PANAMA | Thursday, 18 Sep 2008 | Views [3181] | Comments [1]
I thought I should write a short note on crabs. This is because, as well as innumerable bugs, Central America also seems to be home to a surprising number of crustaceans. Maybe they know that they´re near the tropic of Cancer and therefore think its ... Read more >
Tags: crabs, ecology, the macarena
NICARAGUA | Wednesday, 17 Sep 2008 | Photo Gallery
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COSTA RICA | Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008 | Views [1344]
Wow, it´s ages since I wrote part 1! Dan and I are in the process of updating our blog and I realise that part 2 is long overdue. I haven´t told you, for example, about the time I tickled a rat´s tail (really) or about my ginger beer shower or the time ... Read more >
Tags: ginger beer, pastry, rats
COSTA RICA | Friday, 5 Sep 2008 | Photo Gallery
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COSTA RICA | Friday, 5 Sep 2008 | Photo Gallery
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UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 17 Aug 2008 | Views [3268]
A Little time a go the interns and volunteers at Rancho Mastatal had a day off to go to the hot springs and waterfall at the nearby village of San Miguel. The plan was to go down to the hot springs and then traverse the Rio Negro downstream to ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, river trekking
COSTA RICA | Tuesday, 5 Aug 2008 | Views [1000]
There is always something happening at the ranch, sometimes happy, others sad, happy, satisfying moments, excitement with scary bits, and the completely unexpected. I´ll begin with the completely unexpected. The egg detective It ... Read more >
Tags: chickens, dogs and cats, spiders
UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 20 Jul 2008 | Views [1429]
Well, sorry for the delay since the last journal entry. Rachel and I have either been away at a weekend at the beach (damn, it´s hard here), or have otherwise been thwarted in our attempts to get to Puriscal (lack of sleep and motivation to get ... Read more >
Tags: drunkeness, futbol, projects, sport
COSTA RICA | Sunday, 22 Jun 2008 | Photo Gallery
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COSTA RICA | Sunday, 22 Jun 2008 | Photo Gallery
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UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 21 Jun 2008 | Views [1297] | Comments [5]
After our less than successful trip to the beach, it was good to get back to Mastatal, even if the last part of the journey back was a trip in the back of what was effectively a cattle truck (picture big flat-top with a wooden frame), as the landslide ... Read more >
Tags: el rancho mastatal, frisbee, futbol, work
UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 21 Jun 2008 | Views [1000]
I wrote this story for the Ranch´s newsletter. It´s is a reflection on what it means to become part a small community and the whole idea of responsible tourism. As part of our orientation here, we have also discussed the impacts that our presence ... Read more >
Tags: community, sustainability
COSTA RICA | Sunday, 8 Jun 2008 | Views [1254] | Comments [1]
Saturday 30 May we packed our gear, left the cabañas and walked down to the Ranch in Mastatal. Our internship was still a week away delayed by the impending arrival of Tim and Robin´s baby (Tim and Robin are the dynamic duo behind Rancho Mastatal).... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 7 Jun 2008 | Views [703]
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Well, our second week of spanish lessons at Las Cabanes Siempre Verde turned into a bit of a wash out – in the sense that we had four days of heavy rain – two of which were continuous. Yeah, we complain a lot about the rain in England (and ... Read more >
Tags: a whole lot of rain, no services, no transport, tropical storm alma
COSTA RICA | Wednesday, 4 Jun 2008 | Photo Gallery
Our first stop in Mastatal
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COSTA RICA | Sunday, 25 May 2008 | Views [1445] | Comments [3]
Well, contrary to popular belief, Rachel and I have managed to survive our first week outside Blighty with all our limbs intact. Yay for us. That´s not to say that we haven´t acquired various things in that time – mostly masses of mosquito and ant ... Read more >
Tags: birds, bugs
UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 25 May 2008 | Photo Gallery
bugs and other interesting things!
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COSTA RICA | Sunday, 25 May 2008 | Views [1373] | Comments [3]
What follows a slightly more factual account of our time here, to complement Dan´s sitcom! At the time of writing, it´s 10.30am on Sunday morning here in Santiago de Puriscal in Costa Rica. Dan and I are catching up with our emails for the ... Read more >
Tags: cabanas siempre verde, mastatal
UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 11 May 2008 | Views [835] | Comments [1]
As I write this, there are four days to go until we fly and it’s organised chaos. Our house is chaotic, stuff everywhere – how can we own so much? Packing is a slog and at the back of my mind is the knowledge that we have to keep on going. We have an ... Read more >
Tags: chaos, preparations
UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 2 Apr 2008 | Views [799]
So, only six weeks 'til we leave, and under a month of work left. Let the panic commence ! Well, slight exaggeration, but it is starting to get a bit serious now. We're well and truly into the 'do it now, or it doesn't get done' period. Which means ... Read more >
Tags: pre-trip, preparations
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