My husband and I used public transit last time we went to CR and it was awesome! Instead of renting a car, we took the pink Tracopa bus from San Jose to Quepos and back and used the local bus while in town. Cheap, wonderful, and fun to be able to see stuff and not have to worry about driving. We did spend a little bit more on our AirBnB, but it was our only splurge. It was maybe $80/night with a king bed (he is 6’3” and 260 lbs, so that’s kind of imperative for us), good WiFi, a kitchen, and a GREAT location to Manuel Antonio. They also offered simple breakfast! We grocery shopped and cooked maybe half of our meals. All we need is beach and good food and that is not difficult to manage. Also, spend a whole day just exploring wherever you are. We spent one full day exploring Quepos and it was amazing. Cool street art, a skate park where we watched a badass chick shred on the ramp, a bunch of scarlet macaws in the trees, friendly locals, and a little market! Plenty of eateries if you get hot/hungry/thirsty. It’s actually really easy to ball on a budget. 🖤
Hey Chenz...thanks for this video....I agree 100% the first time i came to CR, it was all on a budget. I rented a place one block from the beach with no A/C in Samara. Spent just the nights to sleep, the rest of the day I was out with my family enjoying the beautiful country. Enjoying the beautiful people of CR. Love it!!! Thanks again for this amazing video.
Yes, exactly, I just want to lay back and chill in the river....eat some mangoes, drink some fresh coconut water, eat fresh fish, maybe grab lunch at a soda and do some cooking wherever I am staying using local and affordable ingredients.. When I am travelling and pass by someone's amazing mango or papaya tree or passion fruit vine, I can never help but remark on it's beauty and almost inevitably I am invited to pick some fruit or a bag of fruit, veggies etc are handed to me by a friendly and generous.It's a beautiful thing. One time at a very unfancy hot spring in the Caribbean, a total stranger handed me a bag of fresh juicy oranges from his farm. Soaking in the hot mineral bath eating super juicy oranges in the sunshine was divine! Another time camping on the beach in the middle of "nowhere", a cowboy rode up to our camp and with a smile handed us fresh eggs and warm homemade tortillas compliments of his wife. Those are the kind of memories I cherish that come from traveling on a shoestring, far from the madding crowd or even amidst the crowd but with the right attitude. Pura vida :)
That’s beautiful!!! Same for me in San Isidro I had 3 older ladies that loved me and they would call me over to the fence and say ‘un momento’ and run into the house and I’d come home with bags of oranges or some of the biggest most amazing avocados I’ve ever seen! Now that I live with a Tica it doesn’t happen as often lol but she has no problem knocking on someone’s door and say wow your fruit tree is beautiful 😻 do you have any to give away 😂 I hope that doesn’t get lost with the younger generation of ticos.. these kids are growing up in the new world
@@Chenzaloon That's true. I hope that part of the culture remains! Whenever I encounter a foreign visitor to the US, I always go out of my way to treat them right, partly because of the warmth and love I've been shown by strangers all over the world. People who will literally give you the shirt off their backs when it's all they have have brought me to tears with their open heartedness and generosity. It's a quality that is so beautiful and part of what makes living or traveling in other parts of the world so great.
@@Chenzaloon frogs, birds (hummingbirds), crocodiles, trees, rivers, volcanos, maybe wild cats but it would be difficult to find them, snakes, everything man, maybe some dinosaurs too on Isla Nublar 😂
11:59 Bahia Ballena is nice, watch out for crocs though 🐊 saw a guy feeding one as if it was a pet in a little stream in his backyard that stream goes all the way to that beach
Used to rent a car upon return to San Jose in order to get up to San Vito. On my most recent return I took Tracopa and it was so chill, easy and only $20! No stress of getting out of the city, tolls, and the crazy prices! Bus is a great way to go.
@@Chenzaloon today was the championship! Until next tournament. Ill keep you updated, but end of January is a weeklong Cabalgata party. That's the one you definitely gotta see. Nothing like it anywhere else: Rodeo, carnival, dance party, andd more
French here ! i come in CR in January for some months. How do you do to keep your budget belo 500 ? What kind of flat are you renting ? And if you are talking about playing soccer, I'm in ahah
Just spemt 3 weeks over on Limon side Really loved it Found it to be cheaper then Guancaste .where i have been 3 times.....been to Samara...solo female traveler Was planning to return to Caribbean end of March...but ur video is making me think i should try dominical? Really loved Cahuita.....Viejo was entertaining...but way way to busy Loved Manzanillo and the Park there..i like alot of quiet nature...calm beach (i dont surf) Should i try ur area next?
That's what Captain Dave was saying about twenty five years ago.Costa Rica is where it's At.He said the US was alright back in the late Sixties early Seventies. Thanks You Guys ✌️💙🗽🏁
Great video, and you got all that right, rental cars are very expensive unless u know somebody, but a ? You may choose not to answer, where's the best weed, I always get it from taxi guys and it's just junk, PEACE!!!
Chez did you move out of your other house where you had the Babe Watch jeep at? I haven’t seen you do videos there in a while. Where you are now seems so serene with lots of nature and water.
Probably not the answer your looking for lol but I just goto cheapflights.com lol but I’m sure there are better ways to find cheaper.. my sister used to travel a lot and she would find flights that have open seats and get them for like next to nothing, but I’m pretty sure you need to be at the airport for that
Quieren ahorrar? simplemente no utilicen servicios claramente destinados al turista, principalmente ubicados en playas y sobretodo en "La Fortuna de San Carlos", usen lo que usaría un tico! Se los dice un amigo Tico
#6 Grow your own weed #7 Go rawwww like Chenz... I mean no footwear! Get your minds out of the gutter On another note, didn't you have a video about the top 10 things to bring to Costa Rica, or something to that effect? I tried looking back to find it, but no bueno
@@Chenzaloon Okay that sounds good! My Spanish is slim to nil lol. I was for some reason thinking no bueno meant no luck, but I accidentally said no good. I meant I had no luck finding the other video to rewatch, not that it wasn't a good video
My husband and I used public transit last time we went to CR and it was awesome! Instead of renting a car, we took the pink Tracopa bus from San Jose to Quepos and back and used the local bus while in town. Cheap, wonderful, and fun to be able to see stuff and not have to worry about driving. We did spend a little bit more on our AirBnB, but it was our only splurge. It was maybe $80/night with a king bed (he is 6’3” and 260 lbs, so that’s kind of imperative for us), good WiFi, a kitchen, and a GREAT location to Manuel Antonio. They also offered simple breakfast! We grocery shopped and cooked maybe half of our meals. All we need is beach and good food and that is not difficult to manage. Also, spend a whole day just exploring wherever you are. We spent one full day exploring Quepos and it was amazing. Cool street art, a skate park where we watched a badass chick shred on the ramp, a bunch of scarlet macaws in the trees, friendly locals, and a little market! Plenty of eateries if you get hot/hungry/thirsty. It’s actually really easy to ball on a budget. 🖤
Thanks for that input! Glad you guys had fun! ❤️🇨🇷
7:08 Thank god for sodas and the lovely ladies that usually work at sodas 😂
You know you're going to eat well when the lady calls you "mi amor" (love)
Made with love!❤️
Im looking forward to making my 3 trip...permanently!! My daughter even wants to come now.
Letsss goooo!! 🇨🇷❤️
Hey Brother PURA VIDA AMIGO, you're a TICO, 😊 thinking like a Tico living like a Tico, YOUR LIVING A RATRACE FREE LIFE👍😊
You got that right! lol 😂 🤘❤️
Hey Chenz...thanks for this video....I agree 100% the first time i came to CR, it was all on a budget. I rented a place one block from the beach with no A/C in Samara. Spent just the nights to sleep, the rest of the day I was out with my family enjoying the beautiful country. Enjoying the beautiful people of CR. Love it!!! Thanks again for this amazing video.
Yeee broo nice video Chenz... cant wait to be back in the paradise 🥲
Let’s goooo
Great video, keep showing more !!!!🍺🍺🍺🍺
📸🤘🇨🇷
Ps...of course loved ur video!
6 years now in Pavones area .. from Oregon ... you hit the nail on the head ... 62 and dreadlock too ... jajaja ... Pura Vida mop
Dope!! I’d love to live down there!!! My dream
I am from Costa Rica, now living in NY and I agree 100% with you, you don’t have to spend crazy money to enjoy Costa Rica.
Good video and Pura Vida🇨🇷
Thank you so much! 😊 pura vida! 🇨🇷
Yes, exactly, I just want to lay back and chill in the river....eat some mangoes, drink some fresh coconut water, eat fresh fish, maybe grab lunch at a soda and do some cooking wherever I am staying using local and affordable ingredients.. When I am travelling and pass by someone's amazing mango or papaya tree or passion fruit vine, I can never help but remark on it's beauty and almost inevitably I am invited to pick some fruit or a bag of fruit, veggies etc are handed to me by a friendly and generous.It's a beautiful thing. One time at a very unfancy hot spring in the Caribbean, a total stranger handed me a bag of fresh juicy oranges from his farm. Soaking in the hot mineral bath eating super juicy oranges in the sunshine was divine! Another time camping on the beach in the middle of "nowhere", a cowboy rode up to our camp and with a smile handed us fresh eggs and warm homemade tortillas compliments of his wife. Those are the kind of memories I cherish that come from traveling on a shoestring, far from the madding crowd or even amidst the crowd but with the right attitude. Pura vida :)
That’s beautiful!!! Same for me in San Isidro I had 3 older ladies that loved me and they would call me over to the fence and say ‘un momento’ and run into the house and I’d come home with bags of oranges or some of the biggest most amazing avocados I’ve ever seen! Now that I live with a Tica it doesn’t happen as often lol but she has no problem knocking on someone’s door and say wow your fruit tree is beautiful 😻 do you have any to give away 😂 I hope that doesn’t get lost with the younger generation of ticos.. these kids are growing up in the new world
@@Chenzaloon That's true. I hope that part of the culture remains! Whenever I encounter a foreign visitor to the US, I always go out of my way to treat them right, partly because of the warmth and love I've been shown by strangers all over the world. People who will literally give you the shirt off their backs when it's all they have have brought me to tears with their open heartedness and generosity. It's a quality that is so beautiful and part of what makes living or traveling in other parts of the world so great.
Bougie Betty here! But y'all go on ahead! I love your free spirit and your ability to roll with the punches. Awesome!
😂 bougie Betty!! lol Hey I get it! It’s not the life for everyone.. that’s why I make these videos lol 🤘❤️
Damn havent seen your vids in a while...the quality has gone way up...good job.
Thank you so much!!!!
Very informative video. It would be great if you make more videos about the nature of Costa Rica, it's all about that after all. Cheers bro! 🍺
Noted! Tell me what you want to see 🤘❤️🇨🇷
@@Chenzaloon frogs, birds (hummingbirds), crocodiles, trees, rivers, volcanos, maybe wild cats but it would be difficult to find them, snakes, everything man, maybe some dinosaurs too on Isla Nublar 😂
@@iivanov22 hahahah!! I try! As much wild life is here, it’s hard to find them lol I filmed a beetle rolling a ball of poo this morning lol 😂
Awesome work on this bro! Your best in a while. So smooth with the delivery and the edits. Keep up the good work homie. Peace
Thank you my brother!!! 🤘🇨🇷❤️😎🌴
Love that intro/opener!
Thanks my bro!! Always trying to be creative
@@Chenzaloon it shows! Love your content, dude. Thanks for the inspiration!
@@Rynorasaurus 🙏 bless up my bro! 😎
11:59 Bahia Ballena is nice, watch out for crocs though 🐊 saw a guy feeding one as if it was a pet in a little stream in his backyard that stream goes all the way to that beach
Oh yeah! They are out there! I know a guy who does the same thing, little crocs in his stream… wonder if it’s the same guy lol
It's probably the same dude.
@@rafalfaro I heard about this also, the croc would show up every day at a specific time and that guy would feed it... Not sure thats a good idea
Greetings from NJ. Love the videos and advise.
Yewww what’s up NJ
Hey bro I’m planning on coming for a month on a budget! From Canada
Yewwwww!! Let’s gooo
Used to rent a car upon return to San Jose in order to get up to San Vito. On my most recent return I took Tracopa and it was so chill, easy and only $20! No stress of getting out of the city, tolls, and the crazy prices! Bus is a great way to go.
Wow San Vito is a hell of a ride from San Jose! But for $20 you can’t beat that!
@@Chenzaloon Yep! No more car rentals for me!
I'm new to your channel, you're a very good content creator. I presume you are located between Ojochal and Cortès?
Thanks for watching!!! Yes Coopemangle
Nice vid! Cool editing / scenes
Thank you!! I appreciate it!!
Living in Costa Rica abundantly for
Yewww!!! Won’t be up that way to day but one day for sure
@@Chenzaloon today was the championship! Until next tournament. Ill keep you updated, but end of January is a weeklong Cabalgata party. That's the one you definitely gotta see. Nothing like it anywhere else: Rodeo, carnival, dance party, andd more
French here ! i come in CR in January for some months. How do you do to keep your budget belo 500 ? What kind of flat are you renting ? And if you are talking about playing soccer, I'm in ahah
@@Ritchy1670 I own my home, don’t pay rent to anyone, grow a significant amount of my own food, and don’t get suckered into tourist traps
@@TobinOsusky ah yes so we can't compare if 500 is without housing :)
Just spemt 3 weeks over on Limon side
Really loved it
Found it to be cheaper then Guancaste .where i have been 3 times.....been to Samara...solo female traveler
Was planning to return to Caribbean end of March...but ur video is making me think i should try dominical?
Really loved Cahuita.....Viejo was entertaining...but way way to busy
Loved Manzanillo and the Park there..i like alot of quiet nature...calm beach (i dont surf)
Should i try ur area next?
❤️❤️❤️
We love the buses!
Me too!
I figure they're about the safest option although we rent a car if our destination is inconvenient by bus.
@@here-right-here sometimes a car is needed for sure ! Lots of mountains and houses up on the hillside
That's what Captain Dave was saying about twenty five years ago.Costa Rica is where it's At.He said the US was alright back in the late Sixties early Seventies. Thanks You Guys ✌️💙🗽🏁
Yessir!!!! Thanks for watching my friend!
Watch out for the crocodiles 😮
Lol we are way far up the river for crocs .. only down by where the river meets the ocean
@@Chenzaloon oh that's good
In Cortès, you can get a decent place for 250.$/month
Great video, and you got all that right, rental cars are very expensive unless u know somebody, but a ? You may choose not to answer, where's the best weed, I always get it from taxi guys and it's just junk, PEACE!!!
Gotta find that cali connect .. we got em here.. if your ever in dominical area, I gotchu 😉
@@Chenzaloon Thanks brother, I will, PEACE!!!
Love the rivers, are there a crocodiles?
Not this far up, but yes.. this same river would lead straight to crocs lol
@@Chenzaloon lol
Chez did you move out of your other house where you had the Babe Watch jeep at? I haven’t seen you do videos there in a while. Where you are now seems so serene with lots of nature and water.
Hey! Yes I moved out of that house, I don’t live far, but yes much more beautiful in this garden 🪴
"Eat like the locals" ❤
🥑🍍🥥🍉🥭
Is this the bridge going to the nayucoa waterfalls?
noo, im in the OSA
Do you have any suggestions on where to go to get cheap flight? Like website, companies
Probably not the answer your looking for lol but I just goto cheapflights.com lol but I’m sure there are better ways to find cheaper.. my sister used to travel a lot and she would find flights that have open seats and get them for like next to nothing, but I’m pretty sure you need to be at the airport for that
@Chenzaloon thanks I have tried that website, sometimes they have cheap but the problem is they change my flight twice.
Is taking an Uber in Costa Rica different from the Uber in states? Is it all done through the app, payment as well?
Yes, same app, same account, same card.. 🤘
Perfect, thank you for a quick reply. Love all your videos and watch every video that comes out
@@Irasid thank you my friend!!! 😊🤘🤘🤘
flight from Miami hotel next to beach , find cheap fresh food source , surf all day for free for a week …… outta 5000 yew
Yewww!lets goooo
Quieren ahorrar? simplemente no utilicen servicios claramente destinados al turista, principalmente ubicados en playas y sobretodo en "La Fortuna de San Carlos", usen lo que usaría un tico! Se los dice un amigo Tico
Do what locals do, go where locals go, eat what locals eat
💯 🇨🇷
🇨🇷 👍🏻
Yewwwwww
#6 Grow your own weed
#7 Go rawwww like Chenz... I mean no footwear! Get your minds out of the gutter
On another note, didn't you have a video about the top 10 things to bring to Costa Rica, or something to that effect? I tried looking back to find it, but no bueno
I can make an update, I’ve been thinking about it anyway actually.. thanks for the reminder!
@@Chenzaloon Okay that sounds good! My Spanish is slim to nil lol. I was for some reason thinking no bueno meant no luck, but I accidentally said no good. I meant I had no luck finding the other video to rewatch, not that it wasn't a good video
it's expensive down there
Compared to what?
It can be