Freeeeezing busride I have a little reccomendation for travellers in Central America. When you're packing your bags and getting ready for a longer busride, be sure to think about the three following things. 1: Put some warm clothes and socks in the bag your bringing in the bus. The aircondition in the buses can be cruel, and sometimes it doesn't work and your sweating like a pig. So be ready for both scenarios. My trip from Bocas del Toro to Panama City was a...

Learning spanish in Panama My first stop in Panama was at the little group of islands called Bocas del Toro. Like in Costa Rica it was the raining season, so it rained heavily for one whole day and a few hours the rest of the days. Eventhough the rain decreases your opportunities of what to do, Bocas del Toro was a nice place. I stayed on the island Isla Colon at a spanish school that also have a few private rooms to stay in. The place is called Spanish By The ...

Laidback beachlife in Puerto Viejo I've been on several beaches on the pacific side of Central America, but for the first time, I've now visited a beach town on the caribbean side. It was Puerto Viejo, which is very close to the border to Panama, and eventhough it rained some when I was there, it was great. In Puerto Viejo you really see the results of the rain, cause it's so green and luxuriant. Maybe that's why it's easier to accept the rain there. In Puert...

Rainy beaches in Costa Rica The rain season has started here in Costa Rica, and that is decreasing the oportunities of what to do. I have now been five days in Playa Samara and now I'm in Dominical. Both are smaller beachtown, and when the rain is pouring down half of the day, there isn't too many activities to do. In Playa Samara there were some nice restaurants and cafés, though. So as I couldn't go on many tours there because of the weather at least I could...

A problematic flight So far during my vacation I've been crossing the borders of six different countries, and I have been pretty suprised about how easy every bordercrossing have been. But then when I had a flight from Washington DC to San José in Costa Rica I had my first big problem. First of all I had to take a taxi to the airport cause the metro wasn't running that early in the morning, and fortunately I wanted to make sure I was at check-in at least two h...