Four Reasons to Visit this Surprisingly Great Travel Stop
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When you have a kid you need to find stimulating adventures. Well, at least I do. And sometimes I need to get creative. Being married to an Academic, I didn’t even realize what a gem we were sitting on. This doesn’t apply only to Costa Rica but every corner of the world.
If you are in a town that has a university they are definitely worth checking out. For many reasons:
1. It’s great to see how the local students attend school and basically get a sneak peak into their lives.
2. They are full of advertisements for upcoming events, concerts and fun stuff.
3. If you have a child, they get to run free without worrying about a car running them over.
4. Cheap cafeteria food!
Practically every educational facility houses beautiful gardens and interesting buildings. They are usually open to the public, and can be a wealth of information. It doesn’t matter if you speak the language or not, chances are the posters hanging all over the place are quite visual with the location written in bold letters. And students love to speak to everyone, eagerly pointing you in the right direction. So check out the closest university (UNA in Heredia and UCR in San Pedro close to San Jose) and then go for a beer or a quick meal on its outskirts, you’re guaranteed to have a stimulating day, full of activities and local culture!
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April 22nd, 2009 at
We just went to UC Berkeley with my son the first time a couple of weeks ago, and I also thought, why haven’t I thought of this before? The funny thing is that my son was impressed by all the studious kids around, I’m hoping it rubs off.
April 23rd, 2009 at
@Carolina
Berkeley is great for all ages. I felt like a kid at the candy shop there! It would be great if it rubs off, cause it’s a great place to send your kid to:)
April 24th, 2009 at
This is a great tip! A lot of major universities also have great art and/or natural history museums. Harvard in Boston has a fantastic natural history museum, and MIT has an inventions museum that is really cool, in Zurich the University there is reached by a short cable car ride and has another great natural history museum.
April 24th, 2009 at
Hi Misty! Boston is one of the best cities for everything and universities top off the list for sure!!!!!!!!!!!