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A Walk in the Woods – kareldoetcostarica
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Naar de inhoud springen. A Walk in the Woods. Geplaatst door Karel Thijs. I know, I could have aimed much higher. I could have sought to spend the last hours of 2016 pursuing some endeavor that would have been both deeply original and eternally memorable, such as bungee jumping off the Saprissa bridge, rafting down the Pacuare river, parachuting over Monteverde, or having a threesome with two Jennifer Lopez lookalikes at the Grano de Oro in San José. Alone in my room. Bryson has been doing pretty much th...
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Get in Touch – kareldoetcostarica
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Naar de inhoud springen. Feel free to drop me a note at karelthijscr@gmail.com. Ain’t That Bad. Time to Get Back. Op Tamales and Bullfights. Op Any Different Way. Op A Walk in the Woods. Op Enjoying the Turkey. Driving in Costa Rica. Blog op WordPress.com.
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In Times of Need – kareldoetcostarica
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Naar de inhoud springen. In Times of Need. Geplaatst door Karel Thijs. A friend in need is a friend indeed. Or, as we say in Dutch: in times of need you know your friends. The same goes for insurance companies. You may get the best of promises, the rosiest of projections, and the firmest of guarantees the time you buy a policy, but you won’t know what that policy is really worth until you actually need it. Just like with a fire extinguisher. I believe that’s when I panicked. In the middle of nowhere.
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Tamales and Bullfights – kareldoetcostarica
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Naar de inhoud springen. Geplaatst door Karel Thijs. December 23, 4:30 pm. Toros a la tica. Thankfully, my passengers seem either too tired or too sunk in thought to complain about my unhurriedness. When we finally make it back to the comfort of Paso Canoas asphalt roads, Jose notes dryly, without the slightest hint of sarcasm, “You’re quite a patient driver, aren’t you.” That sort of sums it up. I nod in smug contentment. 8220;How would you like to see a. To find out if my notion of. Is right, I could, ...
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Ain’t That Bad – kareldoetcostarica
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Naar de inhoud springen. Ain’t That Bad. Geplaatst door Karel Thijs. I’ve been absent from this blog for a while. I know, and I apologize. Even God disappears from time to time. He’s definitely not in Syria. It’s Easter week in Costa Rica. “Semana Santa,” as we call it here. That’s Spanish for “holy week.” It’s a time of deep reflexion, profound contemplation, serious meditation — and endless traffic jams. Or “stationary traffic,” as the GPS insists on calling them. And by “major” I don’...Feature n...
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Time to Get Back – kareldoetcostarica
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Naar de inhoud springen. Time to Get Back. Geplaatst door Karel Thijs. It wasn’t long before the tanned man in the flapping shirt got up from his bench and lumbered toward the door of the old, gray Marcopolo bus. The fifteen or so tourists that had been scattered over the parking lot — eating ice cream, sipping coffee, or simply watching their luggage — spontaneously queued up in an impromptu line, with no one pushing, protesting, or shouting. It was almost like Great Britain. It was two in the afternoon...
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If Anything – kareldoetcostarica
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Naar de inhoud springen. Geplaatst door Karel Thijs. For the last three days of her visit to Costa Rica, Teresa (my Venezuelan host mom) chose to stay around San José. It’s not, I think, that she got tired of all the. Yes, that’s right. Not satisfied with boasting McDonald’s, KFCs, Burger Kings, Thank God It’s Fridays, and PriceSmarts, with giving our kids names like Kendall, Hillary, Michael, Bryan, or Tiffany, and with adopting gringo words like. After all, it is. Place to Save Money and Live Better.
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kareldoetcostarica – Pagina 2
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Naar de inhoud springen. Criminals Don’t Read. The first time I visited San José, back in 2003, I wasn’t impressed. “Is this really Costa Rica’s capital? 8221; I asked my taxi driver. “Where are the skyscrapers? 8221; In my days as an AFS student in Caracas, eight years before moving to Costa Rica, I used to live on the fifth floor of a six-story…. So Trump says climate change is a lie. He obviously hasn’t been to Belgium lately. One day it’s snowing, the next day the trees start blos...I drove all the w...
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Any Different Way – kareldoetcostarica
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Naar de inhoud springen. Geplaatst door Karel Thijs. I had breakfast with five women yesterday. But to me, a fivesome breakfast was by all means an extraordinary experience. In spite of my handsome looks, my charming personality, my exceptional wit, and my unsurpassed humility, I couldn’t recall the last time I’d enjoyed such an amount of female companionship while drinking coffee and gobbling away at a plate of steaming hot. A good start to 2017. Apart from getting divorced. The sun, it turned out, pref...
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