Jan 15, 2007 | Culture Shock, Driving, Living-In, Renting A Car, Travel Tips
I’ve heard this is true in Boston, I don’t know. Xavier says it is – he’s from they-ah. It is definitely true in Costa Rica. Just because it’s on the map, just because you can see it from whey-ah you are standing, does NOT mean you can...
Sep 30, 2006 | Culture Shock, Driving, Renting A Car, Travel Tips
When you make your plane reservations, try to time your arrival so you have plenty of daylight left, particularly if you are renting a car and driving off somewhere your first day. You want to do your driving the first few times (months?) before dark, no later than...
Sep 29, 2006 | Culture Shock, Driving, Renting A Car, Travel Tips
If you are the adventurous type and will be driving yourself around Costa Rica in a rental car, bring a compass (we have the Brunton) and a GPS. Garmin is state of the art. We have a Lowrance Avionics GPS, big screen and expensive. Jal was taking flying lessons before...
