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Sunsets from Paradise – Playa Tamarindo, Costa Rica – November 7
Tamarindo, Costa Rica - So instead of TGIF, this week's Sunsets from Paradise post is TGIW - Thank Goodness it's the Weekend. I know, I know y'all look forward to the weekly Tamarindo, Costa Rica sunsets every Friday, but my Thursday and Friday this past week...
Sunsets from Paradise – Playa Tamarindo, Costa Rica – October 30
Playa Tamarindo, Costa Rica - Four years ago Facebook reminded me that it was snowing in New York City. Yes, snow in October. Y'all are gonna hate me when I admit this, but I haven't seen snow since that Winter. But seriously, would you like to start sweating...
Sunsets from Paradise – Tamarindo Beach Sunsets – October 23
Tamarindo Beach, Costa Rica - What would you do if you could go back and take the road less travelled? Back in the early Summer of 1969, fresh off a degree from the University of Pittsburgh, my mother stepped on her first flight as a Pan America Airways stewardess....
TGIF – Tamarindo Sunsets – October 16
Tamarindo, Costa Rica - Four years ago I hopped on a plane to Costa Rica. It was my first trip to this beautiful country and my first surf trip. Little did I know, this week long vacation full of surfing and pouring rain was that "road diverged in a yellow wood". A...
TGIF – Sunsets Playa Tamarindo- October 9
Tamarindo, Costa Rica - She's a dreamer, a soul searcher, and a wanderer. She drifts along, deep in thought, her mind craving exploration and her eyes telling tales of mysterious adventures. Surf, eat, work, chase sunsets, eat, repeat. Yep, that pretty much sums up my...
TGIF – Sunsets Miami – October 2
Tamarindo, Costa Rica - MY-ami, Your-ami! Y'all are in for a special treat…Miami sunset AND sunrise photos + good ole sunsets in Tamarindo all in one week! Every once in a while this American girl needs to step foot on home soil for some good USA lovin'. Lovin' as in...
TGIF – Sunsets Playa Tamarindo – September 25
Tamarindo Beach, Costa Rica - I asked for Rainy Season and I got some this week in Tamarindo. A double whammy of Rainy Season to be more specific - epic sunsets to the West and dramatic approaching rain clouds to the East. To top it all off, on my three year...
TGIF – Playa Tamarindo Sunsets – September 18
Tamarindo, Costa Rica - They say it's rainy season here in Northwest Costa Rica, but it ain't raining! So when the storms come, it seems like us rain deprived folk start dancing...and posting to Facebook. Except for yours truly - I like to go on refreshing rainy...
TGIF – Tamarindo Beach Sunsets – September 11
Tamarindo Beach, Costa Rica - September 11th. No matter how many years go by, I still get the chills and am filled with sorrow when I see or hear this date. But it also makes me even prouder to be an American; For those who valiently ran into the face of terror and...
TGIF -Sunsets in Tamarindo Beach – September 4
Playa Tamarindo, Costa Rica - Yea, yea, yea - another week, another email full of beautiful Tamarindo, Costa Rica sunsets. But last week, in between these two TGIF posts, I witnessed a sunset that was postcard worthy - it had that magic...
TGIF -Sunsets in Tamarindo Beach – August 28
Tamarindo Beach, Costa Rica - "Sometimes the littlest things take up the most room in your heart." If you happened to tune into Facebook, Instagram, or any type of social media on Wednesday, you most likely were greeted with a plethora of...
TGIF – August 21 – Sunsets Tamarindo Costa Rica
Tamarindo, Costa Rica - Some sunsets I can't find enough angles to capture the beauty that is unfolding in front of my eyes. Others I patiently wait for that one magical moment, like a stand up paddler or a sailboat crossing paths with the...
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