Tag Archives: Costa Rica

Monsters or heroes?

Posted on January 24, 2018 by womanseyeview

    Is it okay to enjoy an art exhibit even if you don’t quite get it…and then if the explanations given don’t seem to help illuminate anything? This is what I wondered as we strolled through an exhibit entitled … Continue reading →

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Great escape

Posted on January 19, 2018 by womanseyeview

While there is a lot of talk these days about the benefits of being outside, as you get older there is less attraction to going out in frigid northern climes. So purely for health reasons – no really – hubby … Continue reading →

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Turn Right at Jesus

Posted on February 12, 2015 by womanseyeview

Was it turn right at Jesus or was it 100 metres north of KFC? These aren’t existential religious or political questions, I’m simply trying to find my way to the Guayabo National Monument. It’s always fun trying to get around … Continue reading →

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Horse sense

Posted on February 24, 2014 by womanseyeview

There are many creative ways to raise money for your community and I recently had the privilege of participating in an authentically Costa Rican event to raise money for local causes. A ‘Cabalgada’ is a weekend gathering where local families … Continue reading →

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Motorcycle ‘dog’ Diaries

Posted on February 14, 2014 by womanseyeview

I don’t want to anthropomorphize a dog but I did wonder what went through Bentley, the labradoodle’s mind as he sat on the back of the motorcycle. He’s ridden from Oregon, through the U.S, Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua on his … Continue reading →

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Love is for the birds

Posted on February 7, 2014 by womanseyeview

I’ve heard them singing for a couple of afternoons now and couldn’t quite see where they were. Taking a shot of a pretty church spire through the trees… I spotted them and they appeared to be yellow breasted finches – … Continue reading →

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The Great Escape

Posted on February 6, 2014 by womanseyeview

Polar vortex, frost-quakes, ice storms and never ending white stuff…this is a winter only a snow dog could love…Yes that is a house disappearing behind the latest snow clearing efforts. It’s been unrelenting since early December. Sure, a walk on … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Piedades

Posted on February 10, 2013 by womanseyeview

For a small country Costa Rica sure has a lot of mature Canadians and Americans living in condos – sometimes it feels like a hillier, less humid Florida. While the gated community lifestyle doesn’t appeal to me it certainly seems … Continue reading →

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Gifts around us

Posted on February 8, 2013 by womanseyeview

Maybe when you’re in a different place you look more closely at your environment and marvel at the gifts that are there if you just open your eyes. The tree out the back with its orange jewels glinting in the … Continue reading →

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Airport Art?

Posted on February 4, 2013 by womanseyeview

Ger was the first one to introduce me to the concept of ‘airport art’ – a faux handicraft made to appeal to tourists, that doesn’t represent the country or culture it comes from. Well in Costa Rica they’ve put a … Continue reading →

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