obnoxiouslyfresh
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Never been, but I'm going in November. They have really good flight deals right now. You may wanna check if its hurricane season or not too.
bossdon201
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Just got back from Costa Rica 2 weeks ago. Went for a friends bachelor event. Had a great time. Food was good, landscape was beautiful, and the WOMEN... that's a whole another story lol. Felt safe compared to other Central and South American countries Like El Salvador or Colombia. I'd recommend anyone to go especially if you're a single male. We stayed in Jaco which is like a hour and a half from San Jose. Penthouse was right on the beach, a lot of surfers.
I lived there for a while when I first joined the ic back in like 06 and go back about once a year.
If you have to spend any time in the San Jose area (try no to waste too much time there) you should stay near Parque Espana and you're close to everywhere you need but not in a shitty area. I usually just stay at the Holiday Inn next to the park the first day and get the hell out of the city asap. Heredia is pretty nice though. It's a college town that's about 20 minutes away by taxi or bus.
Arenal area is expensive but it has the Tabacon hot springs which makes it worth it (don't fall for some shitty low budget tour where they take you to the free hot springs. Also the white water rafting near there is fun as hell.
Jaco is a dump unless you like fast food, hookers, surfing and decent class a drugs.
Manuel Antonio is nice if you stay at a place called "Arenas del Mar" - the rooms are expensive but the private beach makes it worth it since M.A. is so overcrowded.
Montezuma & Santa Theresa are hard to get to but worth the trip. Once you get there definitely rent an ATV to get around.
@obnoxiouslyfresh change your ticket to September and we can have a tryst. Also you won't get rained on as much.
If you have to spend any time in the San Jose area (try no to waste too much time there) you should stay near Parque Espana and you're close to everywhere you need but not in a shitty area. I usually just stay at the Holiday Inn next to the park the first day and get the hell out of the city asap. Heredia is pretty nice though. It's a college town that's about 20 minutes away by taxi or bus.
Arenal area is expensive but it has the Tabacon hot springs which makes it worth it (don't fall for some shitty low budget tour where they take you to the free hot springs. Also the white water rafting near there is fun as hell.
Jaco is a dump unless you like fast food, hookers, surfing and decent class a drugs.
Manuel Antonio is nice if you stay at a place called "Arenas del Mar" - the rooms are expensive but the private beach makes it worth it since M.A. is so overcrowded.
Montezuma & Santa Theresa are hard to get to but worth the trip. Once you get there definitely rent an ATV to get around.
@obnoxiouslyfresh change your ticket to September and we can have a tryst. Also you won't get rained on as much.
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obnoxiouslyfresh
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SneakDZA;c-9866600 said:
lol Sept is my birthday. Going to Montreal.
You gonna burn up in Costa Rica in september. Yall can have that 90 degrees
Knock_Twice
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I've been a few years back.
Stayed in San Jose
Women were amazing and beautiful.
Volcano tours were amazing
Water rafting
Museums
Zip-lining in the forest/jungle
Night Life
It's a good trip to take, enjoyed myself, will be going back at the end of the year or top of the year
Stayed in San Jose
Women were amazing and beautiful.
Volcano tours were amazing
Water rafting
Museums
Zip-lining in the forest/jungle
Night Life
It's a good trip to take, enjoyed myself, will be going back at the end of the year or top of the year
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obnoxiouslyfresh
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Plutarch;c-9866816 said:
@Plutarch You get so much bang for your buck. That's why I'm going to Costa Rica and Phuket this year...so I can BALL OUT!!!!!!! :mrgreen:
metal face terrorist
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Damn Phuket is like a 30 hour plus flight. Fuck all that.
Lou Cypher
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Flew over it once. Nice place.
obnoxiouslyfresh
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Plutarch;c-9866869 said:
Gotta envy us folks with no kids. I literally book a flight sometimes at 10 pm for the next morning. Just try to go where you can stretch you money. I went to London and Amsterdam in May and I came back broke.
This is Phuket. Look at this shit. Just look at it. 29 American dollars per night. And this is considered one of their crummier hotels. Where can you get a deal like this?
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obnoxiouslyfresh
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metal face terrorist;c-9866886 said:
@"metal face terrorist" It is. It's like 20 hours minimum. :anguished:
MsSouthern
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I sent my son with his friends after graduation last year
They loved it. Stayed in this villa thru Air bnb . A 2 story with open living areas 3 bedroom villa with AC .... with a salt water infinity pool. It was about 20-30 min from San Jose. It was under $1000 for 9 nights
They zip lined and went to some kind of water park in the jungle type place. They met a lot of surfers. Apparently where they stayed is a well known surfing beach. So they did a little surfing too
Now he was 18 so everything was great for him . Bars were fun. Said tons of pretty women. Food was good and cheap. He said everything is fresh and tastes great.
They rented a SUV. (get a portable Wifi From the car rental place. ) An SUV is a must if you want to explore ... the roads are dirt and no street lights. At one point a herd of "mountain cows" ..whatever that means lol ... blocked the road and they had to wait for like an hour. A lot of one way in and one way out areas
Bring bug spray. They said the mosquitoes weren't that bad but it depended on where they were. Also the scorpions were huge as there were some little bats that came into the area at night.
They loved it. Stayed in this villa thru Air bnb . A 2 story with open living areas 3 bedroom villa with AC .... with a salt water infinity pool. It was about 20-30 min from San Jose. It was under $1000 for 9 nights
They zip lined and went to some kind of water park in the jungle type place. They met a lot of surfers. Apparently where they stayed is a well known surfing beach. So they did a little surfing too
Now he was 18 so everything was great for him . Bars were fun. Said tons of pretty women. Food was good and cheap. He said everything is fresh and tastes great.
They rented a SUV. (get a portable Wifi From the car rental place. ) An SUV is a must if you want to explore ... the roads are dirt and no street lights. At one point a herd of "mountain cows" ..whatever that means lol ... blocked the road and they had to wait for like an hour. A lot of one way in and one way out areas
Bring bug spray. They said the mosquitoes weren't that bad but it depended on where they were. Also the scorpions were huge as there were some little bats that came into the area at night.
obnoxiouslyfresh
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MsSouthern;c-9866957 said:
@MsSouthern They drive on the same side as us right?
Shuffington
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obnoxiouslyfresh;c-9866914 said:
PEOPLE WITH KIDS CAN STILL BOOK FLIGHTS !!!!!!! , TRAVEL , AND ENJOY THEIR LIFE LIKE ANY OTHER NORMAL FUNCTIONING NON KID HAVING ADULT !!!!!!
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obnoxiouslyfresh;c-9866914 said:
I don't even got kids! I got grad school and work. I'm a make it happen though.
obnoxiouslyfresh;c-9866914 said:This is Phuket. Look at this shit. Just look at it. 29 American dollars per night. And this is considered one of their crummier hotels. Where can you get a deal like this?
obnoxiouslyfresh
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Shuffington;c-9866973 said:
lol the feels
MsSouthern
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obnoxiouslyfresh;c-9866967 said:
I think so
You just need the SUV to drive up the mountains etc. they don't have many paved roads.
thegreatunknown
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I graduate next May and I'm looking for a trip to take before I dive into bar prep. Costa Rica sounds pretty chill. I was also thinking about D.R. Does anyone else have any suggestions?
