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Sun, 9 Nov 2008 | By heywoods1976 | Views [909]
Nicola here.... Caught a boat from Puntarenas over to the Nicoya Penninsular. It took about an hour and on the other side we were bundled on to the local bus, very hot, dark and humid and didn't get a seat for the first half hour - Steven had to stand ... Read more >
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Sat, 8 Nov 2008 | By pwu | Views [476]
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Thu, 6 Nov 2008 | By rachel_and_daniel | Views [4932] | Comments [1]
A Fairy tale by
Daniel and Rachel
Chipi the Coati lived in the forest near the volcano. He was happy as there were plenty of nice
juicy grubs and worms to eat, by digging them up with his long claws, and yummy
fruit ... Read more >
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Tue, 4 Nov 2008 | By rachel_and_daniel | Views [2529]
We exited Monteverde and headed on the bus for
Liberia, Costa Rica´s main northern town and centre for the cattle-ranching
Guanacaste region. As I explained
before, this was a slow journey. Still,
we started early, so arrived ... Read more >
Tags: dishonest taxi drivers and hotels, liberia, volcan rincon de la vieja
Sun, 2 Nov 2008 | By pwu | Views [534]
Whatever was bugging me continued to bother me—bed bugs, something in the sheets, something in the air—I dunno... Whatever it was, it put a damper on my experience. I stopped enjoying my trip, and when I realized that it became clear that it was time ... Read more >
Thu, 30 Oct 2008 | By pwu | Views [621]
Montezuma was a cute little beach town, touristy nonetheless. I came here because I wanted to be right on the beach and away from the dampness of the forest. It was also en route to the next volunteering place. I checked into a hostel with beachfront ... Read more >
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 | By pwu | Views [575]
It’s hard to travel around Costa Rica in general. Getting anywhere typically requires several transfers and takes 6 to 12 hours. Transferring between buses is not as easy as getting off at one station and get on the next bus when it comes. It usually ... Read more >
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 | By pwu | Views [448]
The working schedule is chill; however, the perpetual dampness, being right next to a creek, and the invasive buggers on my bed became an issue. I’m not sure which is the cause and which is the effect. All I know is that together they became a big issue.... Read more >
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 | By pwu | Views [491]
A typical day in the jungle is to wake up at sunrise, some time between 5 and 5:30AM. Have breakfast at the terrace that looks over the jungle. Enjoy the morning calm with bird chirping and a book. We would work between 8:30-ish and Noon-ish. By noon, ... Read more >
Mon, 27 Oct 2008 | By pwu | Views [560]
An Indian-Canadian showed up in a taxi at Cascada Verde as a guest. Noel did not do his research and was in for a surprise. Noel is all about himself. He talked about his pension, his plan to retire at 55, and his job. It turned out he had wanted to ... Read more >
Sun, 26 Oct 2008 | By pwu | Views [536]
We’ve been having delicious meals made by different volunteers each night. Presentation ranged in color and flavor. Everything made from scratch, even the salad dressing, and salads were typically harvested from the garden right before consumption. ... Read more >
Fri, 24 Oct 2008 | By pwu | Views [435]
The volunteer quarter makes me feel like a chicken kept in a chicken cage. While there are
actual walls defining each room, there are no fully enclosed walls separating
the inside from the outside. The
wall-like barriers are roughly three ... Read more >
Fri, 24 Oct 2008 | By pwu | Views [545]
Hans, Yvonne (another German who showed up a couple of days ago) and I were given a tour of the eatable garden by a Turkish woman, Ursula. She showed us which plants and flowers are eatable, pointed out the fruit trees and different herbs, and how ... Read more >
Thu, 23 Oct 2008 | By pwu | Views [594]
I some how have stumbled into “Little Germany.” There are many people from Germany here in this commune. Then there is Lori, a dude from the UK, Jenny from Canada, and Gustav from Texas (I think there are two dots over the letter “a”. I can’t seem ... Read more >
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