puravida Tag Posts Index

A Uniquely Costa Rican Coffee "Artifact" I found at the Super Mercado in Bijagua and a Little Coffee Condiment Life-Hack!

Here is an interesting Costa Rican coffee artifact I got at the Super Economico mercado! I wanted to show you all this fun thing I found at the store in Bijagua

Pura Vida! Hola! Bienvenido! Bienvenida! Hello! Welcome lovers of Costa Rica! New Community for you!

Hello everyone! This is the first post for the new community called "Costa Rica Pura Vida" Please read the community About page to learn the rules and

Don't forget to get a good night's sleep to be productive and live a balanced life

How to split up your day for a balanced life There are 24 hours in a day. They say to live a balanced life you should break up those hours into three equal parts:

Pura Vida! off to Costa Rica for a tica wedding!

Who doesn't love jumping on a plane for the #weekend? You get to look out the window and think about life, forget about work for a little bit and appreciate the

Pura vida! Costa Rican Chifrijo as our first meal of the year

gm foodies from across the globe! We're in the process of making a simple, yet delicious dish from the land of the sloth, Costa Rica! Which is where @pamarias was

Wild Costa Rica.... keep your eyes open!!

HI Hivers! I was reminded a few days ago what a wild place Costa Rica really is. I watched a short video a friend shared of a beautiful puma wandering through the

Linda Experiencia Vivida en este Paseo.

​Queridos amigos buenas noches,hoy comparto con ustedes unas lindas fotos de un viaje que hice a Puerto la Cruz en el Estado Anzoategui- Venezuela Fui al paseo colon

Qué camote!

Pronto mis amigos. De verdad! 💻 👀 ❤️‍🔥 ...

Costa Rica - wild and wonderful

Welcome back! Here are some more photos of my Costa Rica experience. Every day uncovers move wonders of nature and more photo opportunities. It is quite simply,

Fuera de lo cotidiano / Out of the everyday

< div = "texto-justificar"> ¡Antes que todo, feliz año para todos en la comunidad, estuve algo alejado ya que perdi a dos familiares y eso me afectó

Chillin' in Costa Rica: Pura Vida is the Best Life

Here in Costa Rica, @michelios and I are able to spend a great deal of time outdoors. One of our favorite things to do is hike to the Atirro River because there's

Costa Rica VLOG Chapter Two: A Whole Lotta Nuthin'

Every now and then I try to sit down and talk candidly about how things are going for @michelios and me here in Costa Rica. I am thrilled to say that almost every

The Bus People: How It's Going In Costa Rica

I just came back from a walk in the jungle. More precisely, a walk in the rainforest with a backdrop of cloud forest behind me and a view of two active volcanoes

A Day in Cartago, Costa Rica

Last week I had to make a trip into the closest "big" town. Come along for a ride with me in a taxi, in a bus, and with friends as we travel around Cartago

All That Beauty and a Broken Camera

Just My Luck... ...I move to one of the most beautiful places on this planet and my camera breaks. I have no idea what happened to it but I know it can't be fixed

Bus Conversion: Wiring, Plumbing--the Basics

Progress is slow, getting our retired passenger bus ready to become an official tiny home, but it's not because our project manager has been slacking. He and his

Her Name Is Elise And She Is Ours

So What Happened Was.... A while back, I shared with friends that Michel and I might buy a bus that had been converted to a motorhome and live in it full time. We

Out of Africa--So What Happens Next?

From Southwest Virginia to Canada to Poland, then France, England, Morocco and beyond--the last two years have been a whirlwind for me. This is especially poignant

Sex and Dragonflies

Dragonflies have been gracing our planet for around 300 million years and as such are one of the oldest known species on earth today! Sex amongst dragonflies is

Good Morning Nayara!

If you are looking to treat yourself to a luxe, relaxing vacation in the jungle do yourself a favor and check out Nayara Springs.