By Richard Benson On my weekly meander through the Quepos Feria I spot something new amidst the unique jewelry offerings at Parroquia’s display. It turns out to be the colorful cover of a children’s picture book, Sofie’s Solitaires, written by local author Helen M. Woodhouse. Parroquia hands me a poster,
Read MoreBy Nancy Buchan There are probably more songs written about love gone bad because of those issues than there are sweet songs about perfect relationships and everlasting fidelity. Mainly ‘cause the messy stuff is way more interesting! Every style of music has their entries into this category, and frankly there
Read MoreBy Jim Parisi Liisa Vexler is a conundrum: she is an engaging mother of two boys, Dexter & Charlie, happily married to their father, Derek. They are a family unit who enjoy doing things together: a classic family unit. I know these people. Liisa is a no-nonsense, down to earth
Read MoreBy Amber Zuckswert What do you do in the heat of the Costa Rican Summer when all you want is a piece of cake? Whip up this super easy and scrumptious raw vegan, no-bake, cake made with natures most perfect foods. It is creamy, sweet, fresh, tart, and beautiful. Coconut
Read More4th Tournament at the Tennis Club Quepos was held November 01 – 09, 2014. It was a big success with 26 players. A nice crowd of enthusiastic tennis fans came to watch and enjoy lunch.
Read MoreCosta Rica Pro Rafting Team Brings Home the Bronze! Achievements May-June 2014. The Pro Rafting team represented the city of Quepos Aguirre CR Rafting Championship, earning with just a month of training, the best record at the team level. Surpassing our expectations and those of many teams with much more experience
Read MoreBienvendios/Welcome to Paradise in December 2014…we are rockin’ & rollin’ into High Season and so happy you have come to enjoy our beautiful area! Our rains are coming to an end but we are lush with greenery of every shade right next to the beautiful blue Pacific—you picked a great
Read MoreBy Nancy Buchan To my amazement and delight I find myself living right next to a real jungle. Not in the dense thick of it, but it is nearby and there’s plenty of proof that the animals and insects and birds and plants share its edges with us town dwellers.
Read MoreBy Sarah Munro The phone rings. I look at the display. It’s one of my best fishing buddies here in Costa Rica. He says he’s got our fall trip all hooked up. I grin. My heart starts beating faster, I struggle to listen closer. The trip is 3 days, with
Read MoreBy Shelagh Duncan A sofa is one of the biggest furniture investments you’ll make — and one of the most permanent. Even if you’re just buying a budget one for a temporary fix, you know that it’ll eventually get less and less comfortable and the prospect of replacing it will
Read MoreBy Todd Pequeen Ebb and flow, rhythm and tempo, it doesn’t matter what you call it. The world works in patterns and is always in balance. Night to day, ying to yang, in good times or bad, everything around us organically transitions back and forth. Why then, as humans aren’t
Read MoreBy Jim Parisi Donald Ruetz felt as if his dreams had come true. He’d met Cynthia, the woman who was his perfect mate. They’d married and then had two sons, Jack and Justin. He decided to retire two years early as Police Captain of Culver City in Southern California after
Read MoreBy Jack Ewing The Season is Here for Bird Watching Fever The patter of raindrops lightly pelting the leaves far above our heads was the first warning of a change in weather. It would take a minute or two for the rain to filter down 50 meters, through the layers
Read MoreTenemos para ustedes una pequeña reflexión, la cual deberán completar usando el Pasado Simple, además deben terminar la historia y mandar el final a nuestro email [email protected], el cual será corregido y justificado por alguna de nuestras profesoras y reenviado a ustedes. ¡Suerte! Después de un largo día de caza,
Read MoreBy Volunteer Duncan Coleman KSTR would like to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving! The holiday season is a time of giving thanks so we chose this heart warming story to welcome in the season! Enjoy! Lucy… An anteater to many, a remarkable novelty to others, and to a select
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