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Where’s the town center? – Managua, Nicaragua

October 16, 2009 0 steve

Whilst I try and find the best in most places I think I’ve finally concluded what it is that makes me instantly rail against a city – the inability to just walk about unhindered and get a feel for the place.

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22 minutes – San Salvador, El Salvador

October 16, 2009 0 steve

A very brief visit to El Salvador

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Week 4 of house building – San Ramon, Costa Rica

October 15, 2009 0 steve

A hard week of building in San Ramon, punctuated by a local football game

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Whitewater Rafting – Turrialba, Costa Rica

October 12, 2009 0 steve

Staying the Hotel Herza to go whitewater rafting in Turrialba, Costa Rica

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Week 3 of building – San Ramon, Costa Rica

October 9, 2009 0 steve

The roof is on the house we're building and it's starting to look more like a home now

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Busy day – Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

October 3, 2009 0 steve

After deciding to get out of San José the previous day I’d booked a trip to Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, a small agricultural town in the North-East of the country with a river that goes all the way to Nicaragua.

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Do you know the way to – San Jose, Costa Rica

October 2, 2009 0 steve

A first visit to San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica

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Wear and Tear – San Ramon, Costa Rica

October 1, 2009 0 steve

A couple of weeks as a builder is leading to a lot of wear and tear on the body, but it's starting to get easier

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Waiting for a bus – 8km from San Ramon, Costa Rica

October 1, 2009 0 steve

After working with Habitat for Humanity, a nervous description of waiting for a bus in San Ramon, Costa Rica.

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Jose vs. the Volcano – La Fortuna, Costa Rica

September 27, 2009 0 steve

Visiting La Fortuna and the nearby hot springs and volcano in La Fortuna.

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steve

Where’s the town center? – Managua, Nicaragua

22 minutes – San Salvador, El Salvador

Week 4 of house building – San Ramon, Costa Rica

Whitewater Rafting – Turrialba, Costa Rica

Week 3 of building – San Ramon, Costa Rica

Busy day – Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

Do you know the way to – San Jose, Costa Rica

Wear and Tear – San Ramon, Costa Rica

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