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Frugal Musts In Costa Rica
Travel Log: Day 17 (7/14), Costa Rica We are continuing to discover more low or no cost things to do in La Fortuna. One of the benefits of a long stay is that we have time to research and try these various options. If we were on even a week long trip I’m sure we
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Japan Locked In
Travel Log: Day16 (7/13), Costa Rica The prime objective for the day was to book our Japan lodging. Before doing that we made some modifications to our flight to Japan since we now know our bags are over the 15ish pound limit for a carry-on. We purchased the upgraded 30ish pounds of carry-on for $152,
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La Parada Restaurant In La Fortuna Costa Rica
Travel Log: Day 15 (7/12), Costa Rica The main event today was going out to lunch at a restaurant named La Parada in La Fortuna Costa Rica. It is either owned by, or worked at by our Airbnb host. Following the let down of sober fast food stand trip #2, La Parada was refreshing, delicious,
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Local Minimart and FAC – La Fortuna Costa Rica
Travel Log: Day 14 (7/11), Costa Rica This was a pretty quiet day, and I barely left the house. In the morning all of us except BC worked out. BC doesn’t need that because his daily activity level is through the roof. The Japan search continued and my mind was much more clear on how
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Alcohol The Taste Enhancer
This is from travel day 13 (7/10) in Costa Rica. Japan Search We are getting to the point that we need to book our first Japan Airbnb. I spent a couple hours today searching for places and it’s turning into a lot of effort like it always does. We are working within a desired range
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The Best Things In Life Are Free
Travel Log: Day 12 (7/9), Costa Rica Today was the undisputed best day so far in Costa Rica, thanks to a completely free activity (aside from a $3 Uber ride). This is exactly the antidote to yesterday’s failures. The place we went to is called “El Salto” or “The Jump”. It’s a small waterfall with
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Rental And Budget Failures
Travel Log: Day 11 (7/8), Costa Rica Failures It was a day of rental and budget failures, and lessons learned. Lesson #1 – We aren’t professional cleaners This lesson kicked off first thing in the morning with an email from our property manager saying the new tenants thought the kitchen and bathrooms weren’t cleaned sufficiently.
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The Hunt For Our Next Lodging
Travel Log: Day 10 (7/7), Costa Rica This morning we made a trip to the grocery store and came back with a pretty decent haul for $60. We spent the rest of the day searching for our next location, aside from a nap, duolingo, and an improvised rock throwing game. The urgency to book our
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La Fortuna Waterfall – A Torrent of People And Money
Travel Log: Day 9 (7/6), Costa Rica Ride Shares Today we went to the La Fortuna waterfall which is only a couple miles from our Airbnb. Rather than attempting to walk on the roads with no shoulder, we opted for Uber. This was our first experience with Uber in the country. After using it, it’s
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First Days Traveling Costa Rica – Torture Via Motion Sickness
Travel Log: Days 0-3 (6/27-6/30), First Days Traveling Costa Rica and motion sickness I plan to keep a short log of the things that happen each day on our year long adventure. Travel logistics got in the way of that, so I’m covering three days at once here. Day 0 (6/27) I don’t count this
Traveling Toward Fire
A Premature FI Experiment
