Pura Vida! Insider's Guide to Manuel Antonio Ebook

Pura Vida

• How to choose the right form of transportation for YOU to get from the capital city of San José to Quepos/Manuel Antonio, depending on your own specific needs

• The reason it's a bad idea to rent a car

• Why you should NEVER EVER pull over on the side of the road if you do rent one and get a flat tire

• The best of the BEST places to stay in Quepos/Manuel Antonio, divided up into categories ranging from super budget conscious all the way up to extra luxurious (including which ones have hot water!)

• The surefire secret way to get a taxi home in Manuel Antonio and pay a quarter of the price!

• One of Costa Rica's best kept secrets: Una cerveza michelada! Find out what it is, and how to get your hands on one immediately (trust me, you WILL want to)

• Recent scams that have occured in Quepos/Manuel Antonio, and what to do if you think one is being run on you

• Where to hit the town! In Quepos/Manuel Antonio, the place to be changes every night, and so do the prices i.e. Thursdays are ladies' night at a bar called The Lounge, where women can drink for absolutely free!

• Costa Rican etiquette: What you need to know before heading out of your hotel to avoid unexpected misfortunes and/or look like a fool

• The low down on what prices really are; sometimes tourists get taken advantage of because a local vendor knows that he/she doesn't know the real scoop i.e. beach chair vendors on Manuel Antonio beach are infamous for this

• Which restaurants you should ABSOLUTELY block out time to dine at, in both Quepos and Manuel Antonio

• How to look like you know what you're doing when ordering food, eating food and paying for food

• The ONLY foolproof way to keep the mosquitoes off you, while everyone else is getting bit!

• Things you MUST do while visiting. Tour companies offer such a wide variety of activities such as ziplining, four wheeling through the rainforest, whitewater rafting, etc . . . but not all of them are worth the money!

• What not to do EVER. With tourists being the primary target for petty crime, it's important to know how to ensure your safety

• The scoop on "the shot" they offer at the pharmacy--what it is, and why I encourage you to go get one!

• Dealing with the ever-popular stomach illness . . . where to go, what to say and what to expect

• Other nearby towns worth visiting if you've got the time

• Some common Costa Rican slang that's sure to impress the locals!

• THIRTY full-color pictures relevant to each topic at hand

• Personal anecdotes of my own unfortunate mishaps following each chapter that are sure to make you laugh!

• Two full-length interviews with Quepos/Manuel Antonio locals in which they offer their opinion on the subjects of their biggest pet peeves regarding tourists that visit, what to look out for, what they love about living there and even what they don't like about the area

• Two additional full-length interviews with Americans who have visited Quepos/Manuel Antonio in which they discuss what they wish they knew before going, what surprised them the most about the area, what they found to be most different/similar about the Costa Rican culture in comparision to that of their own, and--of course--what they loved and hated, and why.

• A map of the town of Quepos indicating key destinations

• A list of important contact information, such as that of the embassy, police station and doctors

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