Surfing Ollie’s Point after the Storm

Surfing Ollie’s Point after the Storm

In October 2017, a huge storm devastated most of the beaches in Costa Rica. Playas del Coco was totally flooded. Significant beachfront destruction was widespread, and the ocean was very brown. This occurred on a Friday, and just two days later, we were among the...

The Great Rust Truce: Beachside Anti-Corrosion Habits

The Great Rust Truce: Beachside Anti-Corrosion Habits

Living by the sea in Costa Rica is pure magic—adventures before breakfast, culture in every plaza, entertainment from sunset drum circles to beach bars, wildlife gliding past your balcony, and food so fresh your fridge feels redundant. It’s also a splendid place to...

Dragon Fruit (Pitaya) in Costa Rica: Taste, Trails & Trade

Dragon Fruit (Pitaya) in Costa Rica: Taste, Trails & Trade

Costa Rica’s dragon fruit—known locally as pitaya—touches everything travellers and residents love about the country. You can chase adventures on backroads to sunlit trellis farms, feel the pulse of culture at feria markets, sip magenta mixers in beach-town...

Arribada: They Have Arrived!

Arribada: They Have Arrived!

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Over a five-day period, arribada nesting turtles will lay up to 10 million eggs on Ostional's beach. Have you witnessed the arribada of olive ridley green turtles in Ostional, Costa Rica? This is a must-see if you are...

Feria Friendships: Turning Market Day into Your Social Superpower

Feria Friendships: Turning Market Day into Your Social Superpower

Costa Rica lives for Saturday and Sunday ferias—the open-air markets where adventures start with a mango sample, culture flows with marimba covers of pop hits, entertainment is a juggler busking by the cassava stall, wildlife appears as hummingbirds flirting with...

Ahi Tuna: From “Wishing I Was Fishing” to Dinner Tonight

Ahi Tuna: From “Wishing I Was Fishing” to Dinner Tonight

Ahi Tuna: From “Wishing I Was Fishing” to Dinner Tonight The Pacific wore that slate-blue glare that makes every ripple feel like a promise. A frigatebird cut low, the skipper eased the throttle, and the line began to sing. Thirty yards out—flash, thump, and a...