by Tracey Simmons If you have eight days to spoil yourself and you’re looking for a place that’s not that far from the US, inexpensive, depending what month you travel, and pure paradise? Then Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica is your destination. Pura Vida! Meaning, “pure life” but contextually it means, “Enjoy life and be happy!” To me, that is what life is about, and that is also the greeting you’ll get from the “Tico’s”, native Costa Ricans, when you visit this tropical paradise. Travel Drama… I flew into San Jose, Costa Rica after a very long travel day. My origin was LAX then to MIA to SJO. My flight from Miami to San Jose was delayed two hours with an already three-hour layover, budget traveling, you pay one-way or the other. I arrived over dressed, witless,
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