Costa Rica | Life on a rock

As you may have read in my 100 happy days, I just booked a ticket to Costa Rica. The first two weeks of July, my daughter and I will be hiking, swimming and visiting rain forests and waterfalls. Ooooh yes! We have a draft itinerary, which is: fly to San Jose, explore the Arenal area to hike and do adventurous stuff (week 1), then move to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca on the Caribbean coast (week 2) and end the trip in Panama City, from where we fly back to Statia.

I realize Costa Rica is quite a popular place to go these days. Of course!! Beautiful nature, wildlife, sun, sea, what else do you need? There are probably quite a few of you who have been there. Yes, it’s YOU I’m talking to now, it’s YOU I need. I’m asking for your advice. What should I REALLY do in Costa Rica while I’m there? What is not to be missed? I’m especially looking for “real costa rican life”. Like what local dish (something nice and different) should I try? Where to go to mingle with the locals? La Fortuna and Puerto Viejo are packed with tourists, I know, but I’d like to experience some of the daily life. Where to go to a local event? Which beach is the best, avoiding the crowd? Which hike to hike? What things are absolutely not done in Costa Rica? Which dance to learn? 😀

So the letter G today is for Please GIMME GIMME GIMME GOOD COSTA RICA ADVICE. You’ll be rewarded in a few months with the awesomest pictures and reports.

Thanks a million!