by Staff | Oct 30, 2019 | Out and About
Just a day trip away from the busy Tamarindo tourist scene, you may be surprised by the discoveries awaiting in Guanacaste. Travel through prairie farm landscapes into dense forests rimming the mountains. In between are clusters of houses and all manner of...
by Staff | Oct 30, 2019 | Cool Places
Peace in the Valley: The Monteverde Quakers of Costa Rica. Costa Rica has been proclaimed the jewel of Central America for some time, with many good reasons. Biodiversity and eco-consciousness are rightfully among the familiar claims to fame, as well as the country’s...
by Staff | Jun 28, 2019 | Cool Places
Soda y Mirador Cinchona or Colibri Cafe: More Than Just Great Food. One of the ways to experience the real Costa Rica is to dine in a “soda,” Tico slang for a small restaurant or diner. The etymology of this seemingly Spanglish name is unclear. Many believe it is...
by Staff | May 31, 2019 | Cool Places
SEE ALL ADVENTURE DEALS IN PANAMA — CLICK HERE Boats, Bikes, Buses and Big Yellow Taxis: Navigating Bocas del Toro, Panama. The archipelago of Bocas del Toro, off of Panama’s Caribbean coast, has become internationally popular in the last decade or so....
by Staff | Apr 30, 2019 | Surf Features
Laird Hamilton: Surf Legend Chooses Costa Rica Destination to Promote Health and Fitness. Most of us would probably agree that surfing is the best activity to maintain your surfing fitness. But is it enough? What about the times you can’t be out in the water?...
by Rachel Cherry White | Apr 29, 2019 | Cool Places
Santa Teresa Time – Just While Away Your Day. On the Nicoya Peninsula’s southwest coast sits the idyllic village of Santa Teresa. A haven for surfers, hippies and tourists, not to mention Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen, this dusty little community has everything...
by Staff | Apr 29, 2019 | Cool Places
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 San Gerardo de Dota might be...
by Staff | Apr 29, 2019 | Cool Places
Los Quetzales National Park – Costa Rica’s Shangri-La. Shangri-La, the mythical, magical, cloud-shrouded village hidden high in the mountains, was described in the 1933 novel “Lost Horizon” by British author James Hilton. Does a place like this really exist?...
