me and my girls (mom and Lucyna)

LA GRINGA MADE IT TO COSTA RICA

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January 31st 2012
So here we are at 4am at the Portland airport with two huge backpacks ready to depart. It was a pretty nice smooth flight until we started the boarding in Houston. Everyone was required to check their boarding pass and passport to make sure they were legit. Apparently, and from my previous experiences in flying to Madrid and London in 2009, I was not legit enough to fly to Costa Rica. I wa ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » San José » San Pedro

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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