By Jack Ewing Every place in the world―from the polar regions to the deep ocean, from the streets of a big city to the tropical rain forest―has its own particular hazards, of which you need to be aware. If you live in the city you learn about the dangers there
Read MoreBy Sam Trull, Wildlife Manager of Kids Saving the Rainforest I want to apologize now for the sad nature of this but everyone has been asking me to write about what happens when animals don’t survive. Finally, tonight, I feel inspired to type. I’m no stranger to death. Coming up on
Read MoreHere are some of the most common decorating questions that I have been asked over the years. What Colour Should I Paint My Walls? You can take a cue from your wardrobe – what colours do you love to wear. Which ones get you the most complements? You may love
Read MoreBy Jim Parisi Eric Clapton once said, “I think of guitar playing as accompaniment. Anything beyond that gets gimmicky”. Apparently, violinist Ricardo Ramirez agrees with Clapton. A member of the Costa Rican Grammy award winning band Editus, Ramirez recently released his first solo endeavor, and I really like the concept
Read Moreby Todd Pequeen I have lived out of a camper van for months at a time. I sincerely hope to again have my bed, kitchen, and living area in five meters of space. There is something very liberating about having everything one needs in a small area with the ability to be able to hit the
Read MoreBy Amber Zuckswert As we step into the dawn of a new year we have one simple choice. To bounce out of bed with radiant energy, eager to jump into the adventures and endless opportunity of the day. Or, sluggishly roll out dreading work with brain fog, anxiety and worry.
Read MoreAlthough born in San Luis Obispo, Roger grew up in Chicago, later attending Stanford University, where he studied linguistics and life and nurtured his very inquisitive and nimble mind. He had four siblings, two of whom still live in the States. Roger traveled a lot when he was younger, lived
Read MoreBy Os ¡Feliz Año Nuevo amigos! ¿How were your holidays? ¿Did you enjoy them? Snowball. It is hard to get one around here, isn’t it? Well, not this kind of snowball… This snowball is made of Spanish. We are gonna start with isolated words and by the end of this
Read MoreBienvenidos/Welcome to 2015 in Paradise! Happy New Year to everyone – we hope you are having a great time …you have come to a wonderful place to enjoy everything that Costa Rica has to offer-and more…we have the most exciting tours and the best restaurants so play hard and eat
Read MoreBy Shelagh Duncan Usually, in Costa Rica, we opt for the practical and go with ceramic when we choose flooring for our homes. Well, why not? There are ceramic tiles of almost every colour, pattern, size and style to choose from. But what other options are there? We know that
Read MoreBy Todd Pequeen The world we live in bombards us with stress. Social, economic, political, and religious pressures (to name a few) are in constant rotation in our minds. Because of this, many of us ex-pats find comfort living abroad. I have more choice over certain matters, or I simply
Read MoreBy Sarah Munro Fishing here in the waters off of Quepos is amazing. Year round you can go out and catch something. I can honestly say I have never been on a boat here that went out and didn’t catch a fish. And if you’re here, right now, in December,
Read MoreHola amigos y amigas de Tico Talk. Finalizando el año 2014, Tico Talk les agradecer por habernos acompañado todo este año en nuestra sección. Debido a que en Costa Rica la Navidad se vive Pura Vida, tenemos un artículo sobre cómo celebran los ticos la Navidad y por qué tan
Read MoreBy Volunteer Kerstin Johnson, Assistant Principal at Nimitz Elementary School, Cupertino, Ca This summer I spent two hours a day observing a young tamandua (anteater) search for food in a cecropia tree. When she climbed to 20 meters, I felt like a proud mom watching her baby walk for the first time.
Read MoreBy Jack Ewing Most of our clients at Hacienda Baru Lodge come here by way of the coastal highway which takes them through all of the oil palm plantations beginning in Parrita and extending a total of 40 kilometers all the way to Portalón to the south of Quepos. I
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