"susan" wrote:
>what about Costa Rica? San Jose looks like an interesting city, and
>not too expensive. Does anyone have a recommendation for a San Jose
>hotel for a woman travelling alone? A location that's safe but near
>shops and restaurants would be great. I don't mind walking for hours,
>as long as it's safe. In fact, I prefer a location where I can walk.
Costa Rica is nice, but San Jose is NOT a beach location. There are
beach locations in Costa Rica, but the places I've been have not also
had shops and restaurants.
For Spanish places, I have been to San Juan, but it isn't a beach
place. I'm sure there are beaches in Puerto Rico - I just am not
familiar with them.
If I were a woman (well I am a woman of course), traveling alone
(which I don't normally do) and wanted to go to a beach place with
shops and restaurants where Spanish was spoken, I'd go to Cozumel.
I think there are some nice beaches in the Dominican Republic, but I
don't know if the shops etc are near the hotels in those places with
beaches.
You might also consider the Canary Islands.
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