Costa Rica

The Caribbean coast of Costa Rica is a place of epic beauty and diversity. Often overshadowed by major destinations in Costa Rica on the Nicoya Peninsula on the Pacific Coast of Coast Rica; the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica often falls off the places to visit in Costa Rica for many travelers – to their […]

6KM from the base of the Arenal Volcano is the town of La Fortuna. No longer the quiet town that sprouted from tourism boom that followed the last major volcanic eruption in 1968; the town is now one of Costa Rica’s busiest tourist destinations. While the Arenal Volcano has been officially dormant since 2010, the

Monteverde was not initially on my list of places to visit in Costa Rica. I was already planning to visit La Fortuna, and for some reason, I thought the two places were be quite similar. Andres, a local working at my hostel in Manuel Antonio, convinced me otherwise. “It’s the most beautiful place in Costa

After a few days of relaxing on the beach and getting settled to the Pura Vida life in Playa Jaco, I was ready to move on to the next leg of my journey – Manuel Antonio. Hiking, beaches, waterfalls, wildlife, Manuel Antonio offers travelers a plethora of experiences that no Costa Rican vacation is complete

My one year sabbatical begins in Costa Rica. Bordered by two oceans – the Pacific to the West, and the Atlantic on the East – the tiny nation of Costa Rica occupies less than 1% of the world’s landmass, but is home to a whopping 5% of the world’s biodiversity! For four years in a