Travelogues Provincia San José

The most beautiful bird in the world

Fortunately, the return journey from Quetzal National Park was much easier than the way there. One reason is that I was awake, fresh, and rested, and it was also daytime with...

We spend one night in the capital city of San Jose and experience a small cultural shock. Because here in Costa Rica, and especially in the capital, everything is a bit...

Arrived in the host families, we received a tour of the different communities of the place. Naturally, I couldn't resist and bought a very beautiful scarf in the weaving...

Pura Vida!!! In Costa Rica, joy of life is written in CAPITAL letters, and due to the low season, we almost have the country to ourselves!

My journey to Costa Rica started a bit bumpy. At the Barcelona airport, the airline refused (or couldn't) check me in until I applied for my ESTA for the USA. I needed it...

Market in San José

Just two more nights before heading back to Germany. When booking, I remember wanting to go to a water national park. But I was advised against it because the distance to the...

On July 20th, we arrived in San José, the capital of Costa Rica. The city has around 340,000 inhabitants. Costa Rica itself has only five million. We spent two days in the...

We leave the Caribbean side on March 7th by bus and stay three days in the capital San Jose. Apart from a few beautiful buildings from the time of wealthy coffee barons, the...

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 went to the National Museum. Except for a red traffic light, everything went well, although Jörg kept saying all day: How exciting!!! He didn't even have to drive ......

This morning we continued into the high mountains of Costa Rica. The drive was exciting: first from the coastal mountains down into the large central valley, where pineapples...

Meanwhile, Christmas has arrived everywhere, even at Elke's. Our little passenger of the last 3 days fits in wonderfully 🙃. To end the day, we picked up Alfred Jr. at his...

Now we have reached the end of our journey. Today we are driving back to San Jose and tomorrow morning our flight departs. We are very excited to go back to Germany, we have...

Hello dear ones, I have been sitting down in the past few days and working on a little blog (which in the end was not so little.. :-D) to give you an insight into our...

After getting to know Matias, we were taken to a Costa Rican restaurant with folklore dances high above the city. Breathtaking view over an impressive city - after the fog had...

Next, I was able to visit friends of the family who took me in for a week. That was great. I was able to enjoy my own room again, wash my clothes properly, and feel a little bit...

Mit dieser Schraube fahren wir schon seit über 10 Tagen. Und heute vor Abgabe des Mietwagens Platten. Nagut so teuer war die Reparatur nicht. So 4.5€.