Itchy Feet and Titchy Feet

A travel blog that focuses on the things that most people miss or dont care about.

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Hi, I’m Paul. This isn’t your typical travel blog — you won’t find me waxing lyrical about “hidden gems” or rating hotel pillows. What you will find is an honest account of dragging my family around the world: the bizarre things that catch my eye, the stories that probably shouldn’t be told, and the general chaos that comes with travelling with me. Think of it as a holiday diary, written by someone who notices the weird stuff.

Category: Costa Rica 2017

  • Day Seven in Costa Rica – Back to San Jose via the Paquera to Punterenas ferry.

    Day Seven in Costa Rica – Back to San Jose via the Paquera to Punterenas ferry.

    I want you to imagine what you think a Latin American ferry terminal would be like.  It was exactly like that. 

  • Farewell Costa Rica

    So here I am sat in the departure lounge, gate 2 of Aeropuerto Juan Santamaria in San Josa, Costa Rica.    I’ve already written up all of my adventures and my thoughts of the last two weeks but I wanted to finish it off with an overview of sorts.  I came out here without a clue what to expect.…

  • One night in heaven (with a mosquito)

    One night in heaven (with a mosquito)

    In my last entry, I left you at Barragona beach, enjoying life and the paradise that I found myself in. Over dinner one evening I was talking with one of my new work mates about his home country, Costa Rica.  He informed me that it is the safest and most developed in Central America as…

  • Costa Rica 2017

    I, Itchy, ended my contract with my previous employer at the end of 2016 and so entered 2017 in a fog of uncertainty.  I was, informally, offered a position at a company in mid-December and had a call scheduled to talk further at the start of January. My plan, my hope, was that I would…