Life on the run, oops, I mean traveling a lot.

How to keep your passport current in Costa Rica

I have a new mantra since moving to Costa Rica. If it's worth doing, it's worth doing slowly. In the rush of daily life, the life I'd...

How the best-laid plans get even better when you give yourself the freedom to pivot and try something else. I fell in love with France...

So, I found a gym here that has some heavy bags for boxing and kickboxing training. They're in a part of the building with no air...

I learned a few new things this morning before my first cup of coffee: There is a skunk in our apartment complex. Mi perro fue rociado...

Customer service is amazingly good in our little corner of Costa Rica. There are no self-service or automated car washes near us. To get...

Spanish, kilometers, and lawyers...oh my...or, how we bought a car in Costa Rica. One of the big reasons we shifted our "retirement" from...

The saying in Costa Rica is “Pura Vida”, strictly translated it means Pure Life. You can use it for everything; “Hello”, to “Good-bye”,...

When you do the crazy thing, it’s exciting! The thing that other people said, “Wow! That sounds amazing!” and “Good for you for being so...

Musings on the volcano next door. So, I've had a standing new year's resolution for the past 20 years or so: NOT to ride in or attempt...

Costa Rican Diary, May 24th, 2022 Getting from where we are to where we want to be, with less. I’ve noticed that the closer you get to a...