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Costa Rica?
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nwoods
Joined: 05/07/07
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Posted: 09/25/07 11:04am |
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Has anyone gone there?
From what I've seen it seems it could be a really great place to travel.
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Wade
Joined: 07/23/06
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Bowling Green, KY
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Posted: 09/25/07 5:26pm |
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I know one of our members, Lucy, has. Maybe she can give you some info. I've been wanting to get down there for some time now too. It just looks awesome!
I'm a lover, not a racer... --Wade
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letskungfu
Joined: 06/21/07
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Posted: 09/26/07 3:16pm |
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I have lived/worked and been all over CR, spending a little more than a year there. I have mixed opinons. I guess it depends on your comfort level in foreign countries, desire to be in an all Spanish/English environment, fellow tourist tolerance level, how much "culture" you desire. and what you want to see... Rainforests, beaches, volcanos, turtles, pasty Europeans in speedos..
CR is very easy for your first Central American experience, you can do a little bit of everything there, (awesome beaches, great waves, rainforests, river rafting, etc.) travel easy and speak little/no Spanish. It is the Central American starter drug, easy and fun. It's really is amazing how many unique things you can do in one country with so many environments.You can still get way off the beaten path in CR, but thats a whole other story... Oh and the wildlife is pretty amazing,,, their eco-planning is very impressive. So much has been preserved.
It is full of tourists and jaded locals, and in seedier spots "tamarindo" full of imported A-holes. Cr has very little historic/indigenous culture. (I might sound like a D--- here, but there just weren't that many indians there when the Spaniards showed up and wiped them out. So they borrow from other cultures, give tourists what the want and call it authentic... sorry but an oxcart and a little Lizano just don't wow me) Oh and the days of it being a real bargain are long gone. So if the idea of ordering a Big Mac in Spanish excites you...
Oh and I know I am jaded too...
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Wade
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Posted: 09/26/07 10:02pm |
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I forgot you had spent so much time there. letskungfu is your man for the inside track on CR and Mexico. Letskungfu, what would you say the must sees are there, or the one place you should go if someone went? And don't say the beach where the speedos are... although I'm sure that's a good photo op.
I'm a lover, not a racer...--Wade
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letskungfu
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Posted: 09/27/07 2:24pm |
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It depends what you want to do... Rainforest/eco tour, Monteverde is unbelievable, lots o wild life too.
Pretty beach and wildlife, Manuel Antonio is great, crowded and touristy but great. If you go there stay as close to M.A. as possible, opposite side of Quepos.
secluded beaches, go south. Great surf and fewer people.
For rafting kayaking Turrialba is the spot.
Volcano area,,, Arenal is amazing, but a little pricey to do it right.
Places I would avoid, Tamarindo, Jaco, and the Caribbian side
If you have specific questions about a place/activity let me know... I'll help if I can. I worked as a travel writer for the weekend section of the English language newspaper there... It opened a lot of doors for me and I got to see a lot.
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