PlanetEye

February 20th, 2008

Dominical, Costa Rica

Brendan

The Global Nomad

So my new favourite town in Costa Rica is Dominical, about halfway between Manuel Antonio/Quepos and the Osa Peninsula. It has killer surfing—but so do many places in Costa Rica. The reason I like it so much is more about atmosphere—there is a palpable sense of civic pride, the town is walkable, there’s a good balance of restaurants, bars and stuff to do… the beach is long and beautiful – and uncrowded. Best of all, there is a complete absence of the brutal attitude that seems standard issue in places like Tamarindo. Maybe it’s because these people have had to make more of an effort to get here (2 or 3 hours on an as-yet bumpy dirt road from Quepos).

One of my favourite finds: Poco a Poco café. Laid back in the extreme, it’s a great place for breakfast that stretches into the middle of the day. Sit, chat, read, or bring a laptop and poach the signal from the internet café next door

Tags: Costa Rica, Dominical

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