The expert birdwatcher

When we were in Monteverde we did a birdwatching tour with a professional bird guide. He has almost thirty years of birdwatching experience, is well known and more than lived up to his reputation! Through the tour, I had the chance to do some bird-watcher watching so that I can report the characteristics of the expert birdwatcher. … More The expert birdwatcher

The bliss of no mind-numbing TV

Well, okay, back in Sweden, we never watched regular tv anyways, but we were regular consumers of Netflix and iMovie. During weekdays, we would eat dinner on the sofa while watching an episode of a series on Netflix. Movies during the weekend. In Costa Rica we decided to do without, and our internet access does not allow it. Have we been missing it so far? Not for a second. … More The bliss of no mind-numbing TV

Learning how to surf

For a long time, I thought that I did not like water sports. Until I met Cristina and found out about the pleasures of snorkeling around the islands of San Blas (Panama), scuba diving in Nosy Bé (Madagascar), or snorkeling and scuba diving in the Mediterranean sea. Three totally different places with one thing in … More Learning how to surf

Week 5. Vogels kijken

Op de een of andere manier leek deze week veel sneller te zijn gegaan dan de vorige. We hebben weer een hele hoop niets gedaan. Dat wil zeggen we hebben veel thuis gezeten en avonturen beleefd met een slang en een hond. In de categorie iets doen, is de luie vogelaar uit zijn stoel gekomen en hebben we een dag vogels gekeken aan de rand van nationaal park Palo Verde. … More Week 5. Vogels kijken