Rick Steves | Natural wanders in Costa Rica Originally published January 14, 2009 at 2:38 pm Updated January 16, 2009 at 3:06 pm European travel guru Rick Steves gets away from it all in Costa ...

For Rick Steves, that place is Costa Rica, and it's easy to see why. It's full of sheer tropical beauty, surfing, swimming, and animal encounters, such as diving with sharks or seeing sloths up close.

Then take advice from Rick Steves and travel to this Central American country. advertisement. ... Costa Rica! "When I travel in Europe, I'm working," wrote Steves in a 2009 blog post on his website.

Half of Costa Rica lives in a relatively moderate climate in the central plain. But we stayed where it’s muggy to the max. On the west coast, laundry doesn’t even dry when hung in the sun.

Rick Steves advocates smart, affordable, perspective-broadening travel. As host and writer of the popular public television series RICK STEVES' EUROPE, and best-selling author of 40 European ...

Starting with the first guidebook, Steves has iterated and expanded his publishing business to encompass dozens of guidebooks and language phrase books. During that time, Rick Steves’ Europe has ...