Wellness: Superfoods – Guanabana
Costa Rica has a way of weaving guanábana into almost every part of daily life. You sip it as a cold fresco after a long surf session, lick it off a dripping ice cream cone at a beach fiesta, and see it piled high in market stalls beside plantains and papayas while...
From Flab to Fab: The Non-Surgical ContourSlim Treatment Everyone’s Talking About
From Flab to Fab: The Non-Surgical ContourSlim Treatment Everyone’s Talking About ContourSlim LipoZeroPro: Your Body and Face, Refined Without Surgery When you hear “body contouring”, you might picture surgery, weeks of recovery and a lot of nerves. ContourSlim...
From Brows to Body: Why Isa Skincare Is Costa Rica’s Go-To Clinic for Total Rejuvenation
Isa Skincare Costa Rica: A Personal, High-Tech Path to Timeless Skin Walking into Isa Skincare feels less like stepping into a clinic and more like being welcomed into a beauty atelier where every treatment is designed just for you. Soft lighting, calm voices and the...
Costa Rican Glow-Up: A Complete Isa Skincare Journey from Jungle Ingredients to Luminous Skin
There’s a reason Isa Skincare feels different from the first pump of product. It’s not just the elegant packaging or that golden Costa Rican glow in the photos – it’s a full ritual built on rainforest botanicals, smart science and a simple three-step routine that...
Lake Arenal Condos
Lake Arenal Condos is the premier vacation community in the Lake Arenal Region of Costa Rica. All units have been meticulously constructed, bringing you a modern yet comfortable stay in the heart of Costa Rica’s crown jewel, and with the best view of the Lake Arenal...
Same Month, Different Planet: The Real Reason Costa Rica Skips “Winter”
Short answer: Northern countries label seasons by daylight and temperature, while Costa Rica names them by rainfall—hence December–April is “summer” here. What do “winter” and “summer” actually mean? Short answer: The meaning changes with the metric you use, light and...
Celebrating the Dining Culture of Costa Rica
Expat Traditional Holiday Meals Go Tico? Expats can beautifully combine traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas foods with Costa Rican influences by blending familiar holiday dishes with local ingredients and flavors. For Thanksgiving, incorporating Costa Rican staples...
The Original and Still the Best: La Fortuna to Monteverde, Around Lake Arenal
Costa Rica’s classic loop around Lake Arenal to Monteverde is the sort of road trip that stitches together the country’s greatest hits: adventure in all weather, rainforest wildlife at arm’s length, culture and small-town hospitality, family-friendly entertainment,...
Recipe of The Month – Ceviche
Costa Rican Ceviche: the cool, zesty bite of pura vidaCosta Rica has a way of turning simple moments into mini-adventures—morning surf followed by strong coffee, live marimba drifting from the plaza, scarlet macaws flashing through the canopy, and business chats that...
Think it Over
Moving to Costa Rica is thrilling, bewildering and wonderfully human all at once. I learned early that the country rewards those who arrive curious and willing to adapt. The moment I caught myself repeating, “That’s not how we do it back home,” I realised I was...