NOFX April 17, 2009 Share NOFX Member April 17, 2009 (edited) I have the week of May 4th-8th off of work and didn't have any plans. I decided to make it a little more exciting so I just bought tickets to Costa Rica. My idea here is to pack light and be able to carry everything I'm bringing with me at all times. No checked luggage, just a backpack that will go as a carry on. Netbook is to much to carry, so I put my genius to work and dugg out an old cingular HTC 8125 that had been stored away for years. This should let me pick up wifi if I can find it... and check email, etc... it even has skype installed. The only plan I got is no plan. I got a 1 night reservation at a hostel in san jose, but I'm trying to just catch buses around the country, maybe hit up Panama or Nicaragua. Has anyone ever been down there? Recommend any places to check out? Edited April 17, 2009 by .fx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaftiel April 17, 2009 Share shaftiel Member April 17, 2009 Sounds like fun... if I was 10 years younger, not married and no kids heh . The old man in me is thinking that you should be careful down there, a lot of kidnappings are taking place in central America. Shaftiel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffy April 17, 2009 Share Jiffy Member April 17, 2009 i might be going there for my honeymoon. let me know how awesome it is. i've heard nothing but awesomeness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoMamma April 17, 2009 Share YoMamma Member April 17, 2009 Don't drink the water! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Kill3r April 18, 2009 Share All Kill3r Member April 18, 2009 Niiiice ! You had better have room for a camera . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX April 18, 2009 Author Share NOFX Member April 18, 2009 (edited) I think I'm going to leave the DSLR at the house and bring my compact sd880 with an extra battery. I'm thinking I'm gonna have to scratch the idea of the HTC 8125 and bring the netbook. Kind of sucks the power brick that comes with it weight close to what the netbook does. Edited April 18, 2009 by .fx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo April 20, 2009 Share anonymo Member April 20, 2009 My suggestion, take the DSLR. You might as well sell it otherwise (at least that's what you'll be thinking when you get there). I've never been to South America but I did mainland Europe for 21 days out of a backpack. There is nothing better than getting off a 6+ hour flight and walking right past baggage claims and out of the airport. Of my friends who did go to places like Costa Rica they all reported an amazing time (not resort trips). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters April 20, 2009 Share stutters GC Alumni April 20, 2009 i'd recommend watching "locked up abroad" as many times as possible before going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Kill3r May 5, 2009 Share All Kill3r Member May 5, 2009 You better have a good time and take lots of pics ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX May 18, 2009 Author Share NOFX Member May 18, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclean May 18, 2009 Share Unclean Member May 18, 2009 Nice! I e-stalked you a little, and I'm having a hard time deciding which of your pictures is best. This one? This one? Or this one? Did you miss having a DSLR on the trip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX May 18, 2009 Author Share NOFX Member May 18, 2009 (edited) Nice! I e-stalked you a little, and I'm having a hard time deciding which of your pictures is best. This one? This one? Or this one? Did you miss having a DSLR on the trip? I brought my DSLR, but I will say the compact is necessary while backpacking in another country.. I kept the DSLR in my pack my while traveling and such with my compact in my pocket. I'd only bring the DSLR out when convenient I've got about 450 pictures or so from the trip. Many of which suck. I'm just taking my time, I'll process one or two and then post up here... For some reason I really like this one Edited May 18, 2009 by .fx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX May 18, 2009 Author Share NOFX Member May 18, 2009 (edited) This one? the only one posted so far taken with the DSLR. Playa Grande was awesome. It was very wide and long and pretty much empty of people. The water was shallow for a good ways out. The riptide was pretty rough though. I was swimming out just a little bit past those rocks and I got sucked out by the riptide. I wasn't sure If I was going to make it back in. The riptide was pulling me out, but the waves were coming in slightly toward those rocks. I had to swim parallel and opposite of the direction the waves were coming in because of those rocks... By the time I made it to shore I was completely exhausted... Edited May 18, 2009 by .fx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoMamma May 18, 2009 Share YoMamma Member May 18, 2009 Amazing pictures. That must have been one heck of a trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbilDustBunny May 18, 2009 Share EbilDustBunny GC Alumni May 18, 2009 very VERY awesome pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Kill3r May 19, 2009 Share All Kill3r Member May 19, 2009 Siiiick pictures, im jealous ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX May 19, 2009 Author Share NOFX Member May 19, 2009 thanks for the good comments guys, I didn't think they were all that great. I'll post a few more Arenal Volcano located in La Fortuna. one of the ten most active volcanoes in the world. Was silent until the 1950's(I think) when it erupted and wiped out two small towns on the opposite side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX May 19, 2009 Author Share NOFX Member May 19, 2009 (edited) The 18-55 kit lens isn't that great, but if you shoot in RAW and do a little post processing, you can just about pull the entire dynamic range out of the file.. Check out the little building to the left of the turquoise/white boat on the left. Thats where we stayed. 10 bucks a night per person for a bed and a fan... Edited May 19, 2009 by .fx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo May 19, 2009 Share anonymo Member May 19, 2009 Sweet pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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