Long term solo travel on a budget.
Apologies in advance for the super negative post.... I just had a really bad experience here, and basically everywhere in Costa Rica. This beach town is renowned for it's killer surf, attracting a lot of tourist and expats alike, but if you aren't hitting the waves then there isn't much else to do here, especially …
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Costa Rica is known for it's brilliant white water rafting, if you've got the time and money to do it. Head to Turrialba, the white water rafting capital of the country. Personally, I prefered La Ceiba in Honduras, it was better and cheaper, but this place would be great in the right season. Getting to …
After a few cheap weeks in Nicaragua, Costa Rica was a bit of a shock. It definitely wasn't my favourite place in Central America... but the twin villages of Santa Elena and Monteverde are a great first destination. It's the place to be if you want to soar through cloud forests and rainbows on ziplines …
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