If you’re getting ready to come to Costa Rica, you may want to learn a little a Spanish. Is Costa Rican Spanish any different that the Spanish you learned in high school? What are the differences of Costa Rican Spanish?
Traveling to Cartago, Costa Rica and got stuck with a rainy day? No fear! Just because it’s raining doesn’t mean you can’t have fun. Here are 15 things you can still do and enjoy yourself when it’s pouring!
You thought you knew what a guava was until you heard of guayaba. But then, they threw in Guayabo. And guanabana? Why is this so confusing? Here’s how to tell the difference.
Costa Rica and I had a rough start together. I wasn’t really sure I liked the place, and I think Costa Rica felt the same about me. However, that changed quickly and my feelings were reconciled after one late night locked outside the house.
Every single one of us is guilty of making assumptions about things we don’t understand. Costa Rica is no exception. In order to set the record, here are the top ten bonehead beliefs about Costa Rica and the truth about them.
Happy Birthday to NY to Costa Rica! My blog is now officially one year old and it’s been 35 years since I’ve first set foot in Costa Rica. A lot has happened over the past 365 days, but we’re going ahead full steam ahead.
We’ve already talked about the horrors of culture shock when traveling to a foreign country, but what happens when you return to your home country and feel like a stranger? Reverse culture shock is also a difficult situation and here are my thoughts.
What do squirrels look like in Costa Rica? And why do they like hanging out at the beach? Here’s what happened when we encountered a coconut-loving squirrel on the shores of Playa Mantas.
If you grew up in the 70’s like me, you had Tang in orange and grape. In Costa Rica, Tang is alive and well with some really different flavors!
If you’ve ever traveled to Costa Rica, then you know the coffee is simply delicious! There are many reasons this specific brew is so tasty. Here’s why Costa Rican coffee is so gosh-darned good.