There are a few things you learn quickly after landing in Costa Rica. One, geckos run the place and you…
The rush before Christmas never arrives quietly. It bursts in like a drunk uncle who ignores the doorbell and immediately…
If someone had told me a few years ago that our first Christmas outside Canada would involve palm trees lit…
Once upon a Christmas, there lived a wealthy expat on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. He owned a stunning…
There’s a moment in every person’s life when they learn the truth about themselves. Some folks discover it while meditating,…
There is a certain kind of quiet you only find when life stops trying to impress you. The world outside…
As the Christmas parade was on in Atenas last night, what better way to kick off the season than a…
There’s something about leaving home that opens your eyes to what you truly value. You start to notice the little…
It might come as a surprise, but in Costa Rica, removing seashells from the beach is not only discouraged, it’s…
Somewhere between instant coffee and next-day delivery, we lost something important. Something that used to make life feel a little…