We decided it was time to graduate Mark from “easy international trips” (France, the US, Canada and Mexico) to “hell, let’s take an adventure”.
Posts tagged On the Move
Boats, planes, trains and border crossings—because getting there is part of the story.
Costa Rica to Canada – Hello Otta… I mean, Hi, Toronto!
And so here I am, in a nice hotel room, a cold pizza by my side (the only food I could get this late!). For once, I appreciate the free toiletry—shampoo, soap, toothpaste, etc.—since I ran out of everything. And believe it or not, there was hot water! I haven’t had a hot shower in… well, three weeks.
Jacó to San José – Adios Costa Rica…
For my last day, I had decided to stay in Alajuela, a town located close to the airport, 18 kilometres from San José. I had already visited the capital when I flew in and I thought being in a new place would be fun, that exploring may keep me busy, may prevent me from thinking too much.
Hostel Life in Jacó, Costa Rica – People (and Hostels) Are Strange
The hostel in Jacó was by far the weirdest place I have stayed in—and people were quite “interesting” too.
Nicaragua to Costa Rica – Bus, Collectivo, Bus, Bus, Ferry And Bus
I didn’t have the time to think much. The San-José-bound bus was about to leave. “How long to Puntarenas?” I asked the grumpy driver. “Tres horas,” he said. I mentally completed the sentence: “… Más o menos.”
A Day With Strangers – People You Meet on the Road in Nicaragua
I wanted to spend the day in the city to spend my last cordobas and buy a few stuff. Fortunately, I sat by a Nicaraguan university student in the chicken bus and I was happy to help him “practise his English” for most of the trip.