We had high expectations before coming, about the food, about nature, about the people. So here is our opinion in a nutshell: We loved: What we expected to be better: the food. We were a bit surprised by how bland and lacking in creativity the food offering was overall. We like to dive into local […]
Costa Rica
Life is a beach!! …with unusual roommates
It all began with an electrocuted marlin. On the restaurant across from the supermarket we were stocking up in before heading down to the deeply wild (and isolated) Osa Peninsula. The thunderstorm came in so quickly and so brutally that it took down the electricity in Puerto Jimenez and since that unfortunate metal marlin was […]
Xocolatl: from monkeys falling off trees to the drink of the Gods…
Did you know that…. monkeys die from eating the cocoa bean? They just shake the fruit, then smash it, then suck on it. It tastes a bit like a squishy banana. cocoa is pollinated by a tiny, minuscule mosquito? the Mayans created the first chocolate drink, called “drink of the gods” cocoa first needs to […]
Zipping through the cloud forest
Really, there’s not much to be said about this experience, except that it was absolutely INSANE!! As if the beautiful views and exhilaration of 1.5km ziplining through and over the tree canopy wasn’t enough – including a few rescue missions as some of us got stuck on the way 🙂 -, they created a grande […]
Pura Vida!
“Pura Vida”! It means the good life, at its purest. I knew it was a common expression in Costa Rica, but I did not understand that it’s actually their day to day send off, i.e. as Americans would say “take care” or the French “à bientôt”, well, they say “pura vida”! Which encompasses the all-round […]
On the heels of the fabulous animals of Monteverde
We landed in San José in the afternoon of the 24th of July (or the night in Geneva). Arrived, the passport checker stamped the Costa Rican stamp🇨🇷 on our passports!!!The”real” trip had actually started😱!!! Then, knowing that life in San José was too noisy and not made for us, we moved on to Monteverde, where […]