The Crazy Long Drive

The Crazy Long Drive

Costa Rica is notorious for poorly paved, rough, roads, which wind and are pretty scary. That’s why, instead of renting a car and driving between destinations, I opted to take various bus companies. For my ride from Monteverde to Manual Antonio it was the first time...
Real Fear

Real Fear

(Yes, I took that photo. It’s a Spider Monkey at Monteverde Cloud Forest, taken through a telescope.) Fear is such an interesting human condition. Make no mistake, it is a condition we either give in to or fight our way out of. Most interesting to me is how one fear...
Pura Vida

Pura Vida

I’ve been in Costa Rica a week and seen only one full length mirror, in a fitting room in a t-shirt store. There are no mirrors in most of the public restrooms I’ve used, and in my hotels, only a mirror in the bathroom where I can see my face. I go outside each day...
A Costa Rica Conversation

A Costa Rica Conversation

The more locals I meet, the more I get to know about this fascinating country. On a nature walk for sloths and birds, I started realizing how really beautiful Costa Rica is because it has so much nature, and, unlike the States, you don’t see huge structures conveying...