Here’s hoping I don’t have to go in to too much detail to explain this one. While there? were two indoor toilets at this amazing home we stayed at on a secluded stretch of Pacific beach in Costa Rica, you can see why this one had its own special appeal. That’s a bit of a…
Clearly one of the highlights of our entire Costa Rica adventure was our time spent on the Nicoya Peninsula on the Pacific coast (read all about the amazing first house where we stayed here). To get to the Nicoya Peninsula from central Costa Rica, including San Jose, you will either catch a short flight to Tambor…
Traveling to Costa Rica? Please consider bringing some school supplies for kids 6 to 12 years. While planning our family’s first stop in Costa Rica, the Hotel Buena Vista (see my detailed review here), I was excited to learn out about the “Bring a Bag of Books” program the hotel is promoting. Since Costa Rica’s government doesn’t…
When I was young, a favorite pastime was visiting the local pet store, where two macaws greeted customers from their cages near the entrance. ??We returned late last night from our most amazing Costa Rican adventure, during which I drove our three generations a total of about 530 miles (mostly in 2nd gear) in a quest…
As the little guy sleeps and the others are down watching tiny crabs create masterpieces in the sand, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to share this “shot from the road.” What a week so far! For those of you who have read my advice on driving abroad with children, you can laugh heartily. Mama’s in the…
Many travelers are surprised to learn that Costa Rica, though still categorized as a developing nation and famed for its rugged and largely unpaved roads, has car seat laws. What may surprise traveling parents even more, however, is to learn that those car seat and safety booster laws are actually stricter than current child passenger…