Costa Rica
I’m dismayed. Years ago, in Costa Rica, all of us were excited as kids at Christmas because we finally had cellphones. It wasn’t long before people started to complain bitterly at how poorly their phones worked, despite living in a 3,000-person backwater town on the sleepy coast of a 3rd world country. Then came more [...]
The one and only Land Cruiser turns 60. Happy Birthday, Land Cruiser! We have certainly been glad to have used our various (four now) Cruisers in their various configurations, here is a quick retrospective of the various builds that we have driven: Our very first outing in Baja California, in our first Land Cruiser. Also [...]
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In my continual quest to find new and exciting things to do, I spend a bit of time online, reading other people’s travelogues and such. Once upon a time, I kept a pretty up-to-date links page, but those days have come and gone like a Guatemalan Chicken Bus. However, because I like to think that [...]
Our holiday season has been stormy. The Bay Area has been weathering “heavy winds” and “heavy rain” for the last week, along with some fairly cool weather (above freezing, but well below short-sleeves). I put heavy in quotes because, compared to the rains and winds to which we are accustomed in Costa Rica, these have [...]
Where to start? Since the last time I posted, we’ve moved countries, moved homes, bought cars, sold a variety of things, obtained tenants, lost tenants, found jobs, adopted a dog (for my parents) and, oh yeah, just today: Changed publishing software. The last bit is the part most likely screw up viewers’ reading experience. If [...]
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