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My pictures got published… in children’s books!

A few months ago I made a fun discovery; I found out that four of my pictures had gotten published in children’s books! I’m still selling pictures via Shutterstock, but

My 10 best viewed articles of 2019

The long days of January are finally over and clearly everyone was suffering from the blue month blues, as my website álmost hit the 25.000 viewers (24.351 to be exact).

Crossing borders: Costa Rica – Panama at Sixaola

Here comes the article of an expert as I’ve already crossed the Costa Rican – Panamanian border in Sixaola thirteen times (as far as my memory can count!). At least

PHOTOS: Stunning sunsets in Costa Rica

On my last second-last evening in Costa Rica I peeked outside at the end of the day and spotted this gorgeous sunset.  Not too shabby right? ↓     These

2018: a year in the life

As I’m writing this article I’m seeing all sorts of pictures flowing by on my social media feed with happy new years’ wishes, champagne, selfies and the like.. all the

Tico traditions: how to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Costa Rica

Ticos love a little celebration and here on the Caribbean coast you often find them on the beach, especially with the holidays. Every free moment available they pull out their

My 10 best viewed articles of 2018

I’m reaching the 10.000 monthly readers with the blog this December, yippee ka yay! A nice way to end the year; time for something fizzy! ?? As I started out

PHOTOS: The 18 of ’18

Yesss the time has come.. these are the days for the end-of-the-year lists. And a word of gratitude. Our previous years in the tropics were already quite amazing, but this year

Life in Limón: livin’ la vida local

Puerto Limón, a town considered by most Ticos (Costa Ricans) as that black sheep of the Caribbean family. Folks only stop in Limón because they’re basically forced to; they start

Cycling from Puerto Viejo to Manzanillo in Costa Rica

“I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride it where I like”. If the road from Puerto Viejo to Manzanillo had a slogan, this would’ve been it. The

Best wildlife pictures of Costa Rica

Two years in Costa Rica + an incredible drive for shooting wildlife with a camera equals thousands of sweet pictures. I went through them all once more and picked a

PHOTOS: a visual diary of Cahuita in Costa Rica

Life in the Caribbean town of Cahuita is slow and though tourism is developing on the eastern shores of Costa Rica, it doesn’t feel like it’s touching upon the laidback