A Day Trip from San Jose

(Opera San Jose) Even though I really only had one free day in Costa Rica I really wanted to go up to Monteverde. I wanted to do the canopy tour and go zip lining. Unfortunately with it being off season in September and it being about a five hour drive I wasn’t able to make it…

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Yum in the Tum

The best thing I ate in Costa Rica was chifijo (pictured below) and from what I heard this is the most classic Costa Rican dish you could try. It is composed of chicharrón, which is crispy fried pork, regular pork, beans, rice and then topped with chimichurrri (which tasted exactly like pico de gallo to me). The…

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Do You Want To Go To Costa Rica Next Week?

That is the question that I was asked on Friday the week before Labor Day. My obvious answer was “Yes, Yes I can!” Logistics were looked over that weekend and then I booked my flight on Monday and got on the plane on Wednesday. I spent two days in San Jose and spent two days…

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