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One of the first things people try to figure out before booking Costa Rica is the "best" time to go. And almost immediately, the internet makes it confusing. Dry season. Rainy season. Green season. Shoulder season. Warnings about storms ruining everything. It starts to feel like there's a very small window where Costa Rica is actually worth visiting. Here's what three trips taught me: that window doesn't exist, because Costa Rica doesn't really have a bad time to go. The real

I have a rule when it comes to travel: I don't repeat destinations. The world is too big and my list is too long to spend time going back somewhere I've already been. Costa Rica is the one place that keeps breaking that rule. This year, I'm heading back for the fourth time, and honestly I'm just as excited as I was the first time. There's something about this country that gets under your skin in the best way. It's layered, it's adaptable, and no matter how many times you go,