What we learned in Costa Rica. From Costa Rica.

we found this hostel / cafe in Playa Chiquita particularly nice due to its choice of local materials, simple construction that could be exemplar in the area..   General thoughts about Puerto Viejo: Creole cuisine, costa rican coffee! reggae music, exotic plants, jungle, chilled out locals, bicycles, surfing, hummingbirds, monkeys, tropical rain and heat are a…

A very scenic landscape of the rainforest on the way to Puerto Viejo in Limon region. Endless banana plantations followed by so many banana container zones and few kilometres later, cargo ships in the Caribbean sea to transport them to places.. Puerto Viejo has this relaxed atmosphere, the village lives on a slow pace here.…

inviting outdoor public spaces can be found in a couple of places in the city centre. What stood up for us was the bench designs in a couple of places as well as the water fountains that were so popular amongst the kids on that warm day. The latter has been seen in European cities…

Made us being stuck here..

  University Campus in a jungle setting. Closed for a few days unfortunately due to hurricane Otto.   

Don’t walk alone, never talk to strangers on the streets, don’t be a target for robbers, do not carry a backpack, never walk on the quiet streets when it gets dark.. But it is like this nearly everywhere, right? It seems over-exaggerated here but why? Unfortunately there is no travel guide presenting the uniqueness of the…