Maybe you’re not a surfer and still want to be active at the beach, or maybe you’re reminded of your high school glory days every time you walk by the sand volleyball courts, or maybe you’re lured in by the hot athletic girls in bikinis. The beach volleyball temptation is real! Whatever your reason for wanting to play and regardless your skill level, there are a few basics to know so you can hold your own on the courts. –…
And if you don’t have a dog, what you can learn from mine… Dog person or not, there are a few lessons we could all learn from the four-legged, furry wonders that would make our world a much better place. Treat every time your loved ones leave the house or return home as if it were the last. The kisses and sad puppy eyes I get from my dog every time I leave the house, and the enthusiastic welcome…
I’ve practiced all over and I always run into the same types of people. Love ‘em or hate ‘em they are always there. Chances are if you haven’t done yoga, it’s because you are avoiding these people! So here they are “the 5 people you love to hate in yoga class” and I should probably just go ahead and add me in for number 6 since all my fellow yogis will love to hate me after reading this article. 1.…
Hola! My name is Fleur and you might know me from the front desk of Sunset Hostel above the Super Compro, you know the supermarket that sells that delicious Arizona carrot juice in the class bottles? Anyway, even though this is my first experience with working at a hostel, I have stayed in plenty all around the world and it feels like you always meet these five types of people The lads-on-tour lad So this is my favorite least favorite!…
Ask yourself one question. What would you do if you came face to face with a real, live Bigfoot, a Sasquatch a Yeti? This is a question one must ask one’s self when traveling through the wilderness of the great unknown that is Costa Rica. Visualize yourself walking through the dense jungle of Costa Rica. Feel the humidity on your skin. Feel the occasional sun light that peaks through the trees. Hear the sound of howler monkeys, crickets the mosquitos.…
First off, I want to say this article will be a positive piece about surfing, even though the title can seem negative to some, but I’ll explain that later. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary a Kook is… “one whose ideas or actions are eccentric, fantastic, or insane : a screwball” I like this definition for two reasons, it’s general and positive, unlike the UrbanDictionary.com definitions. (Look it up yourself) And the second reason is that I now know the word “Kook”…
After living in New York City for nearly 10 years, many of my friends are surprised that I would pick Tamarindo as my new home. But as different as they may seem, there are actually a lot of similarities that can make any New Yorker feel at home. – Neighborhoods: New Yorkers hate leaving their neighborhood. If you have a friend that lives down in SoHo, good luck getting them to come to the Upper East Side for drinks. Tamarindo is like…
Like many millennials I won’t skip out on awesome travels because I haven’t made my billions yet like Mark Zuckerburg. I’m definitely what you would call a cost-conscious traveler. However, where I’m not like most millennials, at least the ladies, is that I’m not a raging feminist, and it’s for one reason and one reason alone that I hold this view – FREE DRINKS!! That’s right, who wants equal rights when you can get free drinks. Before you totally hate…
“Paradise” is a funny word. By dictionary definition, it means ‘an ideal or idyllic place or state.’ There have been many-a-debate over paradise. For some people, the beach and palm trees come to mind. For some, it’s mountains topped with glittery snow. And I’m sure countless variations in between. When my husband and I decided we were fed up with climbing the corporate ladder and suffering through Chicago winters (yes, based on our preferences, it was suffering) we landed on…
We had some fun this week over at the EF Playa Tamarindo school making this video. The 4 secrets to winning beer pong. Enjoy! Comments comments