Costa Rica has many tiny islands that tourists can visit, but the two most important and larger islands are Cocos and Caño. I hope to write about the former one day. It was recently in the running for being one of the seven natural wonders of the world and is a place that Jacques Cousteau called, […]
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I guess I could be accused of being somewhat of a “Pollyanna” when it comes to Costa Rica. I mean even the name of this blog, 365 Reasons I Luuuuuuv Costa Rica, might invoke nausea in some of the less optimistic types (who probably wouldn’t read me anyway). I mean, some of you are probably […]
Costa Rica’s major tourist areas draw hundreds of thousands each year. Everyone wants to see the Arenal Volcano, the monkeys of Manuel Antonio National Park, or surf the friendly waves of Tamarindo beach. Being in the travel business sometimes it is hard to convince folks to go “off the beaten path.” But let me tell […]
Latin people know how to throw a party and Ticos are no exception to that rule. You can count on there being music, maybe a little karaoke, plenty of good food and drink and dancing, lots of never ending dancing. I am now officially a gringo-tico-colombiano having been dating for some time now a great […]
This morning I say adios to the end of a great year and bienvenidos to the start of a new one. I always begin a new year by remembering what was accomplished during the previous one. I believe the thing that was most notable in the year just ended is that I began to understand more of “what” […]
There is no doubting the economic storm that is blowing at hurricane force around the world these days. It’s a real mess out there! Being in Costa Rica does not make one immune either, especially when that someone is in the travel business. I don’t think I am speaking alone in saying that business lately […]
I didn’t grow up with horses. Never even owned one. My horseback riding experience is limited to the numerous trotting tours one can take in the major tourist areas of the country. Yet I have this dream that just won’t die and that is to be a cowboy (or vaquero, in Spanish). I long for […]
Who doesn’t love the weekend? Of course everyone, everywhere, does. There was even that awful 70’s movie (you know, the one with disco queen Donna Summer) entitled, Thank God it’s Friday! But there is something really special about a Costa Rican weekend. The sun always seems to shine a little brighter, especially on SUN-day. Pueblos […]
When I really began to move around to various parts of Costa Rica, especially the diverse barrios of its capital city, San Jose, I noticed a peculiar thing. At least it seemed peculiar to someone like me from a different culture. That is, that life here is lived, for the most part, outside. I say […]
Costa Rican society is decidedly polite compared to that of the U.S. It might be the biggest area of culture shock one will experience after being here for a long time and then returning to the U.S. At least, that has been my experience. Now there are exceptions to every rule. Those apply here on […]
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