by Staff | Sep 2, 2019 | Out and About
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Mamón Chino Season in Costa Rica: Stop and enjoy the harvest – they will be gone soon. Known for being bountiful in flora and fauna, Costa Rica is a land where fruits and vegetables seemingly take turns becoming ripe...
by Staff | Jan 21, 2019 | Out and About
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Rainy Season Sensations – I can feel it coming in the air tonight: What? Huh? I can’t hear you! The heart of Costa Rica’s rainy season can beat so loudly that it silences all else. To the perceptive human, storms of this...
by Staff | May 3, 2018 | Out and About
Many visitors to Costa Rica wonder if they should bring a lot of cash when they come, where and how to change foreign currencies, and whether or not it’s best to use a credit card. Here’s some advice: • Dollars are widely accepted here, so if you’re from the U.S., by...
by Staff | Apr 1, 2018 | Out and About
[vc_row full_width=”full_width”][vc_column][vc_column_text]The rotonda, or roundabout, is a traffic control device invented by Satan to terrify foreigners. Many extranjeros may have never experienced the heart-pounding confusion associated with being...
by Staff | Mar 2, 2018 | Out and About
When I first moved to Guanacaste, driving around from place to place, I was so amazed by all the cars that would abruptly just stop in the middle of the road to pick up and drop off people. “What’s up with this?!” I kept wondering. A few months went by. Then one day,...
by Staff | Jan 31, 2018 | Out and About
[vc_row full_width=”full_width”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Exchanging money any place is usually tricky. Most of us are accustomed to our own currencies and not dealing with flexible exchange rates, so it’s easy to get confused and taken advantage of. For...
