Puerto Viejo Travel Blogs

Warning: This entry is slightly graphic and, although I've tried to keep it somewhat light-hearted, you might want to avoid it if you get queasy easily.After a late night in town, both Dave and I woke up relatively early to check out the surf at Playa Cocles. A few people had told us that the previ…

Day two started out bright and early.  Made my morning trek into a deserted Puerto Viejo (everyone else is still asleep from the partying the night before) planning on breakfast prior to my morning snorkel trip with Reef Runners.  Our group was meeting at 8:30am - - being up and out by 7 …

Last night was one of the best nights so far in Costa rica, the day was proper crap, we had non stop rain from morning til late into the afternoon, so no lyin out on a beach gettin a tan!!! We went to Chili Roja for dinner, and got chatting with two Irish ppl, Shivon and Morris, who are backpacking…

We got up four hours later and took a taxi to the bus station where the busses to the Caribbean leave (there´s not one huge bus terminal in San Jose that takes you everywhere, but smaller ones spread all over the city). We got our tickets and hit the coach. It was a nice trip that even took us pas…

If you are going to travel Costa Rica, you should definately do the caribbean coast. I was a bit weary to go because of all of the fisherman thievery stories, but I went and had an amazing time. You really get that Caribbean feel. Puerto Viejo was an old fisherman town, but is now developing into a…

Got up early and heard the birds...:)) after a nice breakfast (no gallopinto :( )at the hotel, we decided to go to the beach ...finally some rest after all those emotions... Before, we tried to rent a bike, as everyone was riding one, but....we found it so hard to rent one, that we gave up and we…

Welcomed with a genuine Caribbean vibe.  Stayed at an awesome spot (Agapi, Thank you Taso and Cecillia).  Ate good food.  Surfed some good waves.  Eric got some good stiches.  And eventually some good crutches.  All in all, good times!

Yellow coral beaches, swinging palms, hammocks and Caribbean bars.  This place should be gorgeous, right?  Well it is.  And it isn´t.  It´s certainly the dirtiest place I have yet been in Costa Rica.  Plastic "Imperial" cups (great beer though, and I´m not alone...) are …

I took the first bus down to Pueto Viejo after seeing the Sloths. This city was as touristy as it can get, but after having read about this place I was prepared for it. .. Puerto Viejo still has a pretty idyllic setting, almost surrounded by ocean and great beaches. I just felt like having a few d…

8 weeks from Panama City to Mexico City travelling through Northern Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize and Southern Mexico.

Had an awesome couple of days getting totally scortched on the beach, reading and relaxing. A bit of a pain in the ass crossing the border to Costa Rica... Need to get proof of exiting the country... I almost wasn't able to get in.. A taxi driver trying to hussle me quickly for a ride, told me that…

We drove from Turrialba to Puerto Viejo mostly in the dark. The drive to Limon was not particularly a problem, but so much truck traffic, that I resorted to passing at any opportunity - up-hill, blind curve passing no longer bothers me one bit jaja. We found a Texaco at just the right moment. First…

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

I am settled in for a few days in Puerto Viejo before I have to head back. I enjoyed my stay here.  It was a lot quieter than I was expecting.  I was told that it is usually a lot more happening but I enjoyed the relaxed pace that I got when I was here.  I ended taking my bike for a …

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