Hostels

Hotel Guanacaste – Budget Accomodations in Liberia

Hotel Guanacaste – Budget Accomodations in Liberia »

As tourism in Guanacaste continues to grow, the addition of hostels to the coastline will continue.  However in Liberia, a growing tranportation hub in recent years, Hotel Guanacaste as been chugging along for years and...

May 20 2009 / No comment / Read More »
Pagalu – A Comfy New Hostel in Puerto Viejo

Pagalu – A Comfy New Hostel in Puerto Viejo »

The Puerto Viejo hostel scene, long dominated by Rockin J’s, finally has a cleaner and more comfortable option.  The relatively new Pagalu is located in Puerto Viejo and has been totally refurbished as a hostel...

May 13 2009 / No comment / Read More »
Vista Serena – The Original Manuel Antonio Backpackers

Vista Serena – The Original Manuel Antonio Backpackers »

The Vista Serena is located high aloft a mountain and embraced by a tropical jungle while it is blessed with awe-inspiring views of the Pacific Ocean. The natural beauty abounds regardless of the direction you...

May 8 2009 / No comment / Read More »
Hostel Bekuo Still San Jose’s Top Hostel

Hostel Bekuo Still San Jose’s Top Hostel »

In 2005 Hostel Bekuo opened their doors and became, according to the Lonely Planet and many other guidebooks, “Costa Rica’s nicest hostel.  Today, unlike many hostels in San Jose, Bekuo is improving even more, and...

May 1 2009 / No comment / Read More »

News

A new hostel site is coming soon… »

A new hostel site is coming soon…

Hostelunion.com is scheduled to launch in May 2010, changing the way backpackers find hostels, and the way hostel owners and managers manage their properties.. VN:F...

Dec 26 2009 / No comment / Read More »

Demotion of Costa Rica’s Las Baulas park raises doubts »

Demotion of Costa Rica’s Las Baulas park raises doubts

The Costa Rican Ombudswoman’s Office announced on Thursday morning that it has serious doubts about a bill that would modify the limits of Las...

Aug 11 2009 / No comment / Read More »

Costa Rica and Peru ‘hot locations for solo and gap year travellers’ »

Costa Rica and Peru ‘hot locations for solo and gap year travellers’

Although taking a trip with friends can always be a good source of fun, many gap year students, holidaymakers and people on sabbaticals are...

Aug 4 2009 / No comment / Read More »

Costa Rica, China sign supplement to refinery agreement »

Costa Rica, China sign supplement to refinery agreement

Costa Rica’s state-owned refiner Refinadora Costarricense de Petroleo (Recope) and China National Petroleum Corp. have signed a supplement to their earlier agreement to build...

Jul 25 2009 / No comment / Read More »

Costa Rican Airline Nature Air is role model for responsible tourism »

Costa Rican Airline Nature Air is role model for responsible tourism

By Shefali Lall 21 July 2009 [MEDIAGLOBAL]: Since 2004, the Costa Rican airline Nature Air has stood as the world’s first certified carbon-neutral airline. The...

Jul 24 2009 / No comment / Read More »
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Food

Jurgen’s – Another Stellar Restaurant Hidden on the East Side. »

Jurgen’s – Another Stellar Restaurant Hidden on the East Side.

There’s truth to the last Lonely Planet guide published for Costa Rica, where it’s written “…you’d be hard pressed to find a neighborhood boasting better restaurants than San Pedro and Los Yoses.”  Jurgen’s is one of the restaurants that certainly raises the bar as far...

May 8 2009 / No comment / Read More »

Lolo’s – The Best Pizza in San Jose that’s near impossible to find »

Lolo’s – The Best Pizza in San Jose that’s near impossible to find

Walking through the eastern barrios of San Jose like San Pedro, Los Yoses, Barrio Dent, Barrio Escalante, and others, will give you a constant reminder of the train system that Costa Rica used to have running from Coast to Coast.  From Limon to Caldera and...

May 6 2009 / No comment / Read More »

Olio – Another Hit in Barrio Escalante »

Olio – Another Hit in Barrio Escalante

Set in a century old red brick house on the corner of a small street and Costa Rica’s recently revived rail system, Olio has been pleasing loyal patrons for years.  Olio draws a diverse crowd in part because of its location; not too far from...

May 5 2009 / No comment / Read More »

Donde Carlos – A taste of Argentina in Los Yoses »

Donde Carlos – A taste of Argentina in Los Yoses

Ever wonder where you can get a really good steak in San Jose?  You don’t have to look too much further than Donde Carlos in Los Yoses.  The first thing you’ll notice when you come to Donde Carlos is the building.  Los Yoses was a...

May 1 2009 / No comment / Read More »

Opinion

Why Not More ATM’s? »

Why Not More ATM’s?Over the past decade, Costa Rica has seen an incredible boom in tourism, a growing economy, increased foreign investment, among other things.  You can even...

May 2 2009 / No comment / Read More »
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Arenal

Arenal – Costa Rica’s firey adventure epicenter

Arenal – Costa Rica’s firey adventure epicenter

The Arenal Volcano is truly a magnificent site, and  certainly should be on backpackers to-do lists while in Costa Rica.  On almost a daily basis, red-hot rocks crash down its steep slopes and...

Apr 29, 2009 / More »

Manuel Antonio

Manuel Antonio – Long time destination still a great one.

Manuel Antonio – Long time destination still a great one.

Gazing down on the blue Pacific from high on the hillsides of Manuel Antonio, it’s almost impossible to hold back a gasp of delight. Offshore, rocky islands dot the vast expanse of blue,...

May 1, 2009 / More »

Samara & Nosara

Nosara – Just off the Beaten Track

Nosara – Just off the Beaten Track

The Nosara area is located in the province of Guanacaste, on the Nicoya peninsula, just a skip north of Samara. The area consists of Playa Guinoes, Playa Pelada, and the small community of...

May 2, 2009 / More »

San Jose

San Jose – Don’t Judge a Book by it’s Cover

San Jose – Don’t Judge a Book by it’s Cover

At first blush, San José seems little more than a chaotic jumble of cars, buses, buildings, and people. The central downtown section of San José exists in a near-constant state of gridlock. Antiquated...

May 13, 2009 / More »

Puerto Viejo

Top Puerto Viejo Area Beaches

Top Puerto Viejo Area Beaches

The lower Caribbean coast has long been known to have some of the best beaches in all of Costa Rica.  Here are the top four, all just a peddle from town. Playa Negra is...

May 18, 2009 / More » Puerto Viejo – Caribbean flavor Costa Rica style.

Puerto Viejo – Caribbean flavor Costa Rica style.

This wonderful beach town on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica holds many surprises. With its laid back attitude and Caribbean life style, you can be assured of a relaxing Costa Rican holiday....

May 1, 2009 / More »

Tamarindo

Construction Halted Near Tamarindo

Construction Halted Near Tamarindo

Landowners in Playa Grande, Playa Langosta and Tamarindo, on the northern Pacific coast, said they were surprised this week when Santa Cruz Municipal building inspectors shut down their construction sites for potentially infringing...

May 29, 2009 / More » Tamarindo – The Surf Center of Guanacaste

Tamarindo – The Surf Center of Guanacaste

An abundance of stylish smaller hotels and very dependable surf have made Tamarindo one of the most popular beaches on the Guanacaste coast.  Fishing boats bob at their moorings at the south end...

May 2, 2009 / More »

Monteverde

Monteverde – Rain Forest in the Clouds

Monteverde – Rain Forest in the Clouds

Monteverde was founded in the 1950’s by a group of Quakers from the U.S., and has gained international renown as one of the most outstanding wildlife sanctuaries in the tropics. The reserve spreads...

May 1, 2009 / More »

Osa Peninsula

Osa – The Jewel of Costa Rica

Osa – The Jewel of Costa Rica

Travel to the edge of southern Costa Rica on the Pacific Coast, and you’ll find a part of Central America that has been doing an incredible job of hiding from nearly everyone.  Only...

May 6, 2009 / More »
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