Start a green pharmacy with potted herbs
HOME GARDENING: Basil, rosemary, thyme and oregano are versatile herbs to have handy in a potted Mediterranean kitchen herb garden.
Good nutritional habits start at home
NUTRITION IN THE NEWS: Use healthy eating habits to combat child obesity and even ADHD.
Hotel Costa Rica: Come on down!
UNDER THE SUN: A U.S. expat buys land and attempts to build a hotel on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Chapter 3 of 8.
Hotel Costa Rica: Proposition Night
UNDER THE SUN: A U.S. expat buys land and attempts to build a hotel on the Pacific coast of CostaRica. Chapter 2 of 8.
Hotel Costa Rica: Fleeing the American dream
UNDER THE SUN: A U.S. expat buys land and attempts to build a hotel on the Pacific coast of CostaRica. Chapter 1 of 8.
Take responsibility for your own health
NUTRITION IN THE NEWS: Grandiose – and doomed – New Year’s resolutions to lose weight aren’t necessary if you set realistic goals and make required lifestyle changes little by little.
Expat anthology paints ‘Costa Rica Kaleidoscope’
OPEN BOOK: “The Bards of Paradise,” a group of expat writers in Costa Rica, offer up an insightful collection of writings about the country they call home.
Artificial reefs: like pulperías with real pulpos
THE BIG BLUE: Manmade reefs create habitat for marine life and dive sites and fishing spots for humans.
The tail of the dog
SOMEONE SAID: Why wagging works for man’s best friend.
The itch to be rich
SOMEONE SAID: Gramps discovers his grandson has an obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Costa Rica on its way to ocean supremacy
THE BIG BLUE: The small Central American country has become a world ocean sport contender.
El dilema of gender confusion in Spanish
SO TO SPEAK: Exceptions to gender rules complicate matters for Spanish-language learners.
In for a future shock
SOMEONE SAID: Are humans getting smarter with each succeeding generation? And what does that mean for us old folk?
Use science to stay in shape this holiday season
NUTRITION IN THE NEWS: Nutritionist-endorsed tips to avoid weight gain over the holidays.
Pan American Life now offers medical policy in Costa Rica
INSURANCE IN COSTA RICA: Pan American Life Insurance Company’s upmarket individual medical insurance policy will accept applicants up to 75 and has no residency requirement.
Establishing values for insurance purposes
INSURANCE IN COSTA RICA: It is up to you to establish the value of the car or home you wish to insure. So what are the ground rules?
Silly scenes and signs found ‘Sólo en Costa Rica’
AROUND COSTA RICA: A popular Facebook page of amusing Costa Rican scenes to date has more than 130,000 Ticos laughing at themselves.
But none of us cared for Kate
SOMEONE SAID: Whether we are wanderers or landlubbers, it’s a matter of genetics.
