Wish You Were Here: Costa Rica beach, zipline and jungle adventures

A Walnut Creek couple's Central American adventures included jungle tours, waterfall hikes and more.

Looking for vacation inspiration? Just in the last year, Bay Area News Group readers have explored some of India’s most spectacular landmarks, gone island hopping in Ireland, strolled old town Dubrovnik, visited wildlife-blessed rivers in Alaska, and so much more. Now they’re sharing their travel stories and helpful tips, in case you want to go too.

Here’s the latest installment, this time from sunny Costa Rica.

Wish You Were Here

COSTA RICA: Walnut Creek residents Joanne and Mike Kuller travelled to the west coast of Costa Rica in December for a dash of winter sunshine in Hermosa Heights, which is near beachy Playa Hermosa and Playa Del Coco. “It’s near a Blue Zone, where people live longer, eating fish, rice and beans,” Mike says. The couple’s adventures included a sunset snorkeling catamaran sail and “a jungle cruise where we saw crocodiles and monkeys, hiked to waterfalls and hot springs and then zip-lined.”

TRAVEL TIPS: For trips to this part of Costa Rica, it’s easiest to fly into the airport in Liberia, rather than further south to San Jose. From Liberia, it was a 20-minute drive to the Kuller’s rental house in Hermosa Heights.

Join the fun! Send a photo of yourself on your latest adventures — local, domestic or international — to jburrell@bayareanewsgroup.com. Tell us where you are, who everyone is and where they’re from, and share a travel tip or two to help fellow readers go there, too.