Have you ever wondered how it would feel to travel clueless? Well, that's exactly what Rick Steves did and here you have his story to inspire you! Why don't you try something similar too? I am sure that you would love it! Just read the story below:
By Rick Steves
When I want to take a vacation, I don't go to Europe. I work in Europe — so I try to take vacations elsewhere. This year’s Christmas gift to my family was a week in Costa Rica. I’d never been to Central America to simply relax, and I was clueless about Costa Rica. I just signed up for the best eight days that my friend’s tour company could offer.
For someone who knows so much about travel, it was fun being clueless. I couldn’t even find where we were going on the map. Not knowing what plugs worked, I needlessly brought European adapters. I was paranoid that our iPhone would be on accidentally, and we’d be roaming 24/7, racking up a huge bill, and sipping cheap drinks while going broke.
At the small San Jose airport, we climbed into a tiny, six-seater plane for a herky-jerky ride over lush mountains. Our destination was a jungle landing strip and then a quick shuttle to the remote beach at Manuel Antonio National Park. The flight seemed pretty dangerous. I kept looking at the pilot and his young co-pilot, who were incredibly nonchalant as they flew their airborne jalopy into a dense cloud, managing to push the right little buttons and switches as the entire cockpit rattled away in a complete whiteout. Eventually, like a stray chunk of two-lane highway, our landing strip came into view. The “nature” vacation was about to begin.
