It was the strangest and most beautiful sky I’d ever seen. After witnessing three dramatic changes in weather within an hour, I stood transfixed looking back on the sycamore I had sat under. Its white bark gleamed in the...
My old man has a basketball jones. When I was growing up, we spent every winter Saturday in Jenison Fieldhouse, Michigan State University’s Art Deco barn of an arena.
For 14 years, my dad published an annual called College Basketball Guide,...
Kirani James suffered a major upset in the IAAF World Indoor Championships finishing sixth in the last position in the Men’s 400 metres in Istanbul on Saturday.
James could not meet the challenge of running from lane one as Costa...
Most tourists excitedly Google ‘weather’ when looking to book a holiday. Even more so when it comes to Costa Rica. The country’s weather has always been a mystery to first time holidaymakers. Boasting a tropical clime that is sometimes...
The recent windstorms have burnished the air, and the canyon, hillsides, and rocks stand out in sharp relief, accented by clumps of white clouds that fill half the sky. The beauty is so overwhelming that it’s hard to string...
My wife and I visited Costa Rica for one month this past February
We stayed for almost a week in each location...Arenal, Quepos(2 days), Osa, Uvita, and Tamarindo.
We went for the warmth and sunshine. CR did not disappoint us with...
The latest craze to hit the social networking scene is a craze with a cause. ‘Kony 2012’ is the global movement to get Ugandan rebel Joseph Kony noticed by the whole world. In this modern world, being ‘famous’ means...
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- For all the astonishing feats in his young career, Lionel Messi had never scored five goals in a professional game. And no one had ever scored five times in a Champions League match.
Well, check both of those...
The road up through the mountains from Panama to the Costa Rican border was a tricky drive; first came the rain which turned the road into a river, then the falling rocks and, finally, crazy “King of the Road”...
Walking along the paths of the sylvan city park after a sitting at creek side, I came upon a young foursome enjoying the gorgeous afternoon. They looked like time travelers from the ‘60’s. On a tie-dyed sheet sat the...
