Blue sky and sandy beach, with a large leafless tree branch in the foreground.
Blue sky and sandy beach, with a large leafless tree branch in the foreground.

Tamarindo

starting at €90.00

There are signs warning of crocodiles along the edges of Tamarindo's lovely sandy beach, but tourists don't seem to care. Surfers wade across the wide river mouth in an almost continuous stream, and children splash around in the shallows. After walking a little upstream from the river mouth, I sit down on the riverbank – and soon a huge crocodile's head rises to the surface of the river. The risk is real even in this Costa Rican paradise.

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There are signs warning of crocodiles along the edges of Tamarindo's lovely sandy beach, but tourists don't seem to care. Surfers wade across the wide river mouth in an almost continuous stream, and children splash around in the shallows. After walking a little upstream from the river mouth, I sit down on the riverbank – and soon a huge crocodile's head rises to the surface of the river. The risk is real even in this Costa Rican paradise.

BY THE SEA – Photographs from the water's edge around the world

When you're stranded on the shore, it feels like the sea separates you. But when you step into the water, the sea connects you. The idea that the waves washing my feet on my home beach can take me around the world is enchanting. From my home pier, I can reach the Atlantic, the Arctic Ocean, the Mediterranean, and the tiny islands of the Pacific. Although hiking in the mountains is wonderful, it is only by the sea that I finally feel at peace. It is strange how the sea feels so familiar even on the opposite shore. The seas are woven from the same foam and salt spray.

The images in this series can be ordered with or without a white border and stylish info text.

More about far away shores in Tiellä (On the Road) books:
On the Road – By Trans-Siberian to Asia, On the Road – By Container Ship to America, and On the Road – From Korea to Australasia are available from BoD bookstore as high-quality, eco-friendly hardcover books printed on demand (€106.90–111.90) or as ePub books (€24.99). The books (21×21 cm, 348–360 pages, maps, etc.) contain tips for planning your own trips without a single paid opinion. Lots of pictures! Texts only in Finnish.