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Arriving Into Manuel Antonio National Park

Arriving Into Manuel Antonio National Park

by Calvin Sun | Jun 26, 2013 | Costa Rica, How Did You Do That?, Lessons Learned, Public Transportation, Summer 2013: Central America

    I barely got an hour of sleep before we had to wake up at 5:15am to catch taxis to the Bus Station for Manuel Antonio. BEWARE: LONELY PLANET AND EVERYONE ELSE IS WRONG about where to catch the buses to Manuel Antonio and Quepos; right now common...
Arriving Into Manuel Antonio National Park

Crossing From Granada (NI) To San Jose (CR)

by Calvin Sun | Jun 26, 2013 | Border Crossing, Costa Rica, How Did You Do That?, Lessons Learned, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Nicaragua, Summer 2013: Central America, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

  Today we shrugged off the comforts of a direct international coach bus (that would’ve taken care of everything for us at a hefty price) and opted for independently navigating our way from Granada, Nicaragua to San Jose, Costa Rica by way of the cheap and...
Our Little Slice of Granada

Our Little Slice of Granada

by Calvin Sun | Jun 25, 2013 | Fit for Foodies, Nicaragua, Summer 2013: Central America, The Nightlife, Walking Tours

  We’ve had our fair share of colonial town experiences from Cartagena to Antigua to Santo Domingo, but Granada is something else of a find in Nicaragua. It may be not as well manicured as the aforementioned three, but that’s what makes it feel so...
Arriving Into Manuel Antonio National Park

Managing Managua

by Calvin Sun | Jun 25, 2013 | Border Crossing, Nicaragua, Summer 2013: Central America, Walking Tours

  After spending 1.5 hours at the border between Honduras and Nicaragua (most of it waiting around as they processed our passports), we arrived into Managua via Transnica Bus at around 1pm in the afternoon.  From there we did a bit of sightseeing, starting with...
Tegucig-Awe-lpa

Tegucig-Awe-lpa

by Calvin Sun | Jun 24, 2013 | Fit for Foodies, Honduras, How Did You Do That?, Lessons Learned, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Mythbusters, Summer 2013: Central America

  “…Tegucigalpa is dangerous and the crime is palpable . . . Comayaguela, which is very rough and tumble and not a place to linger day or night. San Isidro Market is a particular hot spot for petty theft.  . . . Take taxis at night. In Colonia...
Arriving Into Manuel Antonio National Park

Copan Mechanism

by Calvin Sun | Jun 23, 2013 | Fit for Foodies, Honduras, Summer 2013: Central America, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

  The second largest collection of Mayan ruins after Tikal, the Copan Ruinas are about a 1km walk (10min) away from the quaint little town, and quite convenient to get to. Head into the parking lot  that’s 1km east from the town and turn left to enter the...
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