On the Road to Shambhala – Providencia and San Geraldo de Dota

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On the Road to Shambhala - Providencia and San Geraldo de Dota. Park coming as close as it gets in Costa Rica to the fabled Shangri-La (Los Quetzales National Park related article), the bordering valley villages of Providencia and...

Our Little Secret: Nosara, Costa Rica

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Our Little Secret: Nosara, Costa Rica.  Nosara isn’t the easiest place to get to. There’s a long, bumpy dirt road to get there. In the rainy season, this road becomes pretty much impassable; you have to take an alternate route,...

Playa Avellanas- Where Surfers, Foodies and Farmers Unite

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Playa Avellanas is a picturesque white sand beach, put on the map years ago as a surf destination, but also ideal for lazy shoreside days. With plenty of almond, buttonwood and palm trees to sit under along this long stretch of...

Poás Revisited – Two Trips, 10 Years Apart, Equally Memorable

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Mother Nature is always surprising us. As we went to print with the March magazine, this article about the newly opened Poás National Park required an update: the volcano erupted early in the morning on February 11, 2019. This...

Slowing it Down in the Nandamojo Valley Costa Rica

Slowing it Down in the Nandamojo Valley Costa Rica

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Guanacaste’s Antidote to Hustle and Bustle.  Slowing it Down in the Nandamojo Valley Costa Rica.  If you’re looking to get away from the crowds and experience Costa Rica without feeling like a tourist at Disneyland, add the...

Cool Places – Seeing Another Side

How to have a wildlife-infused getaway on the Caribbean coast: Have you ever looked out your window and seen a sloth? Stood up close to a puma or snorkeled with a sea cow? Have you ever been anywhere that was so teeming with life it made you feel more alive? Costa...

Costa Rica Family Friendly Adventure at Diamante

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As a mom and a 15-year veteran of the tourism industry, it takes a lot to impress me when it comes to tourist-centric experiences. In Costa Rica, I’ve experienced every level of service, safety and attention to (or lack of) details....

Parque Reptilandia

Parque Reptilandia

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Parque Reptilandia, Herpetology heaven on earth: My wife, Valerie, and I, both avid herpetologists eager to explore as many Costa Rican wildlife wonderlands as possible, found Parque Reptilandia was a highlight of our trip. In fact,...

Camaronal Costa Rica

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Camaronal Costa Rica: Camaronal is a Costa Rican village with no village there in a land that time forgot. I sat under a rancho with my girlfriend looking at a crescent moon shaped like a woman’s fingernail, fringed by palm fronds...