Costa Rica – 23 days with backpacking, buses and emptying palap. Date: 15.12.2026 – 08.01.2027. Flight Amsterdam → San José → Amsterdam round trip. Route: Arenal volcano with hot springs, foggy Monteverde forest, surfing and Christmas Eve on Santa Teresa beach, sloth-watching in Manuel Antonio, New Year's Eve by the campfire on the beach in Uvita, parties in Jacó and Caribbean reggae in Puerto Viejo. No car, only local buses and one boat. Costs approximately: round-trip AMS-SJO flights €740 (still available), hostels total approx. €450, transport between destinations approx. €100. The rest of the budget is spent at your own discretion. Who I'm looking for: an independent, laid-back person who doesn't need an animator and has no problem going his own way sometimes. We don't have to spend 100% of our time together. Ideally, if you can surf or at least convincingly pretend that you're not drowning. And if you're not afraid to get on the local bus with a bag of mangoes on your lap, then you're home. About me: I speak Polish, English and Dutch (the latter with many mistakes, but with great pleasure). Write a priv, we'll talk.