The Holiday Rental Concierge As Your New Local Best Friend

The Holiday Rental Concierge As Your Local Best Friend. Rusty Irons, Austin, Texas, USA. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

I don’t remember the name of a single hotel concierge from any of the hotels we’ve ever stayed at over our many years working as professional travel writers, and we’ve checked into thousands of hotels around the world. Yet I can name the couple of dozen or so concierges and managers of the holiday rentals … Read more

The Art of Doing Nothing

The Art of Doing Nothing, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Getting in the mood for romance. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

There’s no shortage of things to do in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. We’ve been wildlife-spotting on a walk through Manuel Antonio National Park, we’ve hiked in the forest for a spot of bird watching, we’ve strolled around a spice plantation, we’ve cruised through mangrove swamps, and Terence has dug his feet into the wax of … Read more

Cruising the Mangroves of the Pacific Coast Costa Rica

Cruising the Mangroves of the Pacific Coast Costa Rica. Mangrove tour, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

We’d gone wildlife spotting in the Manuel Antonio National Park and bird watching in the forest at El Silencio nature reserve, so the next logical thing to do seemed to be to get on the water and check out the wildlife from a boat, cruising the mangroves of the Pacific Coast Costa Rica. One of … Read more

Birdwatching in Costa Rica – In Search of the Scarlet Macaws

Birdwatching Tour, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. In Search of the Scarlet Macaws – Birdwatching in Costa Rica. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Birdwatching in Costa Rica is a must-do experience, even if you’re not a twitcher or birder. There’s such an abundance of beautiful birds and with good guides they’re not hard to see. And that’s how we found ourselves on a birdwatching adventure in search of the Scarlet Macaws. Birdwatching in Costa Rica – In Search of … Read more

Local Knowledge: Ivan from Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica

Surf Instructor Ivan Castillo, Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Local Knowledge: Ivan from Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

The Pacific coast town of Manuel Antonio in Costa Rica is hot and humid. Stand still long enough here and you’ll see mould appearing on your body. The locals, however, have standing still down to an art. Languid and laid-back, Costa Ricans take their time with everything. It’s common sense when just the act of waxing … Read more