We found a place called Erandika which is a (the?) town where opals are mined. Takes at least a full day to get there from Copan. A few...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Honduras w/o the Bay Islands in the Americas - Central America Branch
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Looking for a nice and cheap hostel/cabana in puerto Jimenz in the Americas - Central America Branch
PJ has several places in the $20 range, with quite a few rooms, basic but with fans and TV. Don't expect to find anything cheap in Matapalo...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Dominical area and Hacienda Baru in the Americas - Central America Branch
I havn´t eaten there, but supposedly they have great burgers with real onion rings.
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Garifuna Villages Around Tela in the Americas - Central America Branch
We stayed in one of those villages outside Tela some years back. The advice given to us at the time was to go and ask the biggest blackest...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Dominical area and Hacienda Baru in the Americas - Central America Branch
I just ate at Mama & Papa´s last weekend. Great pizza. Local´s seem to go there just for the eggplant/garlic pizza, but the pepperoni was...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Costa Rica for 2 Weeks low budget. in the Americas - Central America Branch
Hey, not so bad after all. Really encouraging to hear other folks like camping too and don´t highly advise against it. But to clarify a...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Costa Rica for 2 Weeks low budget. in the Americas - Central America Branch
This comes up all the time, and I usually get shouted down for my opinion, but that´s OK....
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Dominical area and Hacienda Baru in the Americas - Central America Branch
Live music is kinda rare around here, but a weekend night in high season you might get lucky. Any one of the few places in the Dominical...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Sloths and other animals in the Americas - Central America Branch
Walk the trails in the morning, then go to the zoo. its right there and not such a bad place.
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Cayos C. Islands in the Americas - Central America Branch
Take a bus to New Armenia and a boat from there. The supply boat takes an hour or so, but you may have to wait for the right day. A...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Bus from San Gierard to Dominical? in the Americas - Central America Branch
Dominical to MA is easy enough, at least 2 per day. Not sure what San Gierard you`re talking about. I know a couple of San Gerardo`s, and...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Travel help ASAP in the Americas - Central America Branch
You can fly and save 5 bucks? Thats a no-brainer if you asked me. Just wait till you travel down the highway.
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Bocas Del Toro Accomodation Availability? in the Americas - Central America Branch
Ten days would be just about right for us in Bocas. Hire a small private boat taxi by the day instead of lining up to get on the big...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Osa details in the Americas - Central America Branch
Iguana Lodge is out from town on the Playa Preciosa. Beautiful beach and the place has awsome grounds. You could look for nesting...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called what type of insurance? in the The Long Haul - Living & Working Abroad Branch
Skip it all amigo.
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