Crossing the border between Costa Rica & Nicaragua
The Border Crossing (between Costa Rica & Nicaragua) February 2020 By the second time we take the bus between San José and the border, we feel like old hands, comfortably slotting into the melee of…
Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica and Where It All Began
Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica and Where It All Began September 2019 Whereas Japan made me feel raunchy and India made me feel brave (maybe even reckless), Costa Rica made me feel drunk. Not stupid,…
Cheesecake on the Caribbean Coast
Cheesecake on the Caribbean Coast (Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica) It took me forever to figure out exactly how to approach making a cheesecake. For some reason, it had been the thing that we were…
A Night in La Zona Roja
A Night in La Zona Roja (San José, Costa Rica) November 2019 It shouldn’t have come as a surprise that booking the almost-cheapest lodgings closest to the bus terminals in San José (the Mepe…