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
Have a look at this new photo album with photos of among others, the resplendent Quetzal, Motmots, humming birds and a mammal.
Esta semana hemos estado un poco ajetreados. De ahí que hayamos tenido el blog un poco descuidado. Con el fin del mes de Febrero, llegaba también el fin de nuestras vacaciones en la playa y teníamos que ponernos de nuevo en camino. Esta vez en dirección a la región que muchos consideran la más salvaje … More Playa, montaña y selva…en la misma semana
This week we have been a little busy. Hence, the neglected blog. At the end of February, the end of our beach vacation was also there and we had to get back on the road. This time in the direction of the region that many consider the wildest and most remote in Costa Rica: the … More Beach, mountains and jungle … in the same week
We have now arrived to what will be our home for the next four months. The trip was “almost” uneventful. Almost. Let me explain. We left the central pacific with blue sky and full sun. It was even too hot. But as we were approaching the Osa Peninsula, it suddenly got dark. Let me repeat. … More Welcome to the jungle!
Hoewel vorige week dinsdag en woensdag relatief leeg waren, oftewel vol met niets doen, hebben we best veel gedaan, de afgelopen week. … More Week 6. Surfen, op weg en vogels kijken
Costa Rica is home to a large number of accredited wildlife rescue centers The other day, on our way back from the Rio Celeste and the Volcan Tenorio National Park, we visited Las Pumas wildlife rescue center. This is the second wildlife rescue center that we have visited since we arrived in Costa Rica in January. … More The bitter-sweet feeling of visiting wildlife rescue centers
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
The other day, Frank and I were having dinner at the porch talking about the wildlife around the house. You know what? I said. Of all the night creatures that the house taker / gardener had warned us about, the only ones that we haven’t yet seen are snakes. Not that I had any interest … More Manchita and the viper
My ecological conscience tells me that it is not the bugs that enter our house but that it is us, the humans, who are invading their territory. The problem is that in the minutes that pass between I wake up and drink coffee, my brain and therefore my ecological conscience is anesthetized. And it is in those moments when my killer flip-flops attacks. … More The killer flip-flop (a proper English version)
THE FLIP FLOP LIFE 