Costa Rica

Posts about Costa Rica

To Nicaragua

24/05/2017

With the sloth sighting complete, it was time to hightail out of the very expensive Costa Rica to Nicaragua. We waited outside Hacienda Baru Wildlife Refuge for a ride, and soon, a young couple picked us up and drove us […]

Sloth Viewing at Alturas Wildlife Sanctuary

22/05/2017

After our wonderful, yet slothless, trip to Bolita and Corcovado National Park, it was time for us to fully embark on a mission to go see one. We determined that Dominical, a small touristy town near Manuel Antonio National Park, […]

Visiting Parque Nacional Corcovado on Shoestring

21/05/2017

Costa Rica is stunningly beautiful, but also expensive. Very expensive. For example, to visit Parque Nacional Corcovado on the Osa Peninsula, , one of the jewels of the Costa Rica wildlife scene, you have to pay a USD $15 entry fee […]

Hitchhiking from Texas to Alaska Part Thirteen: Fairbanks to Anchorage

With our last hike completed, it was time for us to be on our way to Anchorage, where we had booked our flights to take us home. Tim brought us some coffee, drove us to Ester on the outskirts of […]

A Last Hike: K’esugi Ridge Trail

The one main, literally, natural sight of Alaska is Mount Denali (or Mount McKinley, whatever you feel is better for you). This massive 6,190m peak is the highest in North America and can, on a clear day, be seen from almost […]

Driving to Deadhorse

When we first started our journey, we thought that the furthest north in Alaska we could go by road was Fairbanks. However, in Portland through conversations with other Couchsurfers, we found out that we could actually reach the Arctic Ocean […]

The Fine Friendly Folk of Fairbanks

In Tok, we had gotten the idea to write to people on the Fairbanks, Alaska Facebook group about our housing dilemma. We had written to quite a few people when we were in Portland to ask around for a travel […]

Hitchhiking from Texas to Alaska Part Twelve: Tok to Fairbanks

Sarah’s house was conveniently located right next to the Alaskan Highway, so after a very hearty American breakfast, we sat next to the side of the road. The road to Fairbanks was only around 200 miles, which gave us quite […]

Crossing from Colombia to Panama on foot

There are many routes and travel itineraries in both South America and Central America. You can travel east, west, over mountains, stick to the beaches, or use a combination of all extremes, but there is one part of the route […]

Monguí and Páramo de Oceta Without a Guide

After a morning visit to Zipa, we found a bus to the small hamlet of Briceño. We did this because we did not want to backtrack to Bogotá to go to Monguí, our next destination. As we were driving into Briceño, […]

Exploring Freshwater Caves in Utila

There is no question that the main attraction in Utila is Scuba diving. Following this, the second reason is definitely the backpackers’ bar scene and drinking t-shirt contests, and thirdly is probably snorkeling. So, like a bucket list checklist, we […]

No Red Trail: Trekking in Los Nevados National Park Without a Guide

The long read… We had a straightforward plan. The pictures of Los Nevados National Park made it look very pretty and we wanted to hike through it without a guide. We had the GPS tracks and maps downloaded on our […]

Amazon River Boat Cruise: From Belém to Manaus

The idea of taking a boat across the length of the Amazon River thrilled us, and we were both very giddy when we got on the boat. On the morning of our trip, Laurent negotiated our tickets for R$200 in […]