Travel: Costa Rica

Posted 04/10/2009 by Rebekah in Uncategorized \ 4 comments

My interests are photography and crafting. I am a resident of the beautiful southern city of Birmingham, Alabama. You can read more about my life on Honeysuckle Life.

I absolutely love Central America.  I’ve been to Honduras and Nicaragua, and hope to get to Costa Rica later this year. A friend who knows of my love sent over the article “Costa Rica Anyway You Want It” from the NYTimes and it confirmed my desire to travel there.

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Photography by Michael Nagle.

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Photography by Michael Nagle.

You can find the full slideshow here.

The article highlights the diversity of Costa Rica.  From upscale resorts to camping, rain forest to beach, ziplines to yoga, Costa Rica (much like the rest of Central America) has it all.

One of my favorite people in the world frequently travels to Costa Rica.  He’s a sound engineer for several big name bands, and has the dream schedule for a single person who loves to travel.  I loved the NYTimes article, but knew it wasn’t how I would choose to travel in the country.  So I asked him for his best travel tips and this is what he sent over.

The Nature Air airport he flew in to….

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The typical beach he visited….

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The “crowded” beach…

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His transportation….

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His mechanic…

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His typical dinner…

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He always goes to the Pacific coast, because the Caribbean coast is more crowded and touristy.  He pays about $20 for a really nice dinner (including alcohol) and $60-100 for a great hotel.  He loves Nosara because of all the yoga retreats.

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  1. I thought about heading to Costa Rica for my 30th bday since everyone raves about it so much. Then I started researching – I would’ve felt totally gipped if I’d only gone for 3-4 days! There’s WAY too much to enjoy in Costa Rica, and I hope I get to check it out soon.

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