If you are like most people, come to Costa Rica for the weekend or even a couple weeks you have nothing to worry about. However, if you are the kind of guy who likes to stay for a while or at least more than three months at a time, then you could be headed for [...]

Semana Santa or Holy Week is the perfect time to NOT Come to Costa Rica. Those who do not understand Latin America culture are often surprised when planning a trip around Easter. From a Costa Rican perspective Semana Santa is sort of like Christmas and Spring Break rolled into one vacation package. Expect to see [...]

High season for tourism in Costa Rica is from January to April, and a single male gentleman can enjoy Costa Rica almost year round. The time to avoid are the major holidays, which are Christmas, Easter Week, and to a lesser extent the onset of school vacations during the first weeks of January. The months [...]

Making the wrong choice of hotel can totally ruin or at least seriously inconvenience a single male vacation to Costa Rica. The particular risk is that there are many hotels in San Jose that are more than willing to take the money of a tourist without being totally clear about policies on additional guests not [...]

Costa Rica is definitely the kind of destination that does not require a stateside travel agent or detailed advance plans. Its possible to have a really good vacation with just Internet research, an up to date tourist guide, and a deal on airfare. Once in Costa Rica the challenge is to navigate the country after [...]

The Costa Rican national currency is the Colon, which plural is Colones. Rates of exchange to the U.S. dollar tend to remain relatively stable as the Costa Rican Central Bank controls the exchange and supports the system with a reserve of U.S. currency. Normally the best exchange deal for cash can be found at a [...]