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Sunset Tamarindo Costa Rica – April 22
Sunset Tamarindo Costa Rica - Photographing a magical elopement in Playa Langosta on Monday, an epic sunset in Tamarindo, Costa Rica on Tuesday, followed by an epic hike up a volcano to a celestial waterfall at Rio Celeste on Wednesday sounds like a pretty great work...
Tamarindo, Costa Rica Sunsets – April 15
Tamarindo, Costa Rica Sunsets- HOT. Caliente. 105+ degrees. If you had snow this past week in your neck of the woods (yes, I know, snow in April), I envy you. April is the hottest month here in Tamarindo, Costa Rica and this past week the heat turned up a notch. Like,...
Sunset in Tamarindo, Costa Rica – April 8
Sunset in Tamarindo, Costa Rica - What a week of sunsets in Tamarindo it has been! I just can't get enough of the magical, golden hour glow. And then there are those moments that I find myself in - like a surfer crossing the Tamarindo estuary or three horseback riders...
Sunset in Savannah, Georgia – April 1
Sunset in Savannah, Georgia - Leaving on a jet plane...all fun things in Savannah had to end this past week as Gidget and I headed back home to Tamarindo, Costa Rica. We certainly enjoyed the cooler weather - OK I did, Gidget wore a wool sweater the whole time!...
Sunset in Savannah, Georgia – March 25
Savannah, Georgia - Ahhhhh, Springtime in the South. Escaping the INTENSE Costa Rican heat, Gidget and I are on our Spring Break in the Southern US. Although you may not believe me, when you live in 90 plus degree heat year round, escaping to cooler temperatures is so...
Sunset in Tamarindo, Costa Rica – March 18
Tamarindo, Costa Rica - Rule #1: Never miss a sunset while vacationing in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Rule #2: Where ever you are watching sunset in Tamarindo, wait at least ten minutes after the sun has set to see if the sky will light up in vibrant colors. Trust me -...
Sunset in Playa Tamarindo, Costa Rica – March 12
Sunset in Playa Tamarindo, Costa Rica - Oh, the rainy vs. dry season sunsets here in Playa Tamarindo, Costa Rica are playing mind games with me!! The clouds have been filling during sunset this past week, making for some drama filled skies, AND it was raining in the...
Sunset in Tamarindo, Costa Rica – March 4
Sunset in Tamarindo, Costa Rica - The sunsets in Tamarindo, Costa Rica during dry season are pretty similar. Because there is no rain for 5-6 months, weeks will go by without a cloud in the sky. For sunsets, this means that the big ball known as the sun will drop from...
Sunset in Tamarindo Beach, Costa Rica – February 26
Sunset in Tamarindo, Costa Rica - Holy Full Moon Rise! This week in Tamarindo, Costa Rica, the full moon rise just so happened to coincide with the sunset. I looked to the West to a beautiful sunset and then looked to the East for an amazing full moon rise. To say the...
Sunset in Tamarindo, Costa Rica – February 20
Sunset in Tamarindo, Costa Rica - I am a nerd with a capital N-E-R-D. I love getting lost in a good book, reading for hours as the afternoon passes by. During one Winter break in college, I read over ten books in a couple week time span. Yes, total NERD. So when I...
Tamarindo, Costa Rica Sunsets – February 12
Tamarindo, Costa Rica Sunsets - Holy Papagayos!!! The strong offshore winds, nicked named the "Papagayos", have been howling all week here in Tamarindo, Costa Rica and consequently making surfing quite a challenge. Good thing, because all that wind meant more time for...
Sunsets in Tamarindo, Costa Rica – February 6
Tamarindo, Costa Rica - Sometimes you need to get your heart thumping. As in 12 foot waves coming screaming at you as you are scrambling to paddle over the top or duck dive underneath the whitewater. And then your leash to your surfboard releases from your ankle as...
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Kristen M. Brown is an internationally published lifestyle photographer and the photographer behind Samba to the Sea™.
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