Over the winter holiday break the Michael W Travels family went on a trip to Costa Rica. It was the first time visiting the country for all of us.
With a limited amount of time during this trip, Kim and I settled on spending most of our visit in the Manuel Antonio area. Continue reading Love Pizza & Trains? Dine at The Wagon in Costa Rica!
The Michael W Travels family recently got back from a trip to Costa Rica.
During our visit, a few things not so surprisingly stood out- nature, wildlife and hiking.
We combined all of those things during our first full day of the trip which we spent at Manuel Antonio National Park which is located close to Quepos, Costa Rica. Continue reading The Best $16 I Spent in Costa Rica
During our visit to Costa Rica, Kim and I had a huge decision to make.
Since we had a limited amount of time in the country, we agreed it would be best to base ourselves in one area during our visit. We’d also spend a day seeing the capital, San Jose.
We narrowed our choices down to two options- Manuel Antonio National Park or Arenal Volcano. Both areas had their benefits but in the end we made a great decision. Continue reading The Animals of Manuel Antonio National Park in Costa Rica
After arriving in San Jose, Costa Rica late at night, we set out early for the main destination we’d be visiting during our trip- Manuel Antonio.
We had a couple of hiccups before we even left San Jose:
After those two issues, the trip went really well! Continue reading A Visit to the Costa Rica Crocodile Bridge!
Over the winter break, Kim, Lucas, Theo and I headed to Costa Rica. This would be Theo’s first international trip at just under four months old (and third time flying).
Kim and I expected to do some outdoorsy activities like hiking, spotting wildlife, spending a little time on the beach and other things along those lines. However, we never expected to come across such an interesting place as El Avion. Continue reading Love Airplanes? Check Out El Avion Restaurant in Costa Rica
On Christmas Eve the Michael W Travels family left on our final trip of 2016.
This would actually be Kim’s first international trip since we visited Cuba at end of 2015 (the trip ended in early 2016). It would also be the first international trip for Theo.
Picking our destination was based on a couple of things: Continue reading 153,128 points + 1 IHG Free Night + $1027.80= Trip for 4 to Costa Rica
A few days back, the Michael W Travels family headed out on our final trip of 2016 to Costa Rica. We flew on Christmas Eve to Dallas and had to spend the night before heading to San Jose the following day.
Soon after arriving in San Jose we encountered a major issue in our plans. Find out how Alamo almost ruined our trip to Costa Rica.
After working out our car rental issues we headed to the hotel to rest before getting up early and heading off for our destination close to Manuel Antonio National Park. Continue reading How HomeAway Almost Ruined Our Trip to Costa Rica
On Christmas Eve the Michael W Travels family took off on our winter trip to Costa Rica.
With a limited amount of time during our visit, Kim and I decided that we’d limit our visit to one other area outside the capital, San Jose. After some long debates we settled on the area around Manuel Antonio National Park.
We originally considered flying to maximize the things we could do but this would not work due to the cost of flights but more so due to luggage weight restrictions on the two local airlines. Continue reading How Alamo Almost Ruined Our Trip to Costa Rica
Mr & Mrs Smith, L-atitude and Fodor’s are running the Who, What, Wear Sweepstakes, giving away a great prize-a trip to Costa Rica!
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