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Things to do in Costa Rica

Things to Do in Costa Rica  A 9-day travel guide: Recommended spots include links to my solo female travel extended itinerary Costa Rica trip preparations: flight and car rental  Airline Tickets traveling from Rhode Island (PVD) to San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO) Booked Jan. 10 to travel April 4 – April 12 Total Costa Rica flight cost: $344.43 Alamo Car...

Costa Rica — Day 9

I have about six hours left in the country. But there’s one unfulfilled Costa Rica bucket list item: sloths. The Toucan Rescue Ranch is the last spot on my list, just 20 minutes from downtown San Jose. It’s one-stop shopping. I can meet animals I haven’t yet seen in the wild. The rehabilitation and rescue animal sanctuary cares...

Costa Rica — Day 8

I start my morning early. Little details like this makes me pretty proud of myself, because there’s usually a 2 a.m. bedtime for me. I’m a natural night owl and used to reporting on the Night Team. But it feels so good getting up early, watching the fresh, bright light hit the windows. It’s when Costa Rica comes...

Costa Rica — Day 7

I feel optimistic. The time away is helping, healing. I’m so much more comfortable with being alone and this is a good thing. I hit the road again with a four hour drive ahead of me; the route slowing taking me back to San Jose — Costa Rica’s capital city. Of course, navigating through dirt roads, it’ll take longer than...

Costa Rica – Day 6

Okay, back to where we were in Costa Rica. We’re inching closer to the end of my solo travel adventures. I sift through my journal as I’m writing this post and I can still read how happy I am and how much I’m dreading getting back to the familiar. Odd right? Who knew I’d grow to love something...

Costa Rica – Day 4

I am so happy, counting blessings this morning. Today’s Blessing Cards pull from the box: Love and Happiness. It’s Perfection. This stretch of my travels includes the Guanacaste area along the Pacific Coast. It’s the area that’s a bit warmer in Costa Rica, especially in March and the beginning of April, before the rainy season starts.