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Sloth and Tourists
... isn't much choice here. We have to say that Costa Rica is ready for American tourism and knows what Tourists in general want: shops, luxury and good service (doesn’t involve to be friendly though and this is unfortunately and so far our impression of the people of Costa Rica). On the other hand the Ticos (name of the inhabitants of Costa Rica) have understood that they can charge a fortune for tours and any activity for tourists. Minimum $50 for any ...
Sloths, Monkeys & Bulls, Oh My!
... 8217;t even care that 7 people were gathered around him, cameras in his face, watching him. It was such a cool experience to see. Phil snagged some video. I went to work on the photos. We were literally two feet away from the monkey as he sat there and ate. Way better than the Brookfield Zoo!
At this point our day was complete in our minds. I kept thinking of Peter and how he would have loved this since he was on a serious monkey hunt while he was ...
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... which I like…and it doesn’t make any noise at all when you roll over or get in or out of bed. I know this would seem like a no brainer but several of the hotels I stayed in had beds that made terrible noises. The bed at Tabacon was honestly like a car driving over planks of wood on a bridge. I cannot even describe it. The one at Rio Celeste Hideaway was noisy too. Not just ordinary creaky noisy but deafening. It was so bad that even rolling ...
Shaken, not stirred
... Ikke værst, nu jeg havde været på vejen i mere end to måneder og set strande på både den amerikanske vest- og østkyst, men endnu ikke havde badet. Det var da også en uforglemmelig oplevelse, på godt og ondt, med en dejlig svømmetur og nogle - synes jeg selv - urimeligt beskrivende billeder af mine tæer i flodvandet under regnskovens trækroner. Det var så den korte, men idylliske beskrivelse, så lad os straks bevæge os videre til skyggesiden: Efter endt bad, besluttede vi os nemlig ...
One scorpion, two snakes, and a dutchman.
... if I didn´t have five weeks of Tortuguero ahead of me maybe I would have joined. But broken ankle and rainforest expedition is a very bad combination). Our lovely dog sat with me for a while, then managed to make his way down to join the fun with the guys. In many ways it felt like he was looking out for us, walking ahead, waiting, whining when the guys climbed down as if he was worried, then joined in and even swam up in a celebratory manner when Jay had jumped from the top off ...