Nevele
Silver Knight of the Realm
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Last week I decided I was no longer settling for 'One day' and 'If' statements regarding my plans to travel. My passport expires in August, and I've never truly used it (Canada doesn't count imo). For years I've talked about going to various places, had a couple trips even planned out itinerary-wise, but for a variety of reasons... it just never happened. No more. I said 'Fuck it, I'm going to Costa Rica'.
I chose CR for a few reasons. Everyone I know who's gone there, has come back raving about it. I have a connection on a place to stay down there, so that will help with the cost of it. I'm not looking to do the touristy thing. I don't need a big travel group, or a 4-star hotel. I'll be staying in a house that this guy built, himself.. and uses as a rental property when he's not down there. As far as the exact location, I'm not 100% sure of where it is at in CR, but I know it's up in the mountain area, rather than down by the beaches. I'm cool with that. I'd love 2 weeks in the mountains of Costa Rica.
What I do need though, is general advice and tips for traveling there. I will ideally at least be traveling with 1 other person. Right now I'm single, so it probably won't be a SO. Is one airline option particularly better than the others? Are there certain activities that I need to make sure I seek out when I'm there? I know there is tons of wildlife watching, and hikes, etc. Probably see if I can do some river rafting as well. Other than that, it's an R&R trip. I just want to get away for a bit, see some place new and beautiful.
Other info: Aiming to go around mid to late April. I'm in Washington State, but I'm toying with flying down to Florida to see my niece I've never met first. So maybe 2-3 days in Florida, then onto CR for about 10 days or so. Money isn't the biggest issue, but obviously I have limitations. Fortunately, we're coming into the season where my company hands out it's Profit Sharing, so I'll be more flexible financially than usual.
So if any of you worldly travelers have some feedback or suggestions you would like to share, I'd be quite thankful.
I chose CR for a few reasons. Everyone I know who's gone there, has come back raving about it. I have a connection on a place to stay down there, so that will help with the cost of it. I'm not looking to do the touristy thing. I don't need a big travel group, or a 4-star hotel. I'll be staying in a house that this guy built, himself.. and uses as a rental property when he's not down there. As far as the exact location, I'm not 100% sure of where it is at in CR, but I know it's up in the mountain area, rather than down by the beaches. I'm cool with that. I'd love 2 weeks in the mountains of Costa Rica.
What I do need though, is general advice and tips for traveling there. I will ideally at least be traveling with 1 other person. Right now I'm single, so it probably won't be a SO. Is one airline option particularly better than the others? Are there certain activities that I need to make sure I seek out when I'm there? I know there is tons of wildlife watching, and hikes, etc. Probably see if I can do some river rafting as well. Other than that, it's an R&R trip. I just want to get away for a bit, see some place new and beautiful.
Other info: Aiming to go around mid to late April. I'm in Washington State, but I'm toying with flying down to Florida to see my niece I've never met first. So maybe 2-3 days in Florida, then onto CR for about 10 days or so. Money isn't the biggest issue, but obviously I have limitations. Fortunately, we're coming into the season where my company hands out it's Profit Sharing, so I'll be more flexible financially than usual.
So if any of you worldly travelers have some feedback or suggestions you would like to share, I'd be quite thankful.