Tag: the great escape
San Jose: a first impression of a modern Latin American city
There’s a gap that is found somewhere between Tijuana and the Amazon rain forest that doesn’t receive a great deal of coverage.
We don’t...
Teach Your Kids to Garden in Costa Rica
A beautiful aspect of living in a year-round warm climate is that one can easily grow their own produce. Sharing this magic with children...
Why We Ate Better in a Third-World Country
It really didn’t occur to me that living in the United States, the land of obesity, was like living through a famine.
While visiting...
5 Ways to Lessen Your Baby’s Carbon Footprint
We all love babies. They’re small, squeaky mini-versions of adults, full of energy and personality, and adorable to boot.
These tiny packages of joy...
How to Live in Costa Rica on a Budget
An adventurous, beautiful reality is possible for less than what many people are paying in the States.
When people see photos from our new...
Why We Picked Up and Left the United States—and the American Dream—Behind
In my early twenties, I built a very nice pit for myself. You might be able to relate. It was a pit that I...
