Solo travel, hiking and travel photo
Travelling in Costa Rica by public transportation. I visited Costa Rica for two weeks and went to Puerto Jimenez, Drake Bay, Corcovado national park, La Fortuna, Monteverde and Manuel Antonio.
After Monteverde it was really nice to get to Manuel Antonio and the beach. I had planned to spend 4 nights here and mostly just relax and visit the popular Manuel Antonio national park. I stayed at Selina Manuel Antonio hostel which was very good. …
Monteverde is a small community in northern Costa Rica. It is a very popular tourist destination and is home to the Monteverde cloud forest as well as the Santa Elena cloud forest. The small town of Santa Elena is located close to the cloud forests …
I got to La Fortuna a little later than I had planned. I originally intended to take the plane there from Drake Bay but it got cancelled. It would have been perfect to arrive in the afternoon to check out the small town and plan …
Drake Bay, a small town on a hill by the beach in the Osa peninsula. It’s a very calm place and not touristy at all. There aren’t many souvenir shops and it’s not crowded by tourists. Here are some tourists though, people are coming to …
Puerto Jiménez is a very small town in the Osa Peninsula, and most of the people visiting do it for tours to Corcovado national park. That’s why I decided to go there too. Initially I tried to book a tour that started in Puerto Jiménez, …
Many have asked me why I wanted to visit Costa Rica, but honestly I don’t really know. I think what attracted me with Costa Rica was its rich nature and wildlife. I didn’t want to spend two full weeks on the beach, I wanted to …