We had the privilege of staying at Casa Marbella, Tortuguero on our adventure in Costa Rica. Lets face it, when you’ve travelled the road (much!) less travelled to get to Tortuguero independently, you are hoping desperately that the accommodation lives up to its reputation. I…
Driving in Costa Rica is highly recommended (by me, at least!). It’s a fabulous country to explore and having a vehicle gives you the freedom to break free of public transport schedules and tour groups and do what you want, when you want. Other drivers…
Tortuguero is not overly promoted within Costa Rican travel guides – and for this reason, a lot of people who travel there do so on a fly in package that can cost hundreds of dollars a night …per person! When…
We set off at 8pm with Roberto (our guide from Casa Marbella) and two other guests. It was a short, dark walk to the beach front of Tortuguero. From here on it would be a 15 minutes to 2 hour walk before (if!) we spotted anything.…
I was initially very reserved about travelling to Costa Rica in the green (i.e rainy) season – Not that we had a choice, as it came about as a result of a last minute planning. From my research on the internet and from verbalised experiences…
As a less experienced traveller, I always used to favour hotels. I felt they were somehow a more reliable ‘bet’, safer and ‘supportive’ of travellers. However, I am delighted to say I have had my eyes truly opened by our…
I expected little but fell head over heels in love with the Costa Rica. So much so, that I had some ‘re-integration’ issues returning back to ‘normal life’ after immersion in such a naturally beautiful and bewildering country. The guide books do…
I am so glad we chose to stay here, especially after seeing some of the other hotel accommodations in Moneteverde. Not that there is anything wrong with the other accommodations – quite the opposite! There is a fabulous array of boutique hotels and spas, friendly hostels and B&Bs run by locals, but to…
We’ve done it! It’s taken a wee while, but we’ve finally sorted and processed our photography from our trip to Costa Rica in June 2011. We took literally thousands of pictures, so it’s taken some time to sort and order them…
It’s not a beautiful square, per say. But rare in the fact that it’s avoided the temptation of other great city squares to capitalise its space. There’s no rows of cafes on its edges and very few hawkers selling their…