Abroad Strokes isn’t your average travel guide: It features the best, most life-changing aspect of a given trip, to anywhere in the world. Because whether you’re doing yoga in Paris, climbing Machu ...

According to Travel + Leisure magazine, Costa Rica has one of the best places in the world to practice diving: Cocos Island. “Costa Rica’s Cocos Islands lie more than 340 miles off the country’s ...

The scent of diesel, rusting anchors and fish slurry hung in the humid air of the harbor. I was in Puntarenas on the western shore of Costa Rica, waiting to leave on a scuba-diving trip to Cocos ...

If you hang out with Ernst van der Poll long enough, you can sometimes convince him to tell you an underwater story. He’ll tell it with a South African accent and a surprising amount of humility, ...

For total seclusion, Playa Quesera on the Nicoya Peninsula is one of Costa Rica’s most magical hidden gems. Accessed via the ...

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The planets are sitting pretty for you, lucky Aries. It’s time to drop what you’re doing and head off to a Southeast Asian retreat. Pamper yourself with a heavenly massage in Central Java, near the ...

When one took up scuba diving in costa rica and honduras, she got a gift she didn't expect: A new meditative, centering hobby perfect for introverts. When I arrived in Utila, Honduras—one of country’s ...