywhere....

Well traveled woman traveling to CR for the second time - but this time on my own! Will be in Arenal for half the week and Tambor second half of week. Any advice/concerns???

I'm relatively young and fit : ) and two books have advised me to do different things for a week long trip. One says check out the North Western areas and one says go from SJ east and then down the Eastern Coast. Im hoping someone can make...