Spanish: Descriptive Words

Spanish: Descriptive Words

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] It's fun to learn a new language. Try these descriptive words and go out and use them in your conversations today.   agringado — having adopted a gringo style of speaking   alborotado — can mean rowdy, riotous...

Health Tips for Hot Tub Enjoyment

Health Tips for Hot Tub Enjoyment

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Soaking in a hot tub is very popular and is more than a mere pastime. The steaming, whirling waters are relaxing and renewing. For many, hot tubbing is also an extremely social ritual.   Hot tubs not only make you...

Solutions to 28 Cons of Living in Costa Rica

Solutions to 28 Cons of Living in Costa Rica

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]I always see blogs from realtors about all the great and positive things. Most sugarcoat their reporting, but I see never one that shows the cons of living in Costa Rica. I am well known for giving it straight up,...

Fiercely Feminine

Fiercely Feminine

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Hola, happy sea-sunsetters! Allow me to introduce myself; I’m your new read for a new Howler monthly column called The Seaside Sensualist. In every article, I will be sharing my sexy scriptures of humor, knowledge and...

Wisdom from Albert Einstein

Wisdom from Albert Einstein

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Sometimes, in order to accept something new, you must hear it from someone you admire. Today I want to share a powerful message from one of the most brilliant minds of our modern human history — Albert Einstein. I do so...

Captain PAUL WATSON Introduces the First Ship for Neptune’s Navy

Captain PAUL WATSON Introduces the First Ship for Neptune’s Navy

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] The Captain Paul Watson Foundation has purchased the first ship of what will be Neptune’s Navy. The former 73-meter British Fisheries patrol vessel Vigilant is now the John Paul DeJoria thanks to the generous...

Costa Rica Takes Top Recognition in International Challenge

Costa Rica Takes Top Recognition in International Challenge

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text] The World Coffee Challenge is an international coffee competition celebrating and empowering coffee producers and their coffees of excellence. Only coffees that are roasted at origin and a true emanation of their terroir...

Medical Considerations for Air Travel

Medical Considerations for Air Travel

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]It is not unusual for commercial aircraft to cruise at altitudes up to 40,000 feet, with cabin pressures equal to those encountered at altitudes of 5,000 to 8,000 feet. Because a drop in pressure from sea level causes...

Spanish – more useful nouns

Spanish – more useful nouns

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Learning Spanish can be fun. It takes lots of practice and getting corrected as you enunciate. Be sure to learn the pronunciations as clearly as possible. Here are some more useful nouns for you to learn....

Costa Rica: Through the Lens 2022 #2

Costa Rica: Through the Lens 2022 #2

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It never ceases to amaze our Howler team when we consider all of our photographers and the variety of spectacular photography we receive. This is our third "Through the Lens" edition and you'll see the various dynamics of the beauty...

Contact Dermatitis

Contact Dermatitis

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Much has been said about the possible harmful effects of chemicals and other additives to foods. More prevalent in our environment, however, and much more annoying, are thousands of skin irritants that give rise to the...