Avoid Costa Rica's east coast.
Check out in Costa Rica . . .
Hotel Sugar Beach
Paradisus Playa Conchal
Playa Flamingo
Hotels in Quepos
Aernal Volcano area
Monteverde
Small country. Easy to rent a car to drive through some of the most
beautiful countryside anywhere.
People are very clean and nice. Yes, you can drink the water!
Love it!
Oh, hated Belize. Dirty. Been to dozens of islands in the Caribbean. Most
are the same oh! same oh!
Cancun is a tourist trap. And we always get the revenge when we go to
Mexico.
Pura Vida,
G
"HerHusband" wrote in message
news:Xns965951C752744herhusband@216.196.97.136...
> My wife and I took our first trip to Hawaii (Kauai and the Big Island)
> back
> in 2000. We're considering another vacation trip, but don't know whether
> to
> go back to Hawaii again, or check out the Caribbean area (Belize and Costa
> Rica included).
>
> We don't speak any language other than english, so that's a partial
> concern, as is the necessity of getting passports and whatnot.
>
> We prefer to stay in secluded private rentals, and generally travel to see
> the natural scenery. We have no interest in resorts, tours, or other
> "canned" vacation spots. And while it's interesting to see other cultures,
> that's not our main reason for traveling.
>
> We'd like to find a place where we can enjoy nature, hang out on a warm
> secluded beach, maybe do some hiking, see some waterfalls, see a variety
> of
> wild animals, etc. Seclusion and privacy are important, but at the same
> time it's nice to be able to be able to go out for dinner, or at least
> have
> a decent grocery store where we can buy food for our own meals.
>
> We have obviously not done a lot of traveling, so Hawaii is kind of the
> image of our ideal getaway. Still, I'd like to hear from others how the
> Caribbean/Belize/Costa Rica compares with Hawaii. Should we try something
> new, or stick with what we know?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Anthony
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