Teaching English in Costa Rica Whether you are looking for teaching jobs in private language schools or just want experience teaching abroad for the first time, Costa Rica is a good option and you can travel to the rest of Latin America after your placement too. Below is Shelly’s story of her personal account of… Continue Reading…
During my solo travels to Central America, I travelled from Costa Rica to Nicaragua. In this post, I share my story of the border crossing and explain how to cross the Costa Rica Nicaragua border from Liberia to Penas Blancas As soon as I crossed the border from Costa Rica to Nicaragua, I felt different…. Continue Reading…
I was in Liberia, Costa Rica, backpacking my way through the country when I knew I shouldn’t have stopped. I was in my stride with both backpacks loaded tightly onto my body when a man approached me. It was daylight. There was a crowd of people at the bus station just ahead. I still had… Continue Reading…
My time in Costa Rica was limited. Having only been stamped for 10 days entry meant that I was on a whistle stop tour. One of the highlights that I simply had to do was snorkel at Isla Tortuga, Costa Rica, an island near the Nicoya Pennisular named after a turtle because of its shape,… Continue Reading…
It was one of the nicest sunrises I had seen. Hues of pink shone across the waves and pink fluffy clouds floated gently in the sky. Being so close to the waters edge, listening to the gently lapping of the waves each night as I drifted off to sleep, I felt incredibly lucky. I had found… Continue Reading…
If you’re thinking of going to Costa Rica, Global Work & Travel helps you to organise volunteering abroad placements in Costa Rica and around the world. Choose from volunteering with sea turtles or sloths and wildlife. Their volunteering and working placements include all the support you need for a life-changing adventure. I had left La… Continue Reading…
If you’re planning on visiting Costa Rica, here’s my experience of hiking Cerro Chato One moment it was there, then in a blink of an eye it was gone, covered in a swirl of thick mist as it sifted over the summit of the volcano leaving nothing but a view of grey cloud. As the… Continue Reading…
“Come, come,” shouted a scrawny man holding a thick piece of rope high for me to climb under at the entrance of what appeared to be a bus station. I picked up my pace knowing that my bus to La Fortuna was soon to depart. He mumbled something in Spanish, which I thought meant,… Continue Reading…
How quickly time flies! Two weeks ago marked my first year anniversary of leaving England. In fact, this is the longest time I have ever been away from the UK and my friends and family and I must admit I’ve had the bouts of homesickness and wondered what the hell I was doing several times –… Continue Reading…
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