Jul 5, 2018 | The People of Tierra de Suenos
In case you missed it, be sure to read Part 1: The Build Up. Part 2: The Reality. The Dreamers vs the Doers Here in Costa Rica I still see a chunk of North Americans living here who are stressed and not completely happy. Many are running away from their lives and...
Jun 27, 2018 | The People of Tierra de Suenos
In case you missed it, be sure to read Part 1: The Build Up. It’s been a few days of pondering the idea of moving to Costa Rica and the reality has sunk in. Just how would we move to Costa Rica? We had two small children; a two-year old and a seven-month old. We had a...
Jun 19, 2018 | The People of Tierra de Suenos
A number of years ago Callie and I had a dream floating in our minds, like many people do, of living the life we have always wanted. We wanted to travel, to live in paradise, to get paid to help people and do what we love. But…we were also stuck. Here’s...
Jul 5, 2011 | Miscellaneous, Progress
The cacao bean is fermented, dried, and ground to produce delicious chocolate. This Central American indigenous fruit has been traded along the Talamanca coast for decades meeting the world’s demand, drastic change in prices per kilo and fighting the threat of...
Jun 10, 2011 | Miscellaneous
There was some excitement at Tierra de Suenos this morning. I was coming down the stairs of our house and noticed that Cody, one of our big smelly dogs, was standing at attention pointing to something. Following his gaze there was an injured Kinkajou night...
May 29, 2011 | Miscellaneous
We just hosted our second wedding here at Tierra de Suenos. May seems to be a popular time for weddings in Puerto Viejo Costa Rica and it makes sense as the slow season kicks in with lower rates and secluded private beaches of Playa Chiquita and Punta Uva. The week...
Mar 26, 2011 | Miscellaneous
Check out the traveling circus that made its way through Mexico and Central America stopping in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica for a few...
Mar 18, 2011 | Animals, Nature
A new blog- by Mo (half of the newest addition to the Tierra staff) I set off for a sunset jog from the Caribbean bungalows of Tierra de Suenos and headed away from the beautiful beaches of Playa Chiquita. Trying to distract myself from the actual act of jogging was...
Feb 3, 2011 | Miscellaneous
Ingredients: 4 ripe bananas freshly picked from the lush back yard 4 Cups chopped starfruit just fallen from the tree Juice of 2 limes hanging lazily over the patio 4 Cups water 3.5 Cups sugar Chop up the starfruit and boil with water for 15 minutes or until soft....
Jan 25, 2011 | Miscellaneous
We are proud to announce our new status as one of the top 10 best B&B’s in Central and South America! That’s right! Tierra de Suenos, in the heart of the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, has been awarded Tripadvisor’s Traveler’s Choice award....