Useful Costa Rica Websites
Airport flight status: Real-time arrivals and departures for SJO (Juan Santa Maria International Airport aka San Jose International Airport)
Costa Rican Bus Schedules:
Best Bus Schedule for Costa Rica (call to verify times and prices – pura vida means not necessarily sticking to the schedule)
Official Costa Rica Tourism Board Bus Schedule and Pickup Location pdf
State of Costa Rican roads and routes (particularly useful during the rainy season!):
Autopista del sol (new highway from San Jose to Pacific coast)
Riteve: Schedule an appointment or find a location
Costa Rican exchange rate for all Costa Rican banks
Costa Rica News:
The Costa Rica News: Online English news source – fresh, engaging coverage of the events and people shaping Costa Rica and the surrounding region
Tico Times: Printed Weekly Edition Newspaper in English
La Nacion: National newspaper in Spanish
Costa Rica earthquake information
Costa Rica Weather Forecast: HA! You can check it but I bet it says “partially cloudy with a chance of rain” regardless of what is actually happening. Tip: If you don’t like the weather where you are in Costa Rica, drive ten minutes in any direction for a change in climate.
Costa Rica Blogs
Eye on Costa Rica: a neutral perspective on life in Costa Rica from a North American Ex-pat who has lived on both coasts of this beautiful country for some 20 years
Fabulista de Costa Rica: A writer of Costa Rican tales: experiences of retiring and living in Costa Rica
Going Like Sixty: Hilarious blog from a boomer retiring to Costa Rica
Julie and Rick in Costa Rica: Our decision to move to Costa Rica – what we worried about, how we decided to do it, and how we are doing it!
Rubiatica: A girl from Atlanta who is loving her life as an English teacher in Costa Rica
10 degrees above: Two former Peace Corps Volunteers living and learning in the stunningly beautiful Costa Rica. Join them as they start photography workshops and try their hand at homesteading.
Inspiring Travel Blogs
2Backpackers: travel tips, insights, adventure, inspiration and entertainment.
A View to a Thrill: Sample the world at a fraction of the price
Adventures with Cloud People: beautiful photography, compelling travel writing, and info on volunteer programs around the world.
Almost Fearless: Travel, adventure and mishaps in a beautiful and bizarre world.
Backpacking Worldwide: Around the World Backpacking Blog
Bacon is Magic: Travel, food, photography and everything in between.
Beers & Beans: A photographer and a journalist travel the world.
Ben and Carrie Tracks: Traveling Wildlife Field Biologists and Photographers
Budget Travel Adventures: Travel passionately, spend wisely, and experience more!
Camels and Chocolate: Tales from a Travel Addict
Cruisesurfingz: Cruise ship work, couchsurfing, and perpetual travel. To boldly go where lots of people have probably gone before. (Funny stuff!)
Finding the Universe: Travel, photography and life. (<– really freaking awesome travel photography)
GloboTreks Travels: A Round The World Travel Adventure
InspiringTravellers.com: Travel stories, tips, ideas and traveller interviews.
La Tortuga Viajera: Spain travel and food blog written by an American
My Beautiful Adventures: A Chinese Medicine Doctor/Travel Writer and Photographer who is exploring life and the world one beautiful adventure at a time.
Ordinary Traveler: Two ordinary people sharing travel experiences, photography, tips and information. “Ordinary people can lead extraordinary lives.”
The Neon Jungle Princess: If you want to change your life, you must actually change… your… life.
the roamantics: travel adventures…and misadventures
The Runaway Guide: Runaway & Travel The World
Traveling Canucks: Canadians exploring our world
Wild Junket: A rollercoaster ride of adventures around the world
