Accomodations

  • first 24 hours in san jose (costa rica)

    what do i like? -lots of options for food – from french to italian to argentinian to lebanese to pub fare, san jose has a lot of variety to offer for culinary options.  the high end is quite high (out…

  • weekly recap #35 – monteverde, tamarindo, samara

    q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how a. monteverde (b&b, 1 night), tamarindo (airbnb, 4 nights), samara (airbnb, 2 nights) q. favourite meal a. homemade fried rice with with green beans, green onions, corn, jalapeno and a bucketful…

  • weekly recap #36 – samara, carrillo

    q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. samara (airbnb, 3 nights), carrillo (villa, 4 nights) q. favourite meal a. i usually have such an easy time picking out something for this question but the last few…

  • first 24 hours in carrillo (costa rica)

    what do i like? -r&r – the beach of carrillo doesn’t have a single building along its whole beachfront. light brown/white sand sit behind a few rows of palm trees and when the sun is out, the water is a…

  • first 24 hours in samara (costa rica)

    what do i like? -so quiet – the first time we walked onto the beach felt like we showed up at somewhere that wasn’t listed in any guidebooks (which it is). the crowd has a mix of tourists and ticos…

  • first 24 hours in tamarindo (costa rica)

    what do i like? -huge beach – the beachfront of tamarindo seems to go on for miles. one end is connected to an estuary and the other wraps around forming a slight crescent. the sun sets on this end -happy…

  • first 24 hours in monteverde (costa rica)

    what do i like? -cool, crisp air – it’s been a few weeks since we’ve experienced this. i hadn’t thought about it before this trip but apparently i’m not a good sleeper in humid conditions. as soon as the temperatures…

  • weekly recap #34 – little corn island, managua, monteverde

    q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. little corn island (hotel, 5 nights), managua (b&b, 1 night), monteverde (b&b, 2 nights) q. favourite meal a. food this week has once again been really bleh thanks to…

  • first 24 hours on little corn island (nicaragua)

    what do i like? -the smallest island i’ve visited – roughly 1.5km in diameter, little corn is by far the smallest island i’ve been to. the selection is limited, the population is small and i would expect that everybody on…

  • weekly update #33 – laguna de apoyo, leon, little corn island

    q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. laguna de apoyo (san simian, 2 nights), leon (hotel, 3 nights), little corn island (las palmeras, 1 night) q. favourite meal a. cuban food at el bodegon. a ex-pat…