{"id":568,"date":"2021-09-05T09:30:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-05T13:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phildu.be\/puravida\/?p=568"},"modified":"2024-02-14T15:13:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T20:13:11","slug":"heading-to-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phildu.be\/puravida\/heading-to-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"Heading to Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"389\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/phildu.be\/puravida\/home\/attachment\/49\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/phildu.be\/puravida\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/49-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-A520W&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552149529&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013888888888889&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"49\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/phildu.be\/puravida\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/49-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/phildu.be\/puravida\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/49-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phildu.be\/puravida\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/49-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phildu.be\/puravida\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/49-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phildu.be\/puravida\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/49-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phildu.be\/puravida\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/49-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phildu.be\/puravida\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/49-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four years ago I knew I wanted to live out my live in Costa Rica but, I wasn\u2019t sure that I could do it alone. The pandemic has made me rethink all of that and I have listed my house for sale and will be moving as soon as it is sold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previous visits to Costa Rica were based out of the northwest Pacific region of Guanacaste. Overnight excursions to the rainforest of Monteverde and Tenorio Volcano were highlights of those visits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thousands of kilometres driven and hundreds walked let us drink deeply of the culture and biodiversity of the country. Visits to remote villages, backroads and beaches led to my falling in love with all that says Pura Vida to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the ocean is beautiful to visit, I have no desire to live there so I began to search inland closer to the rainforest. The climate of Lake Arenal and the proximity to numerous National Parks, shopping and medical care for myself and my pets cemented my choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will use this journal to document my move and my adventures along my way. I do not intend to create a roadmap for others to follow but rather a simple storytelling of the rest of my journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I would be delighted to have you share my journey with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Phil<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four years ago I knew I wanted to live out my live in Costa Rica but, I wasn\u2019t sure that I could do it alone. The pandemic has made me rethink all of that and I have listed my house for sale and will be moving as soon as it is sold. 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