Costa Rica Travel Stories Travel Articles

Sleepless in Manuel Antonio – Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica

Wes Weston searches for privacy at his hostel...in the women's bathroom.

Storm in Puerto Jimenez – Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica

Matt Baatz had enough mo

Puerto Viejo, Up in Smoke – Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

Tips and Suggestions for a trip TAN TRANQUILO.

San Jose…is there anything Pura Vida about it? – San Jose, Costa Rica

Wes Weston asks if there is anything nice about Costa Rica's capital city.

Costa Rica: Americanized or Cool Surfing Spot or Both? – Costa Rica

One month prior to her trip to Costa Rica, Dina V. Monteso was a 29-year-old who couldn't swim. Now, she was trying to ride a wave.

Costa Rican/Nicaraguan Border Towns – Los Chiles, Alajuela, Costa Rica

Three experienced travel friends hit the Costa Rican/Nicaraguan borders encountering interesting and dismal places along the way.

Ocho Locos en Costa Rica – Costa Rica

Susan Gottfried and her band of friends take on Costa Rica for less than 2,000 a piece.

Costa Rica, Hostels, and Plastic Surgery – Costa Rica

There comes a time in every traveller's life when she realizes that she absolutely cannot spend even one more night in a dorm, and it's time to spring for a single.

Temblor en Puerto Viejo – Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

Natural disasters aside, and being scammed to get her wallet back, Lisa Britt discovers there is something very real about being out there away from everything.

Pura Vida! – Costa Rica

Lisa Britt says that you won't see the seedier side of Costa Rica unless you go looking.