Meet Ricardo Ávila, Costa Rica National Artist
I walk through the doors of the Museo de Arte Costarricense, the national art museum in San José, and enter the first exhibit to the left. Before I even…
Rainforest Friday: the Rhinoceros Beetle in Costa Rica
Some of my readers may be curious about how I spend my weekends here in the Costa Rican rainforest. Well, said readers, today is your lucky day. I’m here to…
Casa Saltshaker Pops-up – and Rides to Shore – in Playa Jacó
This Valentine’s Day there was a lot more than love flowing at Side Street Bistro near the shores of Playa Jacó, Costa Rica. By night, the trendy sandwich shop and bar was…
(From left: Jose Sanchez Pacheo, Viví Daz, Jon Hochstat, Danny Clark, Chef Dan Perlman and Lauren Salisbury)
Rainforest Friday: Costa Rica Stone Spheres
England has Stonehenge, Egypt has the Pyramids and Costa Rica has... spheres? Costa Rica Stone Spheres Hundreds of stone spheres were discovered in the 1930's in Southwestern Costa Rica, in…
Book Review: “The Real San José”
It seems that San José, Costa Rica gets painted in the same negative light in every guidebook I read. “San José is congested, bustling and noisy,” says the Moon Handbook…
Discovering Tamarindo, Costa Rica in Photos
My exploration of Costa Rica has been off to a slow start. Well, at least that’s how I feel when I think back to how jam-packed my travel schedule…
Rainforest Friday: Ziplining in Costa Rica
“Listo?” the guide at Canopy la Carpintera asks as he completes his safety check of my harness and carabiners. I nod my head and then one-two-three - I am ziplining…
Where to Stay in Tamarindo, Costa Rica: Coral Reef Surf Hostel
Jeff Pickett and I sit in blue and green beanbag chairs on the wooden patio at Coral Reef Surf Hostel. The sun burns hot today in Tamarindo, a surf…
Rainforest Friday: Snakes of Costa Rica
In my day to day life living and working in the Costa Rican rainforest, I get a lot of interesting visitors. Some have eight legs, most crawl, and nearly all…
Summiting Irazú Volcano
From the outskirts of Tres Rios, a city at roughly 4,400 feet in Costa Rica’s Central Valley, we drive to the west, winding up, up, up enroute to the summit…
