7 Things I Wish I Knew Before Road Tripping Costa Rica as a Solo Female Traveller
Wednesday, 22 April 2026
Right. Let me start with a confession. I almost did not go.
I had the flights booked, the hotels paid, the little list of things to pack stuck to my fridge. And then about ten days before departure, I started reading forums. You know the kind. “Is it safe?” “Should women travel alone?” “What if your car breaks down?” Every post spiralled into another 40-comment thread of other people’s worst-case …
I had the flights booked, the hotels paid, the little list of things to pack stuck to my fridge. And then about ten days before departure, I started reading forums. You know the kind. “Is it safe?” “Should women travel alone?” “What if your car breaks down?” Every post spiralled into another 40-comment thread of other people’s worst-case …
