We were booked on Tracopa's international bus from San Jose to David in Panama. It was passing through Uvita at 11am so there was no early morning rush, plenty of time for a leisurely, last breakfast at Luna de Luz. It was only a 15 minute walk to the bus stop but with a pack on your back in the tropical heat, a taxi sounded a way better option. As Maria went to ask the owner of the hotel to call a taxi, an older guy sitting down in the restaurant offered us a li...

The 'Green Season' in Costa Rica has pretty predictable weather and it's not just rain, rain, rain. The mornings are generally really sunny and it's late afternoon or evening before it starts to rain and when it does, it's a storm to remember. New Zealand storms always seemed quite spectacular but after witnessing the storms in Costa Rica they seem quite tame. With lightening that turns the entire sky from black to shades of blue, thunder that cracks at deafening...

We were a bit unsure whether we would get breakfast or not. It was included in our accommodation but we hadn't actually 'checked in'. Yesterday, we were shown a room and told to check in later but we hadn't got round to it yet. We walked into the restaurant and it was dead...perhaps we weren't getting breakfast as we feared. A quick peek into the kitchen showed a couple of plates of freshly cut fruit, maybe we were expected after all. As we sat down at a table to...