Post Punk Kitchen Forum

Thank you! I just needed reassurance, really.

I wouldn't want to drive there either. When we were there, I saw several roads that were impassable to rental cars (and I guess no one warned these people?) and folks were forced to drag their luggage along muddy dirt roads. I was happy to watch this sort of thing from the hired car service, which was some type of jeep or other heavy-duty vehicle.

There is a reliable infrastructure of tourist travel. It won't be hard to find someone to take you where you want to go and it will be so much easier than driving.

I also had no problem with the food. We did a lot of day excursions, and most of these things provide lunch. It was easy enough to talk about food options while booking the day trips. Most of the food was very vegan friendly. I would say better than usual for traveling.

I also found that a lot of Costa Ricans speak English. I speak Spanish, but I didn't really need it that much.

Oh god the food was SO good. We stayed at Boca Sombrero, on the Osa Peninsula, where they cooked us three enormous gorgeous vegan meals per day. There was even chocolate cake with avocado-based frosting. Chayote, squash, mangos, papayas, gallo pinto, one night was Indian food, another Thai. The food was stupendous.

On another note, if you are in Alajuela en route to the aeroport, Jalapeno's was terrific and they will veganize many things for you. The plantains with beans and guacamole were especially tasty. Their margaritas were sweet and sour and strong.