Having already spent 3 weeks exploring the Caribbean and Central regions, we still had some more time to investigate the Pacific side of Costa Rica. This is partly because Jess’s parents, the 3rd set of visitors that we received during our stay in the country, had just arrived. Of course parent-visitors are extra welcome...
Pura Vida (Part 2)! Exploring Central Costa Rica
After our dramatic entrance into San Jose on a tiny 12 seater plane from Caribbean Tortuguero, we found ourselves in a big city that everyone had tried to tell us that we’d hate. The reality was that it wasn’t too bad, at least for a few days. Here is our account of exploring Central...
Pura Vida (Part 1)! Exploring the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica
CAHUITA It’s easy to cross over from Bocas del Toro in Panama to the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. As we needed a boat, a bus, a border crossing and then another bus, we used a very efficient and highly recommended company called Caribe Shuttle to organise our transport. We decided to stay in...