This is the tropics and we have a list of items you should consider bringing along:
- Passport – this is no longer optional when traveling out of the country
- Beach Towels
- Comfortable beach clothes
- Shoes for hiking or biking and water shoes for those tide pools on the beach
- Medication
- Sunscreen
- Hats
- Personal Hygiene products
- Bug spray
- Sunglasses
- Flashlights for those night beach walks
- Ipod or personal music choice
- Binoculars for bird or whale watching
- Games
- Fins and snorkels (can be rented locally)
- Surfboards and Boogie Boards (can be rented locally)
- Books and magazines are available at the villa, but if you have a favorite, bring it along
- Wi-Fi is available, but you must supply the computer
Cell phone: Check with your provider for a plan suitable for your needs while out of the country.
Credit cards: Please check with your credit card companies. Let them know you will be using your card out of the country and where. Trust me I learned this the hard way.
Several restaurants on the beach take credit cards now, but there are still many that do not. None of the local tiendas (little stores) take credit cards.
Surfboards / Boogie Boards: If traveling with surfboards, please check in advance with your airlines about any embargos on transporting surfboards. There are certain months where airlines will not transport the boards due to the volume of passengers and the size of the planes. Boards both surf and boogie are available locally and usually at reasonable rates.
