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Costa Rica: Day 7-Tortuguero Canals and Banana Plantation
The day before we flew home from Costa Rica, we needed to travel from where we were staying on the Caribbean Coast (Puerto Viejo) back to the capital of San Jose, where the airport is located, which is...
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Costa Rica: Day 4-Gandoca-Manzanillo Refuge Jungle Hike
To combat the frigid below-zero temperatures Michigan has been experiencing lately, I find myself daydreaming of being back in Costa Rica. Time for another recap! Missed earlier recaps? Catch up here:...
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Costa Rica: Day 5-Sloth Sanctuary Insider’s Tour
After changing rooms at Banana Azul the previous afternoon, on Day 5 of our trip, we spent our first glorious morning in the Howler Suite. At about 6:00 AM, I first skipped down a flight of stairs in...
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What I’ve Been Nomming Lately–Memorial Day 2015 Edition
As much as I enjoy warm, comforting soups and stews and casseroles that fill the fall and winter months, the arrival of summer brings my favorite food season. Every summer I reiterate that Summer Food...
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Costa Rica: Day 6-Power Outage
Our final day at Banana Azul was a rainy one. On the day’s planned itinerary: relaxation. So it didn’t work out so shabby after all. We were very lucky and all the days leading up to this one were...
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Costa Rica: Day 7-Tortuguero Canals and Banana Plantation
The day before we flew home from Costa Rica, we needed to travel from where we were staying on the Caribbean Coast (Puerto Viejo) back to the capital of San Jose, where the airport is located, which is...
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Labor Day Weekend in G-Rap (Also BabyGoesNomNom Turns 2)
My baby turned TWO this month! He’s not a big fan of cake or ice cream, so I made brownies instead, and decorated them with dinosaurs. Please don’t make fun of my (lack of) decorating skills. They were...
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