Coast of Riches: A Journey Through Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama My experience at Cabinas El Paso, the random motel we found when trying to cross the Panama border at night! Highlights Um… There’s a bed. You can lock the door. If you only want to take a nap, you can pay per hour. Experience … Continue reading At Least You Can Lock the Door from the Inside at Cabinas El Paso
Coast of Riches: A Journey Through Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama Day 6: Entering country 49, Panama via the border at Paso Canoas. Then traveling through David to Boquete and experiencing an amazing coffee tour at Finca Lerida. Day’s Itinerary Paso Canoas I awoke to a lady shouting at around 5 a.m. and fell back … Continue reading Boquete a Coffee Lover’s Dream
Coast of Riches: A Journey Through Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama My experience at the Best Western Hotel y Casino Kamuk, which was our stop on the way to see Manuel Antonio! Highlights Possibly the best hotel in Quepos, Costa Rica. The pool is actually decent. Security for overnight street parking. Experience Arriving late at … Continue reading Casino Lights in Sleepy Best Western Quepos
Coast of Riches: A Journey Through Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama Day 5: Exploring Manuel Antonio, going through San Jose then taking a bus to and getting stuck at Paso Canoas the border town in the middle of the night. Day’s Itinerary We were up at 8 a.m. and got ready for the day. The … Continue reading Beautiful Manuel Antonio to Awful Paso Canoas
Coast of Riches: A Journey Through Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama Day 4: Climbing Cerro Chato next to Arenal and swimming in the lake of the crater, spending a day on hellish roads to Monte Verde and finally ending in Quepos. Day’s Itinerary The sun rose around 5:45 a.m. and so did I. Enjoying the … Continue reading Arenal-ine Rush through Costa Rica!
Coast of Riches: A Journey Through Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama My experience at Arenal Observatory Lodge, a hotel literally at the base of Arenal Volcano. This was our first night in Costa Rica coming from Nicaragua! Highlights Exceptional location and views of Arenal Volcano. Eco friendly resort so you can get up close to … Continue reading Exceptional Views at Arenal Observatory Lodge
Coast of Riches: A Journey Through Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama Day 3: Bus travel to the Nicaraguan border and crossing into country 48, Costa Rica, at Penas Blancas. Then taking crazy drive to Arenal Volcano where we “ran into” a surprise highlight of the trip! Day Itinerary We started our day around 8 am, … Continue reading Crossing the Border at Penas Blancas into Costa Rica
Coast of Riches: A Journey Through Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama A 9 day adventure through the remaining three Central American countries, starting in Nicaragua, traveling through Costa Rica and ending in Panama! With this trip I will complete country 47-49! When contemplating the next trip, there was an underlying urge to finish what I … Continue reading Coast of Riches: A Journey Through Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama