Jon’s dream came true today! We saw white faced monkeys from less than 1 meter away at Manuel Antonio National Park. A whole group of…
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We tried to find a climbing gym on Sunday while exploring the city, but our first attempt landed us at a hiking/climbing/sporting good store that was…
Comments closedThe movie theater in Mall San Pedro has half price Wednesday shows, so we took advantage and saw The Revenant/El Renacido last night. It was…
Comments closedTook a morning excursion to downtown for breakfast and light grocery shopping. Banco de Costa Rica (BCR) has a whole city block-sized building downtown, along…
3 CommentsWalked across the street to Mall San Pedro around noonish and we followed our noses to the food court. We eyed the prepared food from a few…
Comments closedWhen parking on the street, doesn’t matter which way your car faces. There is no such thing as free street parking. A “watchie” will come by…
4 CommentsLucia took Luna and me for a walk yesterday to show us a street a few blocks down that has a lot of restaurants in…
5 CommentsEvery major city around the world has a Chinatown, or some semblance of one. In San José, Chinatown is apparent from the “gateway arch” that…
6 CommentsWoke up this morning to the smell of a home-cooked Tican breakfast. (Tico = local slang for Costa Rican) Lucia made us gallopinto (beans and rice…
2 CommentsThis particular airport/flight experience was one of the easiest I’ve ever had for an international flight. Starting at Dulles Airport in DC was stress free,…
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