
Welcome to Mytanfeet Costa Rica Travel!
Thanks for checking out our Costa Rica Travel Blog and we’re happy you want to know more about us!
Who is Mytanfeet Costa Rica Travel?
Hello!
We are Yeison and Samantha, the couple behind Mytanfeet Costa Rica Travel. We are a married couple living in Costa Rica full time.
Yeison (pronounced like Jason) is Costa Rican, born and raised.
Samantha moved to Costa Rica in 2012 from the United States.
We have been traveling together in Costa Rica since 2010 and love sharing our stories, tips and experiences on Mytanfeet Costa Rica Travel.
It’s a lot of fun and we’re very lucky to have been doing this for many years!
About Mytanfeet Costa Rica Travel Blog
Mytanfeet is a travel blog and resource where you will find all sorts of information on traveling in Costa Rica.
We also share some stories of our life in Costa Rica.
Why we started Mytanfeet Costa Rica Travel Blog
When Samantha first moved to Costa Rica, she started this Costa Rica travel blog as a way to document her new life abroad but it grew into much more than just a journal.
Back in 2012, there weren’t many travel blogs about Costa Rica. There weren’t even Instagrammers. So the more we wrote blog posts, made videos and posted photos the more our blog grew.
We love Costa Rica and our goal is to help everyone fall in love with it, especially Yeison. He wants everyone to have a wonderful time in his country and discover pura vida!
Furthermore, we wanted to share our stories and tips from not just a foreigner, but also a local point of view. Together, we have traveled throughout the entire country and we are always re-visiting places to update our content with the latest information, as much as possible.
We think sets us a bit apart from other blogs and websites, especially nowadays when you find content from influencers who have only visited Costa Rica once for short periods of times.
Yeison has worked in the tourism industry for over 20 years and has traveled extensively in Costa Rica. He loves sharing his insider local knowledge so people can experience his country a little bit like a local.
We both know what to look for since we travel internationally quite a bit as well.
Ever since the blog started, we haven’t stopped blogging or traveling.
We love traveling, we love Costa Rica and we love blogging so we want to share that love with all our readers and inspire them to take a life-changing trip to Costa Rica one day.
What you can find on our Mytanfeet Costa Rica travel website
If you’re looking for a Costa Rica travel blog that’s chock full of information but not written like a dry guide book, this is the site for you.
You’ll find our personal stories and experiences traveling around Costa Rica. We produce our own videos, take our own photos and write our own observations and recommendations.
We’re constantly traveling around Costa Rica to update our content to bring you the latest information, as much as possible.
We hope you enjoy reading them as much as we enjoy writing them!
- Costa Rica COVID-19: Information about coronavirus in Costa Rica.
- Costa Rica destinations map: We put together a map with all our guides and articles.
- Costa Rica restaurant map: We know finding a place to eat is one of the toughest things when traveling internationally. Use our map for our personal recommendations!
- Guides. Find our guides to popular destinations like Tamarindo, Monteverde, La Fortuna, Manuel Antonio and Jaco.
- Costa Rica travel tips. Everything from what to pack, traveling safely, traveling on a budget, renting a car and more.
- Adventure. You can read all about our favorite adventures in Costa Rica like white water rafting, canyoning, and ziplining.
- Itineraries. We plan a lot of trips for our families and friends and this is what Yeison did for many years when he used to work for a travel agency.
- Discounts. We have partnerships with companies in Costa Rica to give discounts for hotels, tours and transportation. Click here to get our Costa Rica travel discounts. We want to help you not just have a great time in Costa Rica, but save some money doing so!
Our main goal for the blog is to help visitors experience Costa Rica with confidence so that everyone has a fun, safe and worry free time in Costa Rica.
We write every single one of our posts with that in mind.
What sets up apart from other Costa Rica travel blogs
There are a lot of influencers and blogs about Costa Rica and some of them have good information, some don’t.
But something most don’t have is the local perspective since they are all mostly written by foreigners who visited Costa Rica only once, or some are here temporarily.
Nothing wrong with that of course!
BUT since Costa Rica is such a touristic country, it can be hard to find that local flavor with continuously updated information that doesn’t sound like regurgitated or copied information.
Since we live here and travel throughout Costa Rica all the time, we’re always updating our blog posts with the sole purpose of helping our readers in mind.
Additionally, we love seeking out the lesser known places and sharing that with those who enjoy off the beaten path adventures.
We are also always updating our blog posts and guides to bring you the most updated and relevant information possible.
You will find a lot of local tips and perspectives on our site that you won’t really find on other blogs.
We decided to focus heavily on bringing that Costa Rican flavor to our blog since we want to make sure every visitor leaves with amazing memories and experiences of Costa Rica.
We constantly update Mytanfeet to bring you the latest information as we personally visit the places ourselves and add more personal tips, more recommendations and more stories every single day.
All photos, videos and blog posts were created and produced by us.
This project is a dream come true for us and because Costa Rica is our home, Mytanfeet will be around for a long time.
Mytanfeet is a registered Costa Rican travel consulting company based in Guanacaste. Mytanfeet LLC is registered with the State of Florida as a Seller of Travel, Registration NO. ST44660.
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For advertisers or businesses, you can check our Work with us page to learn more.
We also rescued two dogs and you can read about our first dog, Patacon here!
We travel internationally a lot and started a second website dedicated to our travels outside Costa Rica. Check it out on Mytanfeet-travels!

Anand says
You make a lovely couple.
So, Finally what did you major in?
Sammi says
Thanks Anand, I ended up majoring in biology
Kim Armstrong says
Hi guys,
Thanks so much for all the great information. My family and I are arriving on Dec 31/16. We have friends that live in Panama and just wondering what the best way would be to travel into Panama….would it be ok to rent a car or would you recommend a different way?
Thank you
Kim
yeison says
Hello, I would recommend you to either flight or take the bus, you can’t cross borders with car rentals.
James Terry says
I’ve been a regular reader of your blog since I discover it at Matthew Woodward’s personal marketing blog. You guys are still pushing high-quality content. I’m a big fan. Keep it up!
Sammi says
Thank you James! We work hard to keep the quality up ๐
yeison says
Hi, It’s kind of along drive and all depends if you find any traffic, usually it takes around 4 to 5 hours. The dreams Las Mareas resort is there, if you are thinking about renting a car you can check our deals here: Costa Rica car rental discount
Anne says
We are traveling to the Dreams Las Mareas on Thursday..I need some warm and sun!! We want to rent a car at the airport…why pay for transfers, right? What do you think the travel time is from Liberia to Las Mareas? Is the gps from the adobe rental company up to date? can we switch the language to English? This blog is wonderful!! We cannot wait to experience Costa Rica..
Sharain H. says
Hello! AWESOME website, thank you for taking the time to chronicle your exploits. ๐ So a friend and I are traveling to a resort near El Jobo Beach and sadly purchased flights into San Jose. We’re trying to decide between renting a vehicle or taking the resort’s suggested shuttle. I read some travel time estimates but they were dated a while back. As of 2016, what is the travel time via car between San Jose and El Jobo?
Thanks super much in advance and keep having fun!!! ๐
Karen says
Do you think it’s possible to find a local to drive us around Arenal for a day?
Sammi says
I recommend hiring a driver from a tour/transportation company, all the drivers are Costa Ricans and they’ll have insurance.
Robert says
Haven’t seen much of your website yet but just wanted to let you know: What a great and inspiring story Sam and Yeiso! One day, you had the feeling something needed to change, and you followed it. It needs courage and persistence. Respect! I’ll be happy to read on.
All the best,
Robert
Sammi says
Thank you Robert!
Gregg says
Sammi I understand completely about your being unable to decide about med-school, optometry school or nursing school. I spent most of my time trying to figure out how I could graduate as an undeclared major. That not being possible went for the one that didn’t require any math.
You sound like a great couple and I wish you the very best
Gregg
Sammi says
It is difficult especially when you don’t feel particularly passionate towards one over another. And yes, that is hard since they all require math! Thanks for reading Gregg ๐
Sammi says
Hi Karla! We have, here is our guide: Catarata Llanos de Cortes (and how funny we were just there yesterday and you saw the post on FB!) We always go on our own because it’s the best way to visit and have it all to yourself! If you go on a tour they’ll go around mid morning when ALL the other tours stop by there and everyone else does too.
Karla says
Hi! I am so excited to read through your site and all about your story. Thank you for your details about driving in Costa Rica. I will be traveling in late August with family and we hope to rent a car and get away. I’ve downloaded your free ebook and hope to book a car through Adobe! SO EXCITED. Have you been to llantos de cortez? If so have you gone on your own?