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24.12.2019 San Jose My phone definitely doesn't work anymore. On the way to the city tour, I dropped it off at a repair shop. Very professional. I receive a pick-up slip with my...

In the morning I walk to the National Park and take a few laps. This is already a little altitude training, because San José is located at an altitude of 1,161 meters. The park...

Today I have booked an excursion from San José. I will be picked up at the hotel at 7 o'clock. On the way to Irazú Volcano, we will make a quick stop in Cartago. The city was...

It's pouring like crazy tonight. The rain is pounding on the roof. I already have visions that we won't be able to leave here because the roads are impassable. The rain is so...

Hotel in La Fortuna

When I wake up, it's raining. My legs feel terribly tired. Yesterday was so tough. I don't always drive slowly, but I always try to keep up with the first ones. It's all quite...

After a short night, breakfast is served at 5 o'clock in the morning because we want to drive to the Penas Blancas border crossing early. We leave Nicaragua and travel to Costa...

Last night I slept very well. Without earplugs. Complete silence. Am I really in Central America?For breakfast, I treat myself to pancakes as well. I slowly need to get rid of...

We have breakfast at 7 am and then leave at 8 am. We take the bus. The bikes are transported on the roof, the luggage goes in the bus. We drive for about an hour to the town of...

Today we are all getting our mountain bikes. They are almost new bikes (Specialized). I'm having my own pedals screwed on and mounting my bike computer. The bikes even have disc...

After breakfast, I go to the Chocolate Museum. There is a workshop where you can make your own chocolate bar. In the garden of the hotel, where the Chocolate Museum is located,...

So this night....it was hellish again. Not only loud music tormented me, but also firecrackers. Not fireworks, but firecrackers. It's all about the noise. The next day I find...

It's my first night on vacation without earplugs. I have to wake up very early. The alarm is set for 3:30 AM. It works on the tablet, but I can't change the time on my phone....

This night, I not only had the noise from the street, but I also heard the conversation of the American couple in the opposite room. Since the windows face the corridor and do...

At 7 o'clock, I set off on the "Path of the Green Dream". It takes me along the beach and only a few short, shady passages in the forest to reach the El Chorro Waterfall. It is...

El Chorro Waterfall

The night was a horror. It was so loud that my earplugs didn't help. That was just too many decibels. Even putting an extra pillow on my ear didn't help. I had to wait for...

I now have to say a few words about last night, which didn't go very smoothly. I had just reached the right level of drowsiness when I almost fell out of bed again. It was like...

Today I am leaving San José to head towards the Pacific. I choose the Gringo Bus as my means of transportation, which is the name given to buses that mainly transport foreign...

After a short night, I feel quite fit. It is always said that jet lag is not so bad when you are younger, and in this case I have become 7 hours younger. Since the hotel is in...

Mit dem Bus von Drosendorf zum Bamberger Bahnhof. 2,60 €. Man soll ja öffentliche Verkehrsmittel benutzen, um die Umwelt zu schonen. Aber bei den Preise !!! Schwer...

Ich muss gestehen, dass mir im Laufe meiner Reisevorbereitungen, die mich nach Costs Rica und Nicaragua zu einer einwöchigen organisierten Radreise führen sollte, ein wenig...