Harmony Hotel’s Juice Bar and surrounding seating nooks invited us to linger longer over our smoothies, and the almond butter banana toast with honey and cinnamon is now a morning staple in our kitchen. Visit Maria at the coconut stand near the Beach Dog Cafe - she will machete open your ice-cold coconuts with zen-master grace and a smile, part of the Blue Zone mind, body, and spirit recipe for long life. For hotel accommodation, The Harmony Hotel is an understated, unexpectedly chic oasis in the centre of town. Rick at Wanderlust Realty will find a villa right for your family. Room service delays are an evening death knell, and a fully loaded refrigerator solves hangry meltdowns. Because along with my mental baggage, the kidlets’ need for immediate gratification also comes along on holiday. Villas have been our favoured accommodation for our family of three children and three adults. Why Nosara, a surf town in Costa Rica is the perfect destination for a family vacation Image Credit: Marissa Hermer Where to stay It’s all so idyllic, like a set designer has curated everything just so. There are coconut stands and smoothie trucks every 100 yards, where locals gather in the shade for a natter. The dirt roads are sprayed with molasses to maintain the dust, and they consequently perfume the air with candy sweetness. You can’t walk outside your front door without bumping into a familiar face, the security blanket of a cosy community. It’s no surprise that this terra incognita village is one of the only five Blue Zones in the world, where residents prioritise health and happiness and live the longest. My mind, body, and spirit yearned for a pura vida spring clean for spring break this year, so it was to Nosara, a remote surf town on the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica.
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