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Once you've experienced a $200 price spike in the middle of your ticket search, your fourth 45-minute flight delay of the day, or your bag going MIA in Miami, you can't help but think: what are these airlines hiding from me? It turns out, A LOT. Sure, some of it's coincidence, and you get an $8 voucher for an airport breakfast. But that overpriced breakfast is not an adequate salve -- and in fact, you've got a right to more than that. Here are 10 secrets airlines don't want y

Oh, so many choices of different zones to choose from when coming to Costa Rica; each zone has characteristics of their own. Admittedly the San Jose and suburbs has major hospitals, lots of shopping and a major airport so why choose southern Costa Rica? Water, Water, Everywhere One big plus for the southern zone is all the water; some areas in the northern areas experience water rationing during the final weeks of the dry season. Coming from Michigan where water is abundant w

Photo by Matthew Kritzer / Plucky Photography Viernes Santo (Good Friday) was a day to remember for a long, long time. Most of us in the Southern Zone felt two earthquakes ... the first one felt like a bomb went off below my house. It was also Passover for many, and in the early morning hours we had a blood red moon and eclipse ... and also a grievous, fluke accident occurred near Uvita. Many of us knew and loved Matthew Kritzer ... this photo below is from the last day of hi

We are in the full swing of this year's Leonid / Perseid Meteor Shower ... should be visible and peaking tonite, luckily with an almost new moon, our visibility could be excellent. Click here to read more about it. With much sadness, last week we learned that Don Mario Maffioli, passed away during a meeting at the San Isidro Feria on Monday, August 3rd. An amazing and brilliant man, he was a true asset to our feria and to all who knew him. Our deepest sympathy to his beauti

Luna Azul ... Blue Full Moon on Friday, July 31st Unprecedented Blue Moon in Aquarius: Now or Never Blue Moons occur when there are two full moons in one month ... like this one. I also wanted to mention our friends, Silani & James Wahlgren from Finca Luna Azul who are contributing so much to our community ... including producing organic medicinial herbs on their farm. Here is an important article from our own Ed Bernhardt from Finca Alba Nueva 5 health-boosting ways to impro

I have an American Staffordshire mix dog that desperately needs a loving home. I have been with this dog since she was 2 months old and love her very much but recent circumstances have made it impossible for me to keep her. Please email or call for more information about this intelligent and beautiful animal. Suze 8787-5448 or suze@suzehodge.com #CommunityInfo

Sure hope you are enjoying our mainly sunny mornings and quite rainy afternoons ... looks like there are many more storms on the way as well as high seas on the Pacific ... please be ever cautious in the sea as even strong swimmers have lost their way recently. The gorgeous Buddah above, entitled Immersion, is by our own brilliant, resident artist, Jan Betts. Prints are available in various sizes and we will have one at Colibri's Corner this week ... or you can contact Jan di

Jungle Lover by our own Jan Hart ... please visit her beautiful website here Just a little reminder to newbies & oldbies ... shake shake shake out your shoes, boots, clothing, towels, & sheets ... you can guess why (you really don't want to hear the stories). Montaña Verde, a local ecological association with very nice infrastructure close to San Isidro, is inviting new members to come and join them on Saturday at 1:00. After the meeting there will be music and food. For mo

This beautiful mushroom photo was taken by our own, lovely, Happe Roberts www.CostaRica1111.com www.UpwardSpirals.net/ A lightning bolt changed our beautiful San Isidro Valley de el General on Tuesday nite ... it hit our beloved statue, often called "The Prince of Peace" / "Principe de Paz" or "The Saint" / El Santo, which had blessed our valley since November,1980. In researching this monument to peace ... there are various versions of who it depicts ... I have always be

​ May we all find shelter from the storms of life ... Brilliant sun this morning ... and raging rain this afternoon ... o how I love Costa Rica. What to do when the corporate books are missing Cancer Survivor finds his Freedom in letting go of being Driven from our good friends at Finca de Vida ... Farm of Life Wonderful Video of Community Seed Exchange Event at Vida Autentica from last weekend Recommending Excellent Worker for Care Taker of Property. Part Time Job Sought Jo

Cloudscape from Cerro de la Muerte ... Eric Baudry www.UpwardSpirals.net/ Here's a happy little diddy by Bob Dylan's son, Jakob about Costa Rica. ​ We are looking for a used Vitamix or BlendTec blender. Midwife Melissa Marks, LLC Holistic Pregnancy & Childbirth ServicesServing the Southern Pacific region of Costa Rica (904) 638-5278 www.midwifemelissamarks.com We welcome Brian & Angie's new Vertical Hydroponic Systems ... "Growing for you" ... check out their w