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Skip the studio – 5 benefits of a beach yoga practice

When I came to Tamarindo I was disappointed to find that there were not any beach yoga classes. I love my heated indoor studio back in the States, but here I was hoping to find something more and take advantage of the amazing outdoor space. Uninspired by the thought of practicing indoors I decided to venture to the beach for my first attempt at a solo practice. I’ve never really enjoyed a solo practice other than refining specific poses and…

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Taking off

This last day in Canada once again, and this time my best friend, my solemate and my spirt twin is with me, her name is Kali, my name is Devyn. We are two girls who left our cold country behind for the injection of  the pura vida. Kali is a mutt dog, I think of her as a rocking dog though, she lights up everyones day, unless they are cat people. She is a therapeutic dog, so she is very…

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10 ways living next to a beach will ruin your life forever

Growing up in the sweltering hot and dry summers of Las Vegas, I was perfectly contented with the blessed relief of my family’s backyard pool. This contentment lasted for 24 years. Then I moved to Tamarindo, in an apartment with a walk less than 2 minutes away from the beach. I’m now ruined, mis amigos, forever! A concrete backyard pool shall never again suffice. Living next to the natural, enormous, beautiful (not to mention – FREE) wonder that is the…

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Patagonia Fire

Horrible news for all of us who loved Patagonia Seafood. A fire tore through the restaurant yesterday and destroyed most of the building. I was at Coral Reef hostel just as the fire started, and it spread extremely quickly. There wasn’t much that could be done to save the building since the dry thatch roof caught on fire and spread across because of the winds yesterday. If you want to contribute to help out those employees of Patagonia who are…

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Sprout moving to new location in Tamarindo

My culinary journey in Tamarindo is limited to how far my feet can carry me, so when I found out Sprout was moving to the old FT’s location across from Witch’s Rock Surf Camp I could hardly contain myself. I caught up with Mike to get the scoop on what the new location will be offering as well as get a behind the scenes tour of the almost completed kitchen. Sprout will be open for business starting this Saturday, November…

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Surfing with the unknown

Well as you know life as a surfer is full of great times, people, and nature’s surprises, if you are a surfer you know this, if you are not I will fill you in a little. So it all starts as the sun rises, and with the day now beginning thoughts of when the tide is high, low, and thoughts of the wind being on shore or off shore, start to fill our skulls up.  We want to surf. We think…

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Tamarindo Cribs

Good news for anybody in Tamarindo or wanting to visit Tamarindo. My friend Junior has designed an amazing website over at TamarindoCribs.com Here’s a description from the site: TamarindoCribs.com is the only website you’ll need to find your own piece of paradise; whether you’re looking for a vacation rental, a long-term rental or you’re ready to buy in the Tamarindo area. It’s super easy to list properties you have for rent or sale, and it’s easy to navigate and see…

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Sharky’s Beer Pong Rules!

Half the battle of winning a beer pong tournament is knowing the rules, and every beer pong tournament has different rules. Ben goes over the house rules for Sharky’s in this video. Learn ’em, Know ’em, and win! Comments comments

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Shark FM interview

If you haven’t been tuning into Tamarindo’s local station, SharkFM, you’re missing out! Almost every business owner, singer, surfer, has their own radio show and it’s all volunteer run. I had the privilege of being on Cinde’s Happy Hour show as well as Uptown Sound with Bradley Brown. Check out the interview here: Comments comments

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