Jaco Travel Blogs

Well, this is the final trip I shall take to Jacó local surfing spot and centre of Costa Rican whoredom.  It is noteworthy for two rather odd experiences:1. Neighbours.  Everyone needs good ones apparently.  I changed accommodation location for my last stop, landing at the Hotel de …

My goal was to get a restful night's sleep, as I had not slept well the previous night and was to do all of the driving on the trip.  However, Mother Nature decided otherwise.  Since our room's ceiling was not completely covered (the Inn was going for a wilderness-chic look)…

Rise and shine... Gosh... sooooooooooo early .... sleepy but fresh! Headed straight for the "super breakfast" - Gallopinto....just got addicted to it :) A mini van from Selvatura picked us up and with more than a dozen American Tourists and we headed to the "cloud forest" 1/ 2 hour in a…

Ok so my two days in Jaco wasn't quite a party of a lifetime but I had a great time.  This is my first time traveling solo and everyone back home is deathly afraid for me.  To be honest I'm a little afraid too.  I arrive in Jaco and stay at the hotel de hann.  Its a fairly …

It was the middle week of March so Michelle and I figured that the majority of American college students would be on spring break. If they were coming to Costa Rica where would they go? Jacó. A cultural wasteland of discoteques, bars, souvenirs, surfing schools, and tourism agencies. Not usually m…

Well lets just say i am back from hell!!! aka "JACO" what a dump i mean seriously i mean the place is a absolute dump!!! It was a cross between Falaraki and Luton!!! but without the sunburnt english barmy army, no instead it was the American barmy army, and truckloads of rubbish and cheap ladys…

My most recent trip was to Costa Rica. It was back in December and only lasted for three weeks, but amazing never-the-less. :)

2003 Trip to visit family and lazy around. Hopefully I'll have time to go back some time this summer.

Went from San Jose to the pacific coast all on bumpy dirt roads on our sweet bus.

A summary of a few of my personal getaway trips to this beautiful central american nation....

When I was told that Costa Rica would be a great R&R from my time overseas, I never realized how much I would fall for the beautiful country and culture! I am not one of the most traveled of us on this site, but I have had the opportunity to see a little bit of the world and Costa Rica is by far at the top of my list! And yes I have only been back about a week now and am trying to schedule my next trip :)

only staying a short time in Costa rica? I was there 5 days and had a blast! read about my recommendations for such a trip.

Loved Costa Rica, but didn't have a digital camera at the time. wildlife there is absolutely amazing. The quaint town of Sarchi is wonderful. Also Arenal and Volcan Irazu are must sees. Cloud forests are amazing too.

Another great surf trip.... This was the second time that i have been to both of these countries and by far not the last. It was three weeks starting in San Jose costa rica to Hermosa and Jaco and north to the Guancaste are. Than we hopped the border to Nicaragua and hung out in San Juan del Sur and Maderas

Alright so maybe we didn't call it 'home' but it was nice to have a place to collect ourselves after a hard day at the beach.  Jaco is on the Pacific coast and an easy going place with warm waters.  Any of the condos along the strip are a block away from the sand if you're on the far side…