If you are a permaculture lover, or if you’re looking for an eco-friendly place to visit in Costa Rica, the Rancho Margot should interest you!
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Corcovado National Park: close encounters with biodiversity
BIODIVERSITY, TRAVELPUERTO JIMENEZ. I wake up dancing to bachata and smile while brushing my teeth. The pastry where i am meeting my guide is open at dawn.
Selina: the empire of digital nomads
ARCHITECTURE, TRAVELI hadn’t planned anything before leaving for Costa Rica. Nothing. The voice inside me was telling me : « you’ll see when you get there. » The excitement of planning nothing was a big part of the thrill. I was open to all trajectories and intuitions.
Discovering the Nicoya peninsula
TRAVELAfter spending 1 month near the Volcano Arenal, I decided to explore the Nicoya Peninsula, situated on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. The south tip of the peninsula is known for being very remote: jungle beaches and dirty roads. I have 10 days ahead of me and no plans. I am going to let my intuition guide me.
Humboldt – The Invention of nature
BIODIVERSITY, TRAVELHave you ever heard about Alexander Von Humboldt ? If his name doesn’t ring a bell, you might have come across one of his beautiful landscape diagrams. They usually picture a whole ecosystem along with its scientific data with a great sense of visual synthesis.
Hiking the Cerro Chato volcano
BIODIVERSITY, TRAVELThe Cerro Chato (to the right of the tallest volcano Arenal on the picture) is one of the hikes you don’t want to miss if you travel to Costa Rica. In bonus, 4 little mantras for everyday life.
Sound trance on San Pedro
SPIRITUALITY, TRAVELThe bus drops me off the road, in front of the Finca Inti sign. I make my way through the steep jungle with my bagpack, tropical plants and flowers surrounding me. I am sweating a lot and very excited to discover what is on top of this hill, here on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica.
Tropical architecture inspiration
ARCHITECTURE, TRAVELSome architectural inspiration along my 6 month-trip in Costa Rica.
Cooking in the garden of Eden
PERMACULTURE, TRAVELI spent two weeks at the Finca Inti, and discovered the delicious variety of foods that a productive jungle has to offer. A daily and multi-sensory gastronomic journey.
My neighbor Arenal Volcano
TRAVEL, VOLUNTEERDuring the weeks I worked as a volunteer at the Butterfly Conservatory, I lived in the small village of El Castillo, southwest of the Arenal Volcano.
