March 3, 2026
Pura Vida Costa Rica

Women’s Surf Retreat in Costa Rica: 5 Reasons to Finally Say Yes to Learning to Surf

This Year, Say “Yes”: 5 Promises for Women Who Secretly Want to Surf Most of us have a quiet list we don’t say out loud. “Someday […]
July 9, 2020
Women's surf retreat in Costa Rica – Pura Vida Adventures

The Ultimate Luxury Surf Hotel: Our Retreat Home in Costa Rica

June 8, 2020
Surf instructors in Costa Rica

“Dream on Wheels” ~ Converting a Bus into a Home

If there’s anyone who can take some lemons and turn them into lemonade, it’s a Costa Rican woman and an Italian man who are madly in […]
May 18, 2020
Women's surf retreat in Costa Rica – Pura Vida Adventures

Surfing Through Adversity

Life has certainly shown us in recent months that no matter our best laid plans, the world can turn itself upside down in an instant. As […]
December 26, 2019
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Our Founder’s Story: “Feel The Fear and Do It Anyway!”

How could we do a blog about the life-changing magic of Costa Rica without talking about Tierza Davis Eichner, our fearless leader and Pura Vida Adventures […]
May 7, 2018
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One-time Special Event: Kook Bitches Camp!

Farewell Kook Bitches Retreat ~ July 30 – August 5 Eight years ago Helen Bowditch quit her job in journalism at the BBC, packed her bag […]