Costa Rica Hostel Debauchery: Raleigh's Birthday

I haven't celebrated my birthday on American soil for the past 4 years.  First it was Thailand, then Slovakia. and now Costa Rica.  The big difference this year is that I was working the whole time with a bottle of Flor de Cana rum in my hand:

Yeah. This is my job and I love it!  Come down here and be a part of it.   I will unabashedly say that while the rest of Costa Rica is known for its nature and ecotourism, San Jose itself is as much Sin City as Las Vegas, Nevada.  So its the perfect fit for me.  I'll get you a place to stay for the night, serve you a drink, then take you out for a pub crawl on 'Calle de La Amargura' for the night.

Calle de La Amargura is only 400 meters from the hostel, so that's where I wrapped up my birthday night.  You should too.  On this night, one girl just isn't enough for me.  Its a good thing this gringo can speak Spanish so damn well...

We had a reservation for our favorite dive bar, Eric's Copas.  This bar wins the "Gringo Award" because the music is low enough to have an actual conversation.  Most Costa Rican bars have the music cranked so loud you can't hear yourself think.  This is OK when the place is packed, but it makes no sense (at least to gringos) to have the music up when there's only 5 people inside.  After the pub crawl the night only got better.






Did I mention its not my real birthday?


Tuesday still awaits...

There's No Pura Vida In Costa Rica: Welcome To Castle Tam Hostel

Harold Camping was wrong by a few days.  Today is Doomsday, or at least it is for Tuanis Hostel.  It quite literally went up in flames with one of our guests, Dr. Danger.

 Castle Tam Hostel has risen from the ashes and shall wreak havoc on other San Jose hostels, and I'm one of the Americans in charge of this.  For some reason this guy Jon decided to give me the title of 'Hostel Manager.'  Most likely because I'm a gringo who speaks Spanish.  Now I have to explain why a Costa Rica hostel is represented by a castle with dragons instead of a beach with parrots:

Why a castle with dragons?  Read our stories on the new website for the full answer.  Or better yet come to the hostel in San Jose and we can tell you ourselves.  For $8 a night you can't go wrong and the stories we have from just the past 2 months can go all night.  Trust me we have plenty of drinks and drugs to last you that long.



We are no ordinary hostel.  Hell, we already set a guest on FIRE.  So goodbye Tuanis Hostel.  Pura Vida.

Costa Rica Hostel Burning Man!

Last night we set a man on fire at our hostel.

Do I have your attention now?

His name is Dr. Danger and he is a professional daredevil.  He is also a lunatic...but a nice friendly lunatic.  He showed up at our door, told me what he did for a living and naturally I told him to get the hell away from our hostel.  Once I checked his information I realized he was authentic and now he has made us possibly the only hostel in the world to have set one of its guests on fire.  I expect 'viral,' once the video is edited.

Hola. My name is Raleigh and I'm the manager of Castle Tam Hostel in San Jose, Costa Rica.  Check us out: http://www.castletam.com//

We recently changed the name from Tuanis Hostel to Castle Tam and are having a massive Internet blitz.  While I cannot promise we will set more people on fire, the list of characters who have passed through our door gives me a constant arsenal of things to write about.  In addition to my daily job, I will wax nostalgic on my past travels though Asia, Europe and the Americas as well as post info about my favorite hobbies: music and beer.

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