Gold museum Rental Car (cheap meant $42 + $12) Day 1 thwarted activities (Irazu) Guayabo National Park -rain Awesomeness of Suzuki and mud bogging Day 2 thwarted activities (Poas + La Paz) Day 3 activities (Poas) sloth – led to…
Ticabus Travel: San Jose, Costa Rica to Managua / Granada, Nicaragua on Ticabus
Traveling by Ticabus from San Jose, Costa Rica to Managua, Nicaragua. From Managua, we took the local bus to Granada, Nicaragua. The Ticabus travel was great. We recommend Ticabus’s Ejecutivo service, but take warm clothes as Ticabus likes to make their buses be like the polar express.
Granada, Nicaragua: First Impressions
I’d heard good things about Granada, Nicaragua. But most of the descriptions I’ve heard of it say that it is a “colonial city”. I didn’t really know what that meant. I expected to see a lot of colonial-style architecture. What…
Poas Volcano and National Park: Costa Rica’s Poas Volcano
Rainy in the morning at Volcano Poas? Go to La Paz waterfall gardens or do zip lines first, and then go to the top of the volcano. Volcano Poas will give you some great views of it’s crater, as well as of the lake at the top of the volcano, if you’re patient and working on Costa Rican “Pura Vida” time.
Thanksgiving in San Jose, Costa Rica
Celebrating a less than traditional Thanksgiving dinner in San Jose, Costa Rica. Thanksgiving dinner cooked in 2 hours.
Poas Volcano and La Paz Waterfall, take one
We knew after yesterday’s troubles, how to properly configure the GPS and how it was of dire importance that we know how to get somewhere by ourselves, rather than relying only on GPS. So this morning we set off for…
Adventures with GPS in Costa Rica
San Jose, Costa Rica area – a trip to Volcano Irazu and Guayabo National Monument end in frustration with rental car and GPS unit.
The touristy side of San Jose, Costa Rica
A day visit in San Jose, Costa Rica, the Gold museum, National Theatre, and National Cathedral. Plus some really great churros.
Travel Podcast #3 – San Jose, Costa Rica
As we are traveling the world, Carrie and I are doing a weekly travel podcast Who knows? Maybe thousands of years from now aliens will hear this and realize they’ve found something truly unique. In any case, here’s Podcast #3,…
La Fiesta Del Maiz: A San Jose, Costa Rican Corn Party
Where Fiesta De La Maiz is, so I can direct you there in San Jose, Costa Rica. A full-blown restaurant called Fiesta De La Maiz. This corn party features traditional Costa Rican cuisine (Casados, Pinto Gallo, and Platanos Fritos o Dulces Fried or sweet plantain – see pictures below. You’ll love Fiesta De La Maiz in San Jose, Costa Rica.