Towards the end of another –  even hotter than usual –  summer, La Mata is celebrating its Patron Saint, the Virgin of the Rosary.   Today dawned with my usual yoga and meditation routine on my terrace, followed by a walk along the boardwalk with my dogs for a cup of coffee.       Read more about La Mata Fiesta Patronal[…]

I buckled up my seat belt for landing.  Flying low over Costa Rica’s highlands, I looked down on green jungle dotted with single storey wooden dwellings with corrugated iron roofs. A twenty minute taxi ride took me from San Jose airport to my friend Ros’s coffee farm, where I stepped out into the glorious scent Read more about Pura Vida[…]