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Travel guide: reggae time in Puerto Viejo

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 12:36:52 +0000

In Costa Rica, close to the Panama border on the Caribbean coast, you will find Puerto Viejo. This laid back town with Caribbean feel is still overlooked by most tourists, but make sure you visit it now before it becomes “too” popular in the future. Puerto Viejo still offers some of Costa Rica’s best beaches, […]

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From Mexico to Bocas del Toro, Panama with a pit stop in Costa Rica

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 17:30:15 +0000

Greetings from below sea-level! #Panama #diving A photo posted by ThatWanderlust (@renaterigters) on Apr 27, 2014 at 7:39am PDT Tomorrow our IDC (PADI’s Instructor Development Course) was supposed to start. Here, at Playa del Carmen – Mexico, things didn’t go as planned, so we have to make a decision. A photo posted by ThatWanderlust (@renaterigters) […]

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5 great party hostels in Central America

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 22:17:01 +0000

great party hostels in Central America Ah… My sweet Central America. First there’s the beach to waste the entire day at or the adventurous activities to maintain your adrenaline with. Then there’s the food – absolutely delicious. And finally, the party hostels to keep you up all night. So when do you sleep? On your […]

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Photos from 7 months in Latin America

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 13:38:49 +0000

Latin America is enormous and you can easily spend over half a year to explore the surroundings. After I graduated for my tourism degree I wandered around for 7 months, starting in Argentina and finishing in Mexico, and I brought my camera to capture the wonderful views. In seven months time I traveled more than […]

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Indulging in secret hot springs

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 11:20:04 +0000

After a long time traveling you kind of run out of money… but well, luckily there’s also a lot of free stuff! I always get to the point that I’m extremely happy to be traveling and even though the backpack might hurt my back after a while, I’m so happy that I don’t even feel […]

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Adventurous canyoneering in Costa Rica

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 20:00:03 +0000

Canyoneering. Does it ring a bell? When I first heard these words all kinds of ideas went through my mind of what it could possibly be. Could it be climbing through a canyon? Maybe attached to a cord and perhaps it involves jumping? Well, something with a canyon at least. Okay, so then what is […]

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Hotspot: Budda Cafe in Tortuguero

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Sun, 10 Aug 2014 08:57:15 +0000

In the center of Tortuguero village there are a couple of restaurants, most of them with local food. Since I can’t see anymore rice and beans on my plate I started browsing through the little harbor town for something a bit more, well let’s say, European. Budda Cafe While strolling thru town I find a […]

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Walking through the clouds in Monteverde

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 03:45:14 +0000

Have you ever walked through a Cloud Forest? How about walking through the clouds of this forest? Getting confused? This is what I’m talking about: On a particular early morning I got picked up at the Sloth Backpackers hostel for my first real Cloud Forest experience. I had been in Monteverde already for a couple […]

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