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A fabulous life in stunning Costa Rica has attracted retired expats for decades. Do your own dreams take you there?Excitement. Adventure. Anticipation. Oh, yes, and a healthy dose of trepidation, too.  Can you feel them? If so, the idea...

Costa Rica is known for being one of the most visually stunning countries in Latin America. Travelers, tourists, and locals are always astounded by its beautiful landscapes and amazing wildlife.  Costa Rica has rain forests, volcanoes, savannahs, cloud forests,...

The Costa Rican Legislative Assembly introduced a bill to close the National Highway Council (CONAVI), in a forum called The Need for Reforms on Public Transport.  The National Institute of Road Infrastructure's (INIV) initiative eliminates the Steering Board of...

For just today and tomorrow, Oct. 5/6th, Southwest Airlines is offering a seat sale on flights to the Caribbean and Central America.This sale applies for select international non-stop flights on any Tuesday or Wednesday during the time frame of...

The Pacific Southern Zone is quite unique in Costa Rica.  There are lots and lots of uninhabited spaces, miles of vibrant rain forests, empty beaches, and quaint local villages.  Plan for unexpected stops for photo opportunities when the scarlet...

So here you are. If not toothless, maybe more than halfway there. Trying to hold things together with a partial perhaps, or some other dental engineering just waiting to fail you. Your life is reduced to waiting for the...

Following a recent press conference in San Jose, the World Surf League (WSL) made the exciting announcement that Costa Rica is now back on the Men’s and Women’s Qualifying Schedule (QS).  After 14 years away from this tour, this...

Yoga is not Sanskrit for stretching; it actually means to join or unite.  Yoga is a combined spiritual, mental, and physical practice.  Most yoga poses focus on flexibility and strength, and each pose involves different groups of muscle functioning...

There is a new normal when it comes to receiving first-rate dental work at extremely affordable prices.  It’s called Costa Rican Dental Tourism.  The idea behind this kind of medical tourism is not new.   About 30 years ago, before...

As my three month Costa Rican excursion drew to a close, I had the opportunity to visit one of the most aesthetically and spiritually moving places in the world. I was to embark on a yoga retreat at the...