Super Pura Vida – All In On Costa Rica Part 3
- FEB 28, 2019Parts 1 and 2 of this Howler series recounted my transition to living permanently in Costa Rica. First, came losing the seasonal job in my Rhode Island hometown that had susta
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Tico Time Zone – All In On Costa Rica • The Gambler Part 2
- JAN 05, 2019Part 1 of “All in on Costa Rica” recounted how I managed to get fired from the hometown summer job that was so hard to leave. It was off to Costa Rica for good. Or so I th
Tico Time Zone – All In On Costa Rica • The Great Escape
- DEC 01, 2018Costa Rica Great Escape: August 2018 marked the 20th anniversary of my first business opening in Costa Rica — Super Pura Vida (located where Indra Inn is now). No, not th
ACE Spotlight – Will Matthews
- NOV 01, 2018Will Matthews: The truth is, I didn’t know what to expect when I went to see Will Matthews. I knew he had been playing in the area for a while but our paths had never crosse
Tico Time Zone – How Costa Rica is Changing
- JUL 03, 2018Tico Time Zone: One of my favorite things about Costa Rica is how culturally diverse it has become over the past 25 years, Costa Rica is changing. When I first arrived here an
In The River Tico Time Zone
- JUN 01, 2018In the river in Tico Time Zone: My latest TTZ adventure occurred this past Christmas Eve. I was with my new partner, Ben, in Lagarto Beach, a local fishing town about halfway
Puravidaville – Journey To The Promised Land Part 2
- MAY 03, 2018Where this Tico Time Zone story began and left you good readers in last month’s Howler, my long-awaited journey to Puravidaville was finally underway. I had just landed in C
Dos Locos – Puravidaville, Journey to the Promised Land
- APR 01, 2018[vc_row full_width=”full_width”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ask anyone who’s tried to make it down here and you’ll hear stories about how hard it can be once yo
Spotlight – Max Gea, At Home Singing His Heart Out
- APR 01, 2018[vc_row full_width=”full_width”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The music I choose to cover is based on a personal connection or memorable moment from the past. When I
Dos Locos TTZ – Fiesta Time!!
- JAN 31, 2018This is the time of year in Guanacaste when we all gear up for the transition into full-blown high season. With that comes the annual migration of snowbirds and the musicians