Costa Rica’s public transportation is constantly improving and the 7-10 bus terminal is one of the greatest upgrades. From here, you can go all the way to Monteverde, La Fortuna and other corners of the country. We took the bus from San Jose to Playa Jaco and the process is pretty simple. Like the post […]
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Seeing a Dentist in Costa Rica as a Foreigner
Costa Rica’s reputation in medical tourism has grown greatly the past several years due to its cheap costs and high quality care. This also includes dental tourism and many people from the USA come to Costa Rica to get dental work done since it’s so expensive in the US. At the same time, they get […]
What’s Cheaper in Costa Rica than the US
I’m sure you’ve heard that Costa Rica is an expensive country to travel and live and you heard correctly. In fact it is ranked as the most expensive country in Central America and one of the 6th most expensive in North America and the Caribbean (edged out by the US only by a bit) according […]
Visit the Most Haunted Building in Costa Rica – Finca Sanatorio Duran
Sitting in a beautiful area of the Cartago mountainside is the mysterious Finca Sanatorio Duran. Many people who visit Irazu Volcano drive right past it thinking it’s another abandoned farm when in reality, it was an important hospital back in the 1910’s – 1920’s for tuberculosis patients. Since the hospital closed in the 1960’s, it […]
Arenal Horseback Riding Tour: Beautiful Scenery and View Points
“Wow, this is beautiful,” I thought to myself as we approached the viewpoint. Despite Arenal Volcano hiding behind some clouds, the view was breathtaking. Deep green forest stretched in front of us for miles and miles. A slight mist hung quietly over the top of the trees and birds sang cheerily in the distance. It […]
Don’t Know How to Scuba Dive? Try Snuba in Costa Rica Instead
Do you love snorkeling and don’t have your scuba diving certification? Try snuba! We did snuba in Costa Rica for the very first time and it was amazing. So if you want to do something more than snorkeling but don’t have your certification, go snubaing! Snuba in Costa Rica Just imagine you’re going snorkeling. You […]