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Planning Your Vacation
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When is Surf Simply open each year?
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What time of year offers the best weather and waves?
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What methods of payment do you accept?
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How does the booking process work?
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What's the cancellation policy?
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Should I buy travel insurance / trip insurance?
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Do I need to buy medical insurance?
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Does my stay at Surf Simply have to be from Saturday to Saturday?
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Can I stay for less than a week?
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Can non-surfers come too? Do they get a discount?
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Where can I find out about prices?
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What's included in the Surf Simply package?
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Can I just do surf lessons if I am already staying elsewhere?
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Can I book out the entire resort for me and my friends?
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Is there a minimum age for kids?
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Can I extend my stay in Nosara? Where should I stay?
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Should I stay for one week or two?
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Do you get a lot of solo travellers like me?
Travelling to/from Nosara
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How do my transfers work?
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When and where should I book my flights for?
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Can I fly into Nosara?
Surfing Questions
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What is the coach to student ratio?
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What if the waves are too small or too big?
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Can we surf at other spots?
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Can I surf outside the lessons?
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Can I surf on the Wednesday?
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Do you coach intermediate and advanced surfers?
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What is a level 1, 2, 3 or 4 surfer? What level am I?
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Can I and should I bring my own board?
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Do you also coach traditional long boarding (i.e. nose riding)?
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Can I wear glasses or contact lenses in the surf?
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What should I wear when I am surfing in Costa Rica?
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Last time I surfed I got bruised hips/ribs/knees. Can I do anything to prevent this?
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What If I can't swim?
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Does it matter if I am out of shape?
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Do you teach complete beginners?
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What happens if we can't go surfing for some reason?
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Which are the internationally recognised surf coach and beach lifeguard awards?
Getting ready for my stay at Surf Simply
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What can I do to get in shape for my upcoming surf trip?
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What should I pack?
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Do I need to bring any type of electrical adapter for the plug outlets in Costa Rica?
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Do I need to bring much cash?
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Is it ok to bring my laptop?
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Should I bring travellers checks or a credit card?
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Do I need to bring towels?
Staying at Surf Simply
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Do you get cell phone reception at Surf Simply?
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Do you have wifi at Surf Simply?
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What currency do people use in Costa Rica?
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Is there an ATM locally?
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Should I tip my coach or the other staff at Surf Simply?
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What is a typical day at Surf Simply like?
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What's the schedule for the week?
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What is the night life like in Nosara?
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Where do we eat all our meals?
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Do the rooms have a safe in them?
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What about pets & smokers?
Non surfing tours and activities
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Should I schedule tours and activities ahead of time or wait?
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Will we have the chance to do stand up paddle boarding too?
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Which tours and activities are included when I'm staying at the resort?
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Can we go sports fishing?
Health and safety
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Do I need medical insurance?
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Do I also need travel insurance?
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As a woman, is it safe to travel by myself?
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Is there a place to buy toiletries and other goods?
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Do I need to get any shots before travelling to Costa Rica?
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Are there safes in the room?
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Should I worry about petty theft?
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Can I Surf If I Am Pregnant?
Costa Rica
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When is Costa Rica's "wet season" and what is it like?
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Are there sharks?
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What about bugs?
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What wildlife am I likely to see around Surf Simply?
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Is it easy to spot monkeys in the trees?
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What about turtles?
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Do people speak English or Spanish?
Other Stuff...
01
Where else do you run Surf Simply coaching courses?
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Do you ever offer discount prices?