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  1. SoloHobo avatar

    RE: 10 days trip to Costa Rica in June

    by SoloHobo 26 May 2012

    Wiremu pretty much sums things up for you. Samara/Nosora area is nice, though I dont even know if there is a local bus going on the coast…

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    RE: Bus from Alajuela to Montezuma

    by paulschmidtart 25 May 2012

    The direct bus leaves twice a day (early morning and early afternoon) from the Coca Cola bus station in San José. It is called "Transportes…

  3. ceecee25 avatar

    Bus from Alajuela to Montezuma

    by ceecee25 25 May 2012

    Hello I'm a solo female traveler visiting Costa Rica in June. I was wondering if I could have some help with specific questions for getti…

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    RE: 1 month in CR

    by SoloHobo 24 May 2012

    With 1 month, you can see a lot of Costa Rica and also surf a lot great breaks. I suggest you get a MOON guidebook for getting off the…

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    RE: Do you pay the National Park Fee just for driving through?

    by SoloHobo 21 May 2012

    No fees are charged on any main roads that happen to go thru the park area. But the parks do charge entrances fees to access the actual…

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    RE: Where to go - Pacific side of costa rica

    by james572 07 May 2012

    A lot activities to do right??? Many beaches in the pacific , Nosara, Hermosa, Montezuma, Mal Pais , Santa Teresa, Flamingo are the…

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    RE: Ten Days- Too much?

    by SoloHobo 05 May 2012

    Agree w/ #1, in fact, there is no way to get from Montezuma to Nosora by heading south, there is no road or transport past Mal Pais as…

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    RE: Costa Rica in 5 days!!! do i need to make any reservations???

    by SoloHobo 22 April 2012

    That is way to much running around- 1- Do the flights connect from Tortuguero to Osa? 2-Whay only 2 days in Drake Bay? You really shou…

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    Montezuma/Santa Teresa/Manuel Antonio

    by shoemacl 21 April 2012

    My boyfriend and I will be traveling to Costa Rica on or around May 14-21/22. We plan on staying for 7 nights. We have traveled extensively…

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    RE: Nosara to Santa Teresa

    by SoloHobo 13 April 2012

    I dont know where you get your info, but you cant drive the coastal road from Nosora to Mal Pais, there is no road thru due to a large…

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    RE: Traveling to Nicoya Peninsula with two elderly people

    by SoloHobo 10 April 2012

    You are going to one the remote areas of the country that is not served by a road from the capitol, you need to take a ferry in Puntarenas,…

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    RE: Montezuma???

    by SoloHobo 28 March 2012

    There is a few things to do in the nearby area, first there is the surf lessons, and you have tours to both Isla Tortuga for kayak/snorkelin…

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    RE: playa tambor

    by yuki_yuki 27 March 2012

    I just got back from a package vacation at the Barcelo in Playa Tambor (it was last-minute kind of thing--we're not normally package tourist…

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    RE: Where to in Costa Rica?

    by SoloHobo 26 March 2012

    It really depends on your interest, if you want to rent a car, and how much moving around you are willing to do. Most the main highlights…

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    Re: Short trip to Costa Rica

    by cdn_travel_bug 22 March 2012

    If you are interested in surfing on the Nicoya peninsula, definitely check out the Mal Pais Surf Camp in Mal Pais. I stayed there and…

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    RE: 14 days in Costa Rica

    by SoloHobo 16 March 2012

    Once you get to the Nica border with CR, there are busses on the half hour to/from Liberia, (2 hours) and this is the hub for going to…

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    RE: puntarenas or limon?

    by SoloHobo 16 March 2012

    If you speaking of the towns, you want to avoid both. Puntarenas is a port town that is so so beaches and lodging mainly geared to the…

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    RE: puntarenas or limon?

    by aslukas 16 March 2012

    I've not been to Limon, but Puntarenas is probably not what you're imagining. It's a pleasant enough town, but it's a workaday Costa Rican…

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    Itinerary advice

    by wanderingkc 14 March 2012

    Hello, forum! I'm working on planning a Costa Rica trip for the last two weeks of April, and was wondering if those that had been there…

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    RE: Going to Costa Rica for the month of April

    by SoloHobo 08 March 2012

    If you are going to CR for a month, I would suggest a guidebook like LP or Moon or Roughguide. Nosora is not close to any of the National…

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    Re: First time going to Costa Rica!

    by laikuj 08 March 2012

    Thanks so much for your response. When you say, "everything on the pacific", had you been to Montezuma, Mal Pais, or Santa Theresa? I…

  22. lou28 avatar

    Santa Teresa / Mal Pais / Montezuma

    by lou28 25 February 2012

    Hi, I'm just planning my trip to Costa Rica in April and as the last part of the trip we will be spending 3 nights in the south Nicoya…

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    RE: Used surfboard in San Jose

    by SoloHobo 19 February 2012

    There really are no surf shops in the capital. You can buy a used surf board anywhere there is a surf town with surfer shops and surf…

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    RE: Costa Rica itinerary

    by SoloHobo 16 February 2012

    Getting from Montezuma to Nosora via bus will take all day, as you have to go back to via ferry to Punterenas and then another ferry…

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    Traveling to the Southern Nicoya Tip?

    by Dan36 14 February 2012

    My family and I will traveling to Costa Rica this march, and we still don't have out itinerary completely settled. The one thing we're…

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