A “Clean Well-Lighted Place” for a Drink by Michael Miller (October, 2018) In my travels, I have been fortunate enough to have enjoyed adult beverages at som...

by Michael Miller (July, 2018) Hand Painted Tiles of Barrio Amon Many times I will tell visitors to Downtown San José, that they should take a walk through a...

by Michael Miller (December, 2017) The National Monument of Costa Rica There is a pretty little park in Downtown San José that is called “National Park” (in ...

by Michael Miller (November, 2017) San José‘s Metropolitan Cathedral, A Good Reason to go to Church Why do we go to church?  If we are religious, we go to wo...

by Michael Miller (November, 2017) San José‘s Gringo Gulch has lost another larger-than-life personality.  David Adams passed away on November 23, Thanksgivi...

by Michael Miller (September, 2017) The Costa Rican House of Chocolate. Most people know that Costa Rica grows some of the best coffee in the world.  But it ...

by Michael Miller (August, 2017) The Mercado Central; A Slice of Costa Rican Life North American visitors often ask this question:  “I am visiting here in Co...

by Michael Miller (June, 2017) Paseo Gastronomico, An Update on San José‘s Exciting Restaurant Row (If you have been a faithful reader of this website, you k...

by Michael Miller (December, 2016) The National Theater of Costa Rica, The Nation’s Cultural Treasure If you ask the average Costa Rican, what feature of San...

by Michael Miller (September, 2016) Costa Rica’s Amazing New Jade Museum. In May of 2014, Costa Rica’s Jade Museum was moved from the insurance building in D...

by Michael Miller (August, 2016) Remembering Alberto. Albert Brilliott, better known as “Alberto” to hundreds of his friends, will be toasted at a short reme...

by Michael Miller (August, 2016) Albert (Alberto) Brilliott (1951 – 2016) Downtown San Jose, Costa Rica looses a prominent ex-pat. Albert Brilliott died Thur...

by Michael Miller (August, 2016) Enjoying Downtown San José‘s International Restaurants We are often asked why we enjoy living in Downtown San José, Costa Ri...

by Michael Miller (August, 2016) The "Cartago Express" Brings Weary Pilgrims Back to San José August 2nd is the official day when faithful Catholics of Costa...

by Michael Miller (April, 2016) Galería Namu, One of the Great Treasures of Downtown San José “I opened this gallery in 1998 because I loved folk art.”  said...

by Michael Miller (March, 2016) Semana Santa (Holy Week) Turns San José into a Ghost Town.  International visitors to Costa Rica are sometimes taken aback at...

by Michael Miller (January, 2016) Finding a Good Cup of Coffee in Downtown San José Costa Rica is known for producing some of the world’s best coffee.  So yo...

by Michael Miller (December 24, 2015) Christmas Eve Derailment in Downtown San José A Costa Rican passenger train derailed early Christmas Eve morning. And i...

by Michael Miller (December, 2015) Downtown San José‘s exciting restaurant row, known as Paseo Gastronomico La Luz, held it’s 2nd Festival this past Sunday. ...

by Michael Miller (November, 2015) Yes, There are Chinese in Chinatown If you have any Costa Rican friends who live in San José, and you would like to see th...