Travel

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...

Daytime tours are very popular activities down in the Osa Peninsula, and in Costa Rica in general. Daytime is when you can see curious monkeys, chirping birds, sleeping cats, coiled snakes, and many other plants, mammals, reptiles, and insects....

Among the Central American countries, Costa Rica (such a Spanish name suggests a “Wealthy Coast”, maybe because of its abundant natural resources) is one the world’s most interesting places for tourism. There are many reasons why any person would...

More and more people living in North America and elsewhere are considering the question of how to living differently, and perhaps even considering moving abroad to do that.  For many, life is becoming more intense and uncomfortable, so it might...

Surfing is one of the ways that visitors and locals experience the Osa Peninsula in a unique way. Paddling out to catch the fresh rays of morning sunlight, or squeezing in an evening session at the end of the day...

For many of you there may be a sense of trepidation, or at least mild concern, about going to another country for major dental work. Even though there is the promise of saving a lot of money with a...

For such a small country, the diversity is positively stunning.  There are actually 23 climate zones in San Jose alone, and 37 different climate zones in the country itself.  But with such diversity, there are only two seasons –...