En días recientes tomé mis vacaciones, como todos los mayos. El año pasado compré mis boletos justo el día que regresé de mis vacaciones en Cancún, y aunque tuve un año entero para planear este viaje; lo cierto es que la planeación en serio fue empezando en enero de este año. Hice muchos corajes y me llevé varias decepciones durante el proceso pero al final todo valió la pena.
Recently I took my yearly vacations, like every may. Last year I got my plane tickets just as I returned from Cancun, but the real planning really didn't start until this year's january. It was horrible. A super hassle and I wanted to quit sometimes, but everything was worth it in the end!
Recently I took my yearly vacations, like every may. Last year I got my plane tickets just as I returned from Cancun, but the real planning really didn't start until this year's january. It was horrible. A super hassle and I wanted to quit sometimes, but everything was worth it in the end!
Llegué a San José a las 11 de la mañana para pasar por migración y aduanas después de dos vuelos de 3 horas desde Tijuana y Guadalajara respectivamente. Desde ese momento mi viaje comenzó muy bien.
I arrived in San Jose at 11 am and had to go through inmigration and customs, everything after two 3 hour flights from Tijuana and Gadalajara.
I arrived in San Jose at 11 am and had to go through inmigration and customs, everything after two 3 hour flights from Tijuana and Gadalajara.
La Fortuna
Mi vista
My view
Te piden llenar un formato de salida de México y uno de migración y aduanas para entrar a Costa Rica. Mi proceso fue muy rápido y los agentes de ambas dependencias muy ambles. Pasando los protocolos por fin estaba en el país de manera legal. Viajé otras 3 horas y media en transporte privado a La Fortuna. Un pueblo al norte del país a las faldas del volcán arenal.
So I had to fill out some forms and documents while going out ofice the country and hand them out when I got to Costa Rica. Everything was very easy and smooth, agents in Costa Rica were very nice. After all was done and I was legally in the country, I had a private van pick us up and we still had to travel 3 more hours to La Fortuna,a small town at the base of a Volcano.
Pasamos la mayor parte del viaje en La Fortuna. Un lugar pequeño pero lindo y muy seguro. Durante mi estancia hice varias actividades como Rafting, una caminata al Volcán Arenal, el Observatorio, recorridos por el pueblo, un paseo a Catarata La Fortuna, Místico Park, Río Celeste y el Volcán Tenorio. Después nos movimos un poco a las afueras del pueblo a Baldi, un resort de aguas termales donde no hicimos nada. Prácticamente nos dedicamos a descansar .
We spent most of our trip there. It is a small, cute and safe town. We did a bunch of things! Rafting, various hikes to volcanos, the observatory, hanging bridges, and a lot of waterfall sightseeing. After that we moved out of town to rest at the hot springs in Bladi.
Cascada La Danta
Chilling <3
Rio Celeste
Mistico Park
Baldi Hot Springs
Finalmente llegó el día de decirle adiós a La Fortuna y Baldi. Nuevamente viajamos a San José en transporte privado otras 3 horas y media y directo al hotel. Como salimos un poco tarde de Baldi (para seguir aprovechando las aguas termales y el desayuno buffet) llegamos ya tarde a San José y únicamente salimos por un rato a cenar a un restaurante en una plaza cercana.
Finally we had to say our goodbyes to La Fortuna and Baldi. Again a private van picked us up at the hot springs to take us back to the city. Since we arrived a bit late we just checked in and did a small tour at a near plaza.
Finally we had to say our goodbyes to La Fortuna and Baldi. Again a private van picked us up at the hot springs to take us back to the city. Since we arrived a bit late we just checked in and did a small tour at a near plaza.
Catedral
Los dos siguiente días nos dedicamos a vagar por San José. Muchos centros comerciales (lo cual a mí me tiene sin cuidado porque en Tijuana y San Diego hay lo mismo r___r), varios restaurantes después, recorrido en taxi por el centro (porque estaba lloviendo y no pudimos caminar mucho), un café en Teatro Nacional y una salida express y photoshoot con Marie Cherie, estaba nuevamente viajando al aeropuerto, pagar el impuesto de salida ($29 USD) para regresar a Mèxico.
The next two days we spent it wandering around the capital. A lot of malls later (which I really didn't care since we have huge ones in Tj and SD), a lot of restaurants, taxi and uber drives around town (since it was raining we couldn't walk much) a small coffee break at Teatro Nacional and a quick photoshoot with Marie Cherie; I was back at the airport. Had to pay $29 USD fee to get out of the country and get back to Mexico.
Teatro Nacional <3
Costa Rica es un país bellísimo. Tiene muy bonitas vistas. A donde vayas todo es verde. Llueve mucho ;0; y el clima es muy cambiante. La comida me ha parecido un poco simple, estando acostumbrada a las cosas súper elaboradas y condimentadas en México no es para extrañarse xD La gente es muy amable. Es un país muy seguro, pero creo que en casi todos lados uno debe andar alerta.
Costa Rica is a gorgeous country. It is perfect for sightseeing. Everything is green. It rains a lot and the climate is changing every few hours. Food was ok, a bit simple for me since I am super used to colorful and flavor explosions in Mexico. People are super nice. It is a very safe country, but of course you should be on guard at all times.
Costa Rica is a gorgeous country. It is perfect for sightseeing. Everything is green. It rains a lot and the climate is changing every few hours. Food was ok, a bit simple for me since I am super used to colorful and flavor explosions in Mexico. People are super nice. It is a very safe country, but of course you should be on guard at all times.
NOTA: Investigando para armar mi viaje no encontré mucha información sobre ciertos sitios, la moneda, transporte y otras cosillas; por lo que en un futuro planeo hacer una entrada sobre todo lo que aprendí en el viaje, con el objetivo de ayudar a otros viajeros. Si alguien necesita ayuda puede dejar un comentario con su correo o escribirme por facebook o twitter <3
NOTE: While planning my trip I had a few difficulties finding info about certain sites, the currency, transport among other things; so I decided to come up with a help post with everything I learned in my trip. I hope to help other people that want to go plan their trip. In the meantime if you need help feel free to send me an email or a message via facebook or twitter.
NOTE: While planning my trip I had a few difficulties finding info about certain sites, the currency, transport among other things; so I decided to come up with a help post with everything I learned in my trip. I hope to help other people that want to go plan their trip. In the meantime if you need help feel free to send me an email or a message via facebook or twitter.
