Feb 25, 2010 - Costa Rica - San Jose

San Jose, Costa Rica 26 Feb 2010 Hi all or should that be HOLA!!! Hope you are all well Sorry but not able to do updates this time on this website as it is too time consuming - but rest assured I am having a blast and thoroughly enjoying all the sights! CALIENTE!!! Some of my pics are on Facebook if you can access that, otherwise I will update this site in detail when I get home.San Jose, Costa Rica 26 Feb 2010 Hi all or should that be HOLA!!! Hope you are all well Sorry but not able to do updates this time on this website as it is too time consuming - but rest assured I am having a blast and thoroughly enjoying all the sights! CALIENTE!!! Some of my pics are on Facebook if you can access that, otherwise I will update this site in detail when I get home....

Feb 22, 2010 - Costa Rica Wedding

Part of our decision to return to Florida was to attend the wedding of Hedy and Paul's son, Brian.Part of our decision to return to Florida was to attend the wedding of Hedy and Paul's son, Brian....

Feb 16, 2010 - Back to San Jose

Today we travelled from La Fortuna back to San Jose, our arrival destination two weeks ago, and, tomorrow, our departure point from Costa Rica.Today we travelled from La Fortuna back to San Jose, our arrival destination two weeks ago, and, tomorrow, our departure point from Costa Rica....

Feb 6, 2010 - Chicago to San Jose

We left Chicago at 5:25 am and flew through Houston, arriving in San Jose about 2:00 p.We left Chicago at 5:25 am and flew through Houston, arriving in San Jose about 2:00 p....

Feb 3, 2010 - Toronto to San Jose

I checked into the historical Gran Hotel in the heart of San Jose around 3:00 pm.I checked into the historical Gran Hotel in the heart of San Jose around 3:00 pm....

Dec 31, 2009 - A Costa Rican Christmas

Costa Rica is by far the most developed and Westernized Central American country we have come across.Costa Rica is by far the most developed and Westernized Central American country we have come across....

Nov 19, 2009 - Mal wieder nen neues Land!

Am 19.Am 19....

Jul 13, 2009 - Costa Rica

COSTA RICA San Jose (John) In Simon Bekkers words: “We crawled into San Jose like dishevelled, sewer rats.COSTA RICA San Jose (John) In Simon Bekkers words: “We crawled into San Jose like dishevelled, sewer rats....

Jul 12, 2009 - Costa Rica

The bus trip from Rivas, Nicaragua to San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica was relatively painless although Cath became a little quieter (and greener) as the drive progressed due to the very steep and windy mountain passes! The slow, heavy volume of traffic leading into San Jose was our first hint that we were entering a very first world city in comparison to what we had seen in the rest of Central America.The bus trip from Rivas, Nicaragua to San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica was relatively painless although Cath became a little quieter (and greener) as the drive progressed due to the very steep and windy mountain passes! The slow, heavy volume of traffic leading into San Jose was our first hint that we were entering a very first world city in comparison to what we had seen in the rest of Central America....

Jul 4, 2009 - San Jose, Costa Rica

The first leg from Panama City to San José takes me to David, a rather nondescript city in Chiriqui in western Panama, where I catch the connecting bus to Costa Rica, the next morning. ... The story doesn’t sound entirely right to me, the economic crisis is not yet three years old; there is an American embassy in San José, Costa Rica, if you want to do something about your passport; it's remote to settle in Costa Rica instead of Nicaragua ‘because of some arrangement with a friend’. ... “Will I need Colones in San José for the taxi or would dollars do the trick?”, I ask him. ... The big advantage of San José over Panama City, where I felt cooped up because even for small outings I always needed to haggle for a taxi, is that it is only a healthy 15 minutes walk to the city centre and every sight. ... That said, San José, founded in 1737 and capital instead of Cartago since 1823, has no colonial historical centre to speak of and what was built later is devoid of any charm or interest. ...

Jun 23, 2009 - San Jose

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Jun 9, 2009 - Costa Rica: Rio Pacuare

Before we left Costa Rica on June 1, the last stop was San Jose and white water rafting on the Rio Pacuare.Before we left Costa Rica on June 1, the last stop was San Jose and white water rafting on the Rio Pacuare....