Why My First Solo Trip Was Costa Rica
I didn’t pick Costa Rica off a bucket list. I picked it because it was the path of least resistance: a spare bedroom in San José, a short flight home, and then ten weeks working at a hostel in Puerto Viejo.
Costa Rica routes, guides and stories, from the volcano and cloud forest to Puerto Viejo on the Caribbean coast.

I didn’t pick Costa Rica off a bucket list. I picked it because it was the path of least resistance: a spare bedroom in San José, a short flight home, and then ten weeks working at a hostel in Puerto Viejo.