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What to pack for a trip to Costa Rica

April 19, 2021

We travelled to Costa Rica with three 23 kg suitcases for a whole year, one for each of us and a third bag with common stuff, including things for Matilda (our cat). In hindsight we could have left half of it behind… Here is what I learnt about what to bring (and not to bring) … More What to pack for a trip to Costa Rica

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Lists, lists, lists …

March 30, 2019

Cristina and I have done quite some travels in our joint and separate pasts. One practicality that we share is the use of lists to prepare for the trips: packing lists, to-do lists, last-day-preparations lists and last-minute lists. We use them now too to prepare for the sabbatical. The sabbatical wish list is just one … More Lists, lists, lists …

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