A Day in Paradise: A Sample Itinerary for Your Uvita Villa Retreat

A Day in Paradise: A Sample Itinerary for Your Uvita Villa Retreat

Published by Hermosa Retreat Villas  |  July 2026  |  Uvita, Costa Rica Estimated read time: 6 minutes  |  Category: Travel Inspiration Most travelers arrive in Uvita with a rough plan: see the Whale’s Tail, maybe hike a waterfall, spend some time on the beach. But the real magic of a luxury villa retreat isn’t found […]

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Whale Watching in Uvita, Costa Rica: The Complete Guide to the Whale’s Tail and Beyond

Published by Hermosa Retreat Villas  |  June 2026  |  Uvita, Marino Ballena National Park, Costa Rica Estimated read time: 7 minutes  |  Category: Destination Guide, Wildlife, Nature Costa Rica is celebrated for its wildlife, but few experiences anywhere in the country compare to watching a humpback whale breach in the open Pacific from a small […]

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Private Villa vs. Hotel in Costa Rica: Why Groups Always Choose the Villa

Published by Hermosa Retreat Villas  |  June 2026  |  Uvita, Playa Hermosa, Southern Pacific Costa Rica Estimated read time: 5 minutes  |  Category: Travel Planning, Group Travel When a group of eight people books a Costa Rica vacation at a hotel, they get eight separate rooms, eight separate bills, a shared pool with strangers, and […]

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Playa Hermosa (Uvita) vs. Manuel Antonio: Which Costa Rica Destination Is Right for Your Trip?

Published by Hermosa Retreat Villas  |  June 2026  |  Uvita, Playa Hermosa, Southern Pacific Costa Rica Estimated read time: 6 minutes  |  Category: Destination Comparison, Travel Planning Manuel Antonio is the name most travelers recognize first when they start researching Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. It has a famous national park, a well-established tourism infrastructure, and […]

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Why Uvita Is Costa Rica’s Best-Kept Secret for Luxury Villa Rentals

Published by Hermosa Retreat Villas  |  June 2026  |  Uvita, Playa Hermosa, Southern Pacific Costa Rica Estimated read time: 6 minutes  |  Category: Destination Guide, Luxury Travel There is a stretch of Costa Rica’s Southern Pacific coast where the jungle drops straight into the ocean, where howler monkeys wake you at dawn and bioluminescent waves […]

Meet the Steve Jobs of the Travel Industry

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The Best Kept Secrets About Travel

The Best Kept Secrets About Travel

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — The difference between a tourist and a traveler is getting to know a culture, according to Karen Gershowitz, writer and travel addict. Since boarding a plane to Europe when she was 17, Gershowitz has visited over 90 countries and “gained friends.

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Pure Luxe in Punta Mita the original contained in your current template

In this week’s interview, Ole ter Wey talks to climate activist Grace Fong about the importance of climate education. Drawing on her very personal experiences with the impacts of climate change in her home country of Fiji.

The Castle on the Cliff: Majestic, Magic, Manoir

The Castle on the Cliff: Majestic, Magic, Manoir

Thousands of migrants – of whom, many are children – suffer from deadly heat conditions at the US-Mexico border. As the effects of climate change worsen day by day, extreme weather conditions are causing a high risk of dehydration and death amongst migrants who try to enter the States.