cover of episode Steph and Luke - Betting on Paradise and Renovating a Decrepit Hotel in Costa Rica

Steph and Luke - Betting on Paradise and Renovating a Decrepit Hotel in Costa Rica

2025/5/21
logo of podcast Extra Pack of Peanuts Travel Podcast

Extra Pack of Peanuts Travel Podcast

Shownotes Transcript

You've thought of it.  Probably even dreamed of it. 

Leaving your regular life - the job, the car, the house, and the rat race - to move to a tropical location, renovate, and run a hotel.

No worries, no stress.  All sunshine, surf, fresh coconuts.  Pure bliss.

Well...you've dreamed of doing it, but Steph and Luke have actually done it.

In 2020, they "bet it all" to move to Costa Rica and open up a hotel with two young daughters in tow.

Heck, they even got a tv show out of it - HGTV's "Betting on Paradise."

They were living the dream.

What could possibly go wrong?

Turns out...A LOT.

Here's the full, behind the scenes story of that journey, told by two people who have some of best energy you could possibly have - and still were almost broken by it!