We got an early start to get a full beach day in. Tulum beach runs the entire length of the coast, white sand and turquoise waters for miles. The beach is split into two sections - the public beach and the private beach for all the luxury resorts. We decided to spend the day on the public beach and having arrived so early in the morning we were pretty much the only people there for a while! We set up on the powdery white sand in a beautiful spot and decided it wa...

Liv woke up with what we presume was food poisoning, so our plans changed. We had intended to go to the Mayan ruins but instead we had a day in organising and resting, after a trip to Starbucks. I went out for a while by myself into the historic district, to discover that Liv and I had actually covered pretty much everything the day before! I went to some galleries that were now running in some buildings of historical relevance and admired the art, although I c...

We got a taxi to the airport at 3.45 am and it cost more than the Costa Rican money we had left. I went to find a cash point to discover that none of them would dispense money until 5 am. Stuck with what to do I remembered that I had a £20 note in my purse (the equivalent to what it had cost), and the reaction I got from the taxi driver when I handed that over was hilarious. I had never ever seen one man look so happy or excited - I may have made that the best d...

We left early to do a suspension "hanging" bridges tour of the rainforest canopy. It was noticeably cooler up in the cloud forest and we started a tour which involved 8 suspension bridges and a great tour guide. He pointed out flora and fauna as we walked the trail, and any wildlife that could be spotted in its natural jungle habitat. It was absolutely amazing feeling like you were essentially up in the trees with the birds, walking at branch level and seeing t...

We made ourselves a feast of a breakfast and then went out to take a look around San Jose. The weather was pretty miserable and our first impressions of San Jose were that it was dull, dirty and tacky. It felt very strange being back in such a big city again, especially with all the large department stores and nice vehicles. We walked into the main park and walked around the surrounding markets and were again unimpressed with San Jose - it felt like being in Wa...