"ifjed5555" wrote in message
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> > * How safe is it?...
>
> San José has gotten to be a bit of a high crime area, but there's no
> reason to stay there except perhaps when arriving or departing.
> Definitely avoid the area around the "Coca Cola" bus station. If going
> to the station, take a cab; it's cheap. However, most of the time I
> rode the local buses, and I never had a problem.
>
> >...is it manageable...
>
> Even in the rainy season, no one can tell you exactly what the weather
> will be like. Costa Rica does even experience droughts from time to
> timeBut when it is raining, it's normally pouring, so I doubt you'll
> be hiking.
>
> >...Travelers Checks or cache?...credit card...
>
> I can only tell you that *I* never had a problem. I normally carry
> *some* travelers check just in case the credit card stops working, but
> that I normally pay in cash by going to an ATM and drawing out money
> every couple of days. On my two trips to Costa Rica (one month each),
> I was never ripped off by a machine.
>
> > * Any vaccines we need to ...
> On my first trip (dry season), I took all the recommended shots and
> was careful about what I ate (or so I thought)...and both myself and
> my traveling companion got sicker than either of us has been before or
> since. In fact, I thought I was actually going to have to hospitalize
> my partner, something I didn't want to do where we were (Limón)
> because of the poor facilities. On my second trip, I took no
> prophylactics, lived rough in countryside with the locals, eating and
> drinking exactly what they did, and I wasn't sick a day, although on
> the second trip (which was during the begining of the rainy season) I
> did learn how to avoid mosquitoes. It's kind of depends on your
> philosophy of prophylactic medicines.
>
> On both trips, I landed at the airport, caught the local bus to town,
> and stayed in budget accomodations (the youth hostel was pretty good
> and at the time, 1996, was in a relatively good part of town). I kind
> of doubt you'll need reservations during the wet season though.
Every time I have had to go to downtown San Jose from the airport late at
night I have stayed at the Hotel Marlyn (Caille 4, Ave 7 Y 9). This is a low
budget hotel. This is an honest hotel! Great breakfast place just up the
street and one of the best 'famly' bars in San Jose accross the street.
Short walk to anywhere in downtown. Try it . You *will* like it. Be sure to
get a room at the rear of the hotel.
Regards.
Ken.
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