Category Archives: English

Nica

Opublikowano na 9 marca, 2011 by Wojtek Mroczyński

  March 6, 2011 Central America is definitely not a bunch of uniform countries. Though they share common language, cuisine and climate, what is different is the history and local emotions. We have felt this since entering our new country, … Czytaj dalej →

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Simple life

Opublikowano na 9 marca, 2011 by Ania Mroczynska

3.03.2011   We are staying a few days in Playa del Coco. Our life is simple and nice. We lack many things, which seem indispensable in Poland. Not having a washing machine on hand, Wojtek does manual laundry in a … Czytaj dalej →

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Some more trivia about Costa Rica

Opublikowano na 6 marca, 2011 by Wojtek Mroczyński

6 March, 2011 Here are a few more interesting things about Costa Rica. Matapalo When I read about this tree in “Costa Rica: Traveler’s Literary Companion”. it intrigued me immediately. Its name, Matapalo, is not coincidental and means “killer tree” … Czytaj dalej →

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Soccer connects

Opublikowano na 4 marca, 2011 by Wojtek Mroczyński

March 2, 2011 It started a few days ago during our afternoon siesta after homescholling and daily chores. The kids are extremely creative and never get bored. Nevertheless, seeing a few boys playing soccer on the beach Wojtus asked me … Czytaj dalej →

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Eagle rebirth

Opublikowano na 3 marca, 2011 by Ania Mroczynska

26.02.2011 After 6 hours of travel from Monteverde we reached the Pacific coast of Costa Rica in a town called Playa del Coco. Tired of heat, we dumped our bagpacks and engaged in a conversation with the owner of the … Czytaj dalej →

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First Mass

Opublikowano na 2 marca, 2011 by Wojtek Mroczyński

Feb 28 , 2011 Yesterday we attended our first Sunday Mass away from home. Like many other things in Central America, it is a unique experience for us, people from colder parts of the world. I already had somewhat similar … Czytaj dalej →

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Encore, Pura Vida

Opublikowano na 2 marca, 2011 by Ania Mroczynska

Feb 25, 2011 Costa Rica turns out to be an excellent place to start our journey. The most important here is to feel “Pura Vida”, “Pure Life”. I asked a local what it means for them. The answer was simple. … Czytaj dalej →

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Monteverde

Opublikowano na 1 marca, 2011 by Wojtek Mroczyński

Feb 25, 2011 Our first real adventure started in Monteverde National Park. Monteverde means “green mountain” in Spanish and hosts 2,500 plant species 420 of which are orchids alone. It is a paradise for bird watchers, too, with over 400 … Czytaj dalej →

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Pura Vida

Opublikowano na 25 lutego, 2011 by Wojtek Mroczyński

Feb 23, 2011 After a long trip via Miami we got to San Jose (the city of Alajuela, to be precise), the capital of Costa Rica. We got to the hotel at 11:30 pm local time, 6:30 am Warsaw time. … Czytaj dalej →

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Real journey begins

Opublikowano na 25 lutego, 2011 by Ania Mroczynska

Feb 22, 2011 In our previous blog we mentioned fragile nature of planning. Well, leaving London we learned about major earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. We are planning to be there in about 9 months. Hopefully the situation stabilizes there … Czytaj dalej →

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