Hiking Mount Chirripo: Costa Rica’s Highest Peak

16 Feb 2016 Posted by Ken Klemens in Hiking

Check out photos from Alix and Judith’s adventure below! After the first week at the hostel most volunteers decide to take a trip to see a different part of the country. After about a week and a half here, Alix Wertheimer, one of our volunteers,…

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Surfing Jaco 101: The Room2Board Left

07 Feb 2016 Posted by Ken Klemens in Surfing

Surfing Jaco 101: The Room2Board Left. As a volunteer at Room2Board, every new morning in Jaco provides us with a new option for a perfect day in paradise. After breakfast some of us go to work, choose to go for a hike, do some yoga,…

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Weekend Road Trip: Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula and Corcovado National Park

31 Jan 2016 Posted by Ken Klemens in Pura Vida, Tours

Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula and Corcovado National Park With two days off during the week I try to travel outside of the hostel and see what this beautiful country has to offer. This past week’s trip took us southbound along the Pacific coast all the…

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Work for Stay Costa Rica – Meet the New Staff of Room2Board!

24 Jan 2016 Posted by Ken Klemens in Traveling

  There are lots of ways to see a new country without having to spend a fortune. Meet the new volunteers of Room2Board Hostel and Surf School in Jaco, Costa Rica. Costa Rica is a beautiful country with many hostels, but very few offer a work…

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Party Time in Jaco

15 Jan 2016 Posted by Susan in Party, Pura Vida, Traveling

If it’s a Saturday night in January, or any other month during high season chances are Pablo Nunez will be at Room2Board getting the party going.  You will definitely not be disappointed – DJ Spot as everyone calls him, gets R2B rocking and dancing.  When Spot…

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Pura Vida volunteering in Costa Rica

11 Dec 2015 Posted by Room2Board in Jaco, Pura Vida, Traveling

I have only been here for 10 days now and I already know what they mean by saying life here is  “pura vida”. No stress, no worries just living life and loving every moment of it. My time at Room2Board started with going out on…

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Ten phrases you need to know in Spanish

26 Oct 2015 Posted by Alex Wardlaw in Jaco, Tours, Traveling

 Spanish is the official language of Costa Rica. While many people in Costa Rica speak English, particularly in tourist heavy spots, knowing a little Spanish is not only polite, it’s sometimes downright necessary. I sat down with the man helping to catch the Room2Board staff…

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Friday Farmer’s Market in Jaco

14 Sep 2015 Posted by Alex Wardlaw in Food, Traveling

It’s my fourth day at Room2Board and I’ve hardly left the hostel – there have been so many amazing people to meet and things to learn! Today, I decide to break the trend and start my day by venturing out to the local farmer’s market….

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Jaco Night Life Guide

20 Jul 2015 Posted by Andreas Raabe in Jaco

Many travelers come to Room2board to party and have a good time. We often get asked what to do after it dark and about the Jaco night life scene. So this is a little Jaco nightlife guide for you guys out there! First thing you…

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White Water Rafting near Jaco, Costa Rica

19 Jul 2015 Posted by Silas Howe in Jaco, Tours, Traveling

When I was woken up at 5:15 AM to go white water rafting near Jaco, Costa Rica, I was worried that I would have a long day of traveling to the mountains. But at the same time, I was excited to be on my first…

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