Week 6. Hiking and birdwatching – while we still can
February 9, 2021
The English Google translate version of the Dutch post .
A year of blogging about our sabbatical
February 5, 2021
Now that we have been blogging about our sabbatical for more than a year, it might be interesting for you, our dear readers and followers, to see what that has been like: how many visitors and views did we have, where do our readers come from, what are the most viewed pages, what are our writing goals and policies, and how did we keep it up and what experiences did we have? … More A year of blogging about our sabbatical
La Ceiba from the sky
February 3, 2021
Click here to see a video of La Ceiba from the sky. With many thanks to N. for making the videos with her drone. I cut and paste two flight recordings into one.
Mr Spotter
February 3, 2021
Over this one year sabbatical in Costa Rica Frank has developed a super good eye for wildlife spotting. So much that he has started to beat the tour guides. … More Mr Spotter
Week 5. Koeien en het Eeuwige bos van de Kinderen
February 2, 2021
Misschien had ik het al een keer geschreven, maar het aftellen van de weken is begonnen. En de voorbereidingen voor de terugreis ook. Het weekend hebben we een wandeling gemaakt door een stukje van het Eeuwige Bos van de Kinderen. … More Week 5. Koeien en het Eeuwige bos van de Kinderen
Week 5. Cows and the Children’s Eternal Rainforest
February 2, 2021
The English Google translate version of the Dutch post .
Who ate our pineapple??
February 1, 2021
Cristina and I put a pineapple in our veranda to ripe. The next morning we discovered, it had a gaping hole. What the hell … ?? And after the indignation had faded, the lazy birdwatcher started wondering, which animal had robbed us, how did it get into our veranda, and what other wildlife would be interested? … More Who ate our pineapple??
Week 4. Reisje naar Arenal
January 26, 2021
De afgelopen week was een werkweek met weinig bijzonders. Het weekend echter was een vierdaagse trip naar Arenal. Cristina en ik waren er eerder geweest, tijdens een vakantie in 2013 en we wilden de omgeving graag nogeens bezoeken. Een andere reden was dat we onze ‘Marchamo’ sticker (bewijs dat we wegenbelasting hebben betaald) moesten ophalen in La Fortuna, een stadje aan de voet van de vulkaan. … More Week 4. Reisje naar Arenal
Week 3. Trip to Arenal
January 26, 2021
The English Google translate version of the Dutch post .
The Ticos, nothing but kindness
January 24, 2021
In many blogs we have mentioned how kind the Ticos (people from Costa Rica) are. I can honestly say that we have found nothing but kindness from every Tico that we have encountered. And the ultimate proof of that was an incident with a traffic officer when travelling to Monteverde. I should start by saying … More The Ticos, nothing but kindness
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