Alajuela Travel Blogs

San Carlos. Instalaciones Recreo verde, donde se puede disfrutar de varias piscinas naturales con aguas termales (vena de Volcán Poás) y de aguas frías provenientes del río.

Arrived in Costa Rica pretty late at night... 10pm or so.  The airport itself was nice, but walking outside be prepared to be surrounded by people asking to help with bags and get you taxi rides.  Have a good idea of what you want when you get off the plane so you don't end up getting rip…

Costa Rica is a beautiful country full of nature and adventure. The country has impressive forests, volcanoes, beaches and a lot of animals. Travelling and living there was an unforgettable experience. I love the food, the people and the country. Costa Rica es Pura Vida!!

Flew out of Dallas on Continental and got a big surprise in Houston when I checked in for my connecting flight to San Jose.  I was told that coach seating was sold out and I would have to be upgraded to First Class if I wanted to continue on that day... Let me see.... Heck Yes....The flight in…

I am studying Spanish in San Jose, Costa Rica from May 15 to June 13, 2007.

Costa Rica ... PURA VIDA !!!!!

Just a few photos from when I spent a week exploring this ecologically diverse and unassuming Central American nation. Pura Vida.

These are some pictures of the 9 months I spent teaching in Costa Rica.

Thursday 3/11 �" Beautiful sunny day. Took a peek outside to see we had a distant view of the mountains. The grounds were nice with many different flowers and plants.  Breakfast was served between 8 and 9am at the Marilyn Monroe bar in the open air brightly colored outdoor patio area near…

Here are some pictures from San Francisco to Nicaragua I added Panama Canal and Cartagena Colombia. Added Jamaica. Added Half Moon Cay and Ft. Lauderdale, finished adding pictures from Costa Rica.

After Andy and Tom left the hostel this morning, Beau and I decided to keep our adventures near San Jose instead of taking another long bus ride.  Volcan Poas was decided to be our ideal day-trip...easy trails, mile wide gaseous crater, and a stunted cloudforest with bonsai trees. When we fi…

Hola Family and Friends,I am now back in the US sorting through my pictures and reflecting on my time traveling and volunteeringin Costa Rica.  Here are the ups and downs of my trip to Costa Rica this summer...  Highlights:- continuing to conquer my fear of heights by canyoneering and zi…

Una historia de mi viaje a Costa Rica. Notas: Todas mis historias de América Central y Sudamérica séran en español porque necesito la practica. Y a veces cambio las fechas y los lugares para ordenar las fotos como deseo.

So we decided on a little surfing trip to Costa Rica. We bought tickets through Lacsa/Taca airlines and a week later and we were off.

One of my favorite things is being in the car, driving up the main road that leads to Pierre Elliott Trudeau International airport knowing that in just a few hours, I'll be leaving on a plane, heading off on my next great adventure. I often look up and watch every time a plane flies overhead, wishi…