Category: Trip Reports
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My name is Jacob, I’m 29 and live in Chicago, and Jaco Beach had been on my “someday” list for a long time. I’d see photos of its long dark-sand shoreline and that backdrop of green mountains, then go back to my commute on the L and tell myself I’d get there eventually. This year,…
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Sometimes a weekend is all you need to reset your entire perspective. I’m Madison, 27, from Toronto, and I booked a last-minute escape to Jaco Beach after a stressful stretch at work. The goal wasn’t to check off a list of extreme adventures—it was simply to breathe, explore a little, and soak up some sunshine.…
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I’m Brian, 45, and this trip to Jaco Beach was something I had been hoping to do with my son Tyler, 22, before he officially launches into his own adult life. Busy schedules, college, work—it all gets in the way. But when he suggested we take a father–son vacation somewhere warm with adventure and good…
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I’m Sophia, 25, and this was my first solo international trip—something I’d been promising myself I would do for years but always found reasons to delay. When I finally hit “book” on my ticket to Costa Rica, I didn’t know exactly what to expect. I chose Jaco Beach because it looked like the perfect mix…
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If you had told me ten years ago that I’d be wandering along a Pacific beach in Costa Rica at sunrise, birdwatching and sipping strong local coffee, I might have laughed. My name is Charles, I’m 61, from Philadelphia, and my idea of vacation used to be “whatever conference was in a warm city.” This…
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Sometimes you don’t realize how much you need a break until you’re already on the plane. I’m Ava, 32, and my husband Michael, 34, and I flew from Los Angeles to Costa Rica because we wanted a romantic getaway that wasn’t just “sit by a hotel pool and scroll our phones.” We wanted real scenery,…
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The trip didn’t really start at the airport for me; it started in our group chat back in Houston. I’m Logan, 28, and after months of trading surf clips and “we need a vacation” memes with two of my college buddies, we finally committed to a week in Jaco Beach, Costa Rica. None of us…
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I’m Marcus, 35, from Atlanta, and I headed down to Jaco Beach, Costa Rica for a solo surf and adventure escape that turned into one of my favorite trips ever. I’d heard that Jaco was a great place for intermediate surfers, with consistent waves and a laid-back vibe, and it really hit that sweet spot…
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I’m Emily, 26, from Chicago, and I just got back from a girls’ trip to Jaco Beach, Costa Rica that honestly exceeded every expectation. We wanted somewhere warm, fun, and relatively easy to reach, and Jaco turned out to be the perfect choice. The drive from San José through the mountains to the coast was…
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My name is Ethan, I’m 29 and from Denver, Colorado, and this was my first time visiting Jaco Beach in Costa Rica. I’d heard for years that the Pacific coast of Costa Rica was the perfect mix of surf town energy, good nightlife, and lush rainforest, and Jaco absolutely lived up to the hype. From…