A new wave forecast helps you to plan your trip to the beach - in an instant. Check out!

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For all of you travelling or living in Central America, NatureAir is not unknown. NatureAir is one of the bigger carriers in the region, offering 74 daily flights to many destinations from and to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama and Granada.

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When flying in to San José from your home country, most arrival times are in late afternoon or evening. Or they are delayed for hours (read the MartinAir story here). Independently where you’re heading first, you will stay at least one night in the city or close-by. In this series we will describe places where we went personally, our experiences and our recommendations.

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As part of your travel from San José to the South of the Nicoya Peninsula where we have our surf camp, you will have to cross a bay (Golfo de Nicoya) with a ferry. Depending on your bus connection and your arrival time, there are several options to be considered.

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Just a few days ago I wrote about air travel from Europe to Costa Rica. These days I had the pleasure to try out one of the mentioned airlines - MartinAir. Well, this is my summary and personal experience (which is singular as I never travelled with this company before).

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Surfers and travellers from Europe has to take a flight across the Atlantic to arrive in Costa Rica (of course, they can also take a cruise to get there). As air travel gets a little more painful because of new security measures and higher prices (for fuel), we give you some tipps how to minimize stress and expenses.

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We wrote some posts about health and travel issues in Central America, including Costa Rica: health risks and what medication to bring with you.

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Here a list of things we recommend to bring with you while visiting the Zopilote surf camp:

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In an earlier post we reported about potential health risks when travelling Central America. Today, we put together a list of things you should bring with you to minimize those health risks. This is a list which is valid for all Central America. If you want to visit other places than the Nicoya peninsula, it is worth to consider them:

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If you’re travelling it is always wise to check the local health conditions - what to bring with you, what to care about and what to do in a case of emergency. We put together the most important health information for your Costa Rica travel. Today: the potential health risks.

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