18th Aug 2023

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28. Quepos Airport

GETTING TO SAN JOSE A trip from our South Pacific towns to San Jose can be a long ordeal; 4 hours when the going is good and much longer when there is traffic, construction, landslips,…

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9th Aug 2023

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27. BABY TURTLE RELEASE

BABY TURTLE RELEASE Did you now you can get a front row seat to a baby turtle release along our local Ojochal and Uvita area beaches? A visiting family members dug through a list of…

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28th Jul 2023

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25. Playa Dominical

DOMIONICAL BEACH One of the best-known surfing destinations in the world, there is much more to Playa Dominical than waves and nomad surfers. The beach has also become a top family destination and the perfect…

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21st Jul 2023

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24. Tinamastes Artisan Market

FERIA TINANAMSTES If you are on the lookout for cool souvenirs, organic produce, artisan crafts, alternative medical products, homemade canned goods and hot sauces (and MUCH more) you MUST check out FERIA TINAMASTES. Every Tuesday…

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7th Jul 2023

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21. Playa Ventanas beach clean-up

YOU CAN’T ESCAPE TRASH While the above heading can be applied to many areas of life, I mean it in the most literal: garbage is everywhere. Middle of the ocean, deserted arctic islands, highest mountain…

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4th Jul 2023

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20. T-Rex Restaurant & Soda

TREX RESTAURATE Y SODA Did you know that Steven Spielberg included Costa Rica in the Jurassic Park script and the movie assumes that the action takes place here, on an island off our South Pacific…

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29th Jun 2023

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19. Electric Fire Ants

MYSTERY BITES When I first arrived in Costa Rica I wasted no time in looking for a low tree branch, monkey bars, random playground equipment or a metal carpet beater that could be used as…

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20th Jan 2023

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18. HELICONIA RESTAURANT

GREAT LITTLE RESTAURANT This great little restaurant has become a RE/MAX standard stop for celebrating staff birthdays or cheering to special occasions. Many reasons conspired to grant this distinction – the close location, the beautiful…

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20th Jan 2023

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17. THE FRUITFLY PROBLEM

THE FRUITFLY PROBLEM I think we are all familiar with the pesky fruit flies – as soon as a bunch of bananas, a few ripe mangos or spare oranges make their way into the kitchen…

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20th Jan 2023

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15. A WEEKEND TRIP TO PANAMA

WHY PANAMA? Sometimes, if you’ve been staying around our beautiful South Pacific coast of Costa Rica for a while, you may get itchy feet for a bit of a weekend gateway. A great destination is…

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