Jeremy, Author at LIVING THE DREAM

Blue Osa is Far More than a Yoga Retreat in Costa Rica

Nothing can ruin waking up to the sound of the ocean. Not even a pack of roaming howler monkeys doing what they do best right outside your window. After all, when you’re in Costa Rica you’re not there for only the ocean.

Costa Rica is far more than that.

We found ourselves in the Osa Peninsula, one of the most beautiful regions of the entire country, not for the beach, not for the nature, but to enjoy the Blue Osa yoga retreat during their 2014 press week. While our initial reason for visiting was for a yoga retreat, we left the Osa Peninsula with memories well beyond the yoga mat.

Halfway through our long-term trip, we asked the question: “Are Greek gyros the perfect food?” For gastronomy-focused travelers like ourselves, finding what we consider to be the perfect food has always been the ultimate goal when we dine out.

For many months after publishing that post, we continued traveling the world and ate many unique and authentic meals that were absolutely worth the trip. But none of them topped the gyro (or even came close, for that matter).

It wasn’t until we hit the last country of our long-term trip, Mexico, that we found a contender in the form of tacos al pastor.

After the first bite, we realized something interesting- these two meals are identical in almost every way.

We get it. The idea of traveling in India can be daunting.

The country is a constant assault on your senses and many long-term travelers have had to cut their travels in this country short because they just couldn’t handle the never-ending sensory overload that is India.

While I hope our previous articles about India have encouraged otherwise, we now have a foolproof alternative to propose if you are still nervous about visiting this amazing country.

Go to Sri Lanka first.

In all of my travels, I never carried a phone. I’m going to repeat that to let it sink in. Out of the 66 international countries I’ve visited, totaling well over 700 days of travel, I never once used a cell phone. In fact, even when I was at home I never even owned a smart phone. Crazy, right?

Call it a mix of wanting to save money and not getting hit with roaming charges when abroad, but the truth of it was that I never had any desire to be that connected. When I was out exploring I didn’t want any distractions, and I loved every second of it.

But now that I use a phone when traveling, I wanted to have data on the go. Naturally, I purchased my first smart phone with a Simple Choice plan- a T Mobile international data plan with data and text included in 200+ countries.

If I’m going to do it, it will be done right, and with a starting price of $50/month I was sold.

Blue Osa is Far More than a Yoga Retreat in Costa Rica

Are Tacos al Pastor the Perfect Food?

India vs Sri Lanka – Which Country to Visit First?

Does the T-Mobile Really Give Free International Data?