Handbagging

La Fortuna, and much good furtune!

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December 16th 2007
We left San Jose yesterday after a small amount of sleep, Emma and Sophie resembling small packhorses and me travelling light as I still had no backpack. We went to the bus garage to catch the four and a half hour bus to La Fortuna where a local decided to try his fortunes with Sophie by telling her she was beautiful like a grape! We were lucky to get three seats together at the back as this was ... read more

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Costa Rica is a Central American success story: since the late 19th century, only two brief periods of violence have marred its democratic development. Although still a largely agricultural country, it has expanded its economy to include strong techn... ... read more