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RE: Headed North??? Buying a car in Costa Rica
by BOOMER1 28 December 2011
The interesting difference about Costa Rica is that they don't stamp the vehicle into your passport on arrival which tempts people to…
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RE: NatureAir or Sansa?
by paulschmidtart 28 December 2011
Lindsey. If you want to ask where to have a round of drinks in Costa Rica I'm qualified to answer that also. http://www.northerncostarica.c…
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RE: Headed North??? Buying a car in Costa Rica
by SoloHobo 28 December 2011
You might have a look at the FAQ, around post #62, is a link for driving the Americas, and has a ton of info. A US Titled car would have…
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Headed North??? Buying a car in Costa Rica
by byrdcase 28 December 2011
Curious to see if anyone has actually purchased a US (titled) vehicle while in either Costa Rica or Panama and made the trek back up to…
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RE: Time line help
by SoloHobo 28 December 2011
1) For a month I was looking at Panama and Costa Rica and was wondering what the best spots were and how long to stay in each country.…
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Surf beach pleeeeeease
by rpollon 28 December 2011
I know this question has been asked before but I couldn't quite get a clear answer, are there ANY beaches in Nicaragua that have accommodati…
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RE: Costa Rica to Panama: Best crossing to start hitching?
by markharf 28 December 2011
I've hitched a bit in several Central American countries. It's a good way to get around locally on back roads. I don't know about long…
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Tell me what you think of my itinerary - how to get around?
by dharmama 28 December 2011
My husband and I are taking a 11 day trip to Costa Rica with our two kids ages 7 and 9. We fly into San Jose and plan to go immediately…
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Time line help
by NicoleStevens 28 December 2011
Hi Everyone! I was looking at making a trek to Central America next December with two possible lengths of stay dependent on money. 1)…
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RE: Costa Rica Intinerary - 18 Days
by SoloHobo 27 December 2011
You can access Tortuguero from caribe side via Limon to Moin and then get a boat. On way out head to western boat docks, forget the name,…
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RE: Costa Rica Warning
by SoloHobo 27 December 2011
if you are on vacation, who needs a laptop if you are backpacking around the world, who needs the wieght if you are a journalist/blogg…
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RE: Costa Rica Intinerary - 18 Days
by thesarahb 27 December 2011
So we've decided to go straight to Puerto Viejo (Talamanca) Jan 30, and haven't made a reservation at a hostel yet (having trouble getting…
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RE: Costa Rica Warning
by peej 27 December 2011
No I never said it was ok to take anything, only someone looking to stir things up woulkd infer that. What I said was if you are confronted…
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RE: Costa Rica Warning
by enroutesiglo 27 December 2011
#20, I think may be a language barrier issue. #19 said no such thing; he accurately stated that the reality, being a part of the human…
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Re: Costa Rica Warning
by UsvaAuer 27 December 2011
+yes you are a victim of petty theft, but your actions lead to it. That laptop was your responsibilty not anyone else's.+ With this line…
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RE: Independent hiking
by SoloHobo 27 December 2011
Some places you need guides for safety, some place you need guides for navigation, and some places you need guides as escorts in protected…
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RE: Costa Rica Warning
by peej 27 December 2011
#17 Respectfully at most any age one is responsible for their personal belongings whether it be at home, school, mall or traveling internat…
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RE: Question for backpacker types on expenses
by SoloHobo 27 December 2011
I find the entire focus of the posters reasons for coming to CR a tad misguided, seems what he used as a guidebook was not as good as…
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Question for backpacker types on expenses
by chapelhill 26 December 2011
I hesitate to pose this question since I wonder if I may get the Fodor's type who think they are roughing it if they spend $50 a night…
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RE: Costa Rica Warning
by UsvaAuer 26 December 2011
I do not like a tone of some comments. Let's put it clear: Being a naive, young and not being prepared is not a crime. A theft is. Let's…
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Last Minute Layover in Mexico City
by strimackus 26 December 2011
My flight to Costa Rica was cancelled and I've been reacheduled through Mexico City with a crappy layover. Get in at 10 pm tonight and…
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RE: Costa Rica to Panama: Best crossing to start hitching?
by enroutesiglo 26 December 2011
Yeah, there was one guy who used to come on here insisting that hitchhiking up and down CA was feasible based on some guy's Russian manifest…
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Which route in CA, then onto The Caribbean?
by TheNavyBlue 26 December 2011
I would appreciate some advice and have already searched extensively throughout the forum, but can't find the answer to my question. I…
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Re: Costa Rica to Panama: Best crossing to start hitching?
by logithebear 26 December 2011
Thanks yall. nope, first time in central america--or traveling north of ecuador, actually. Great picture paul.
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Re: Costa Rica to Panama: Best crossing to start hitching?
by richfelix 26 December 2011
What is the logic for not wanting the busiest crossing if one is hitching?
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