Travelogues Costa Rica

Off the tourist trail, I was literally the only tourist at the time in this little village. But this fact made it even greater and very special. On the first day, I got to see...

We stayed at the 'Cascada Verde' hostel for three days. It is a huge wooden house in the middle of the jungle on the outskirts of Uvita. The accommodation is very basic but has...

In the morning, we will have our rental car delivered to the hostel and head out right away. Our first destination is the Arenal Volcano. We have booked small 'cabins' at the...

We wanted to spend the last eight days of our long journey in a peaceful place on a hill in the beautiful nature. Surely we would have chosen a cheaper accommodation if we had...

And once again we board the affordable intercity bus and this time head towards the Pacific. Our accommodation for the planned last eight days is located between Quepos and...

El Chorro Waterfall

Plenty of mountains and mist: after more than a week in the cold and humid north of Costa Rica, we headed to the Pacific coast. First stop Santa Teresa at the southern tip of...

Strengthened with a typical breakfast - Gallo Pinto and scrambled eggs (beans & rice) ... we decided not to visit the obligatory waterfall of La Fortuna ... we set off...

The Playa de Tamarindo is known for its good waves and we also tried surfing. Since renting the surfboards alone costs 10 dollars, we decided to skip hiring a surf instructor....

Today we drove to the border with Panama and visited the BriBri Indians. There, a shaman showed us various plants, hunting tools, and spices, including cocoa, quinine, cinnamon,...

Today we said goodbye to the Aninga Lodge early in the morning. We took a boat ride back to La Pavona, which took an hour. Since it rained again at night, the river was much...

2 1/2 weeks of 'pura vida' in Costa Rica! In the first week, Melina and I went to Dominical, a tiny town on the Pacific coast, to learn how to surf. It was the first time for...

Today we first went to the Monkeybar at Playa Matapalo and visited the capuchin monkeys. After that, we continued to Tamarindo beach where we will be staying until Friday. New...

Today we went hiking in the national park and explored the rainforest. Of course the rain didn't let us down several times today 😂 Tolerable at around 30°C

After the hook, I now have your attention and since we're all gathered here, I'll raise some awareness about traveling. Animals and nature are the topic:In almost every tourist...

Besuch am Vulkan Poás

First day in Uvita - Diving and art market

Diving the Catalinas and chilling out at Mercadito

Hot thermal springs, slides, and bars

A sloth and a snake visit us up close at the pool.

At 5:30 am, we took the bus from Quepos to Puntarenas, then the ferry to Paquera, and another bus to Montezuma. We covered the remaining 7 km of dirt road to Cabuya in a small...

The first real day and we go straight to a national park, which is not a big surprise in Costa Rica. Overall, there are 27 national parks in Costa Rica. The Manuel Antonio...

My first sunset. I missed yesterday's. Still good. In general, I am more relaxed, something like a routine is setting in. First laundry day, shopping, swimming, siesta.... The...

Ahh Montezuma... you pearl of idleness and friendliness. I've come to relax and this is exactly what I'm doing here. Beach time, good food and a set of waterfalls that is worth...

Going for a walk is still possible! Sometimes to a wild beach that is not closed yet, sometimes with Rosa to a supposedly open beach that is actually closed. But there was still...

Every day, the extent of the pandemic becomes more apparent. On March 19th, we were supposed to fly from the Dominican Republic to Frankfurt, but the flight, like many others,...

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...

The dense Monteverde cloud forest is found in the higher regions of Costa Rica and the journey there is via a very bumpy, unpaved road. The last 30 kilometers of the drive to...

After two days in the dust, it was now time to continue to the rainforest at Lago Arenal. Distance approximately 250 km. Duration approximately 6 hours. That's about the average...

The first change of location was coming up and we went to the Nicoya Peninsula to the surfer town of Santa Teresa. Usually, you have to take a ferry for about 70 minutes to...