Category: Costa Rica

Sweet Retreat Cabins, Quebradas, Perez Zeledon, Costa Rica

Sweet Retreat Cabins

We were the first people to stay in the Sweet Retreat cabins hosted by Margoth and Wilbur. We knew them from our past trips to Quebradas and were excited to stay in their new resort-style cabins! There are 3 cabins on the property that share…

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Maria making her way through the beans

Coffee Tour in Costa Rica

Over the weekend, we took a trip to the Bela Pitina Waterfall. Just as we were pulling into the parking lot, we saw coffee beans drying on some nearby tables. I snapped a quick photo and we made our way through the garden towards the…

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Maria enjoying a huge falafel sandwich

Beehive Mediterranean Restaurant

We finally made it out to Beehive Restaurant after seeing the ads in Ballena Tales magazine. We were on our way back to San Isidro after a nice weekend at the beach and hoped that it might be open. The restaurant made us feel Pura…

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Flower Bouquet, Entrance Sign, and a Sunset over the Main Building

Hacienda de los Sueños

We took an impromptu trip down to Ojochol over the weekend. The night before we left, we figured we shouldn’t leave our lodging up to chance so we hopped on Booking.com to see what might be available. We were hoping to finally get out to…

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Bathroom at the Surf Inn Playa Hermosa

Surf Inn

On our way back from Monteverde, we were hungry and looking for a beachfront place for some lunch. We stopped at Bowie’s Point for a fish wrap and a burger. Sitting there and gazing out at the Playa Hermosa waves was serene. We were both…

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All kinds of food from Jardines Café

Jardines Café Emma

Jardines is a delicious cafe located in the Esterillos Town Center Plaza! We visited them about a half dozen times during our recent visit to Esterillos. We tried their breakfast and lunch and they are open for dinner too. We were drawn to Jardines because…

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The Spot's outside common area

The Spot

We were on our way to Monteverde and remembered that a friend of ours was staying in Esterillos. In order to spend some time with him, we searched Booking.com to see what kind of inexpensive lodging might be available around there. That’s when we found…

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