http://www.nomadicnarrative.com/2008/07/olive-ridley-sea-turtle-politics/ Culture, Food and the Art of Travel Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:19:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.nomadicnarrative.com/2008/07/olive-ridley-sea-turtle-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-299 Drugs, guns…and eggs? | Nomadic Narrative Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:22:01 +0000 http://www.nomadicnarrative.com/?p=73#comment-299 [...] The boats separated and we continued down the river. Nobody spoke a word about the incident, not even a whisper. In some areas of Costa Rica such as Playa Ostional, limited harvest of sea turtle eggs is allowed for local consumption. In many cultures, as people will explain to you in Ostional, sea turtle eggs are considered an aphrodisiac. Read about my visit to Playa Ostional and the olive ridley sea turtle politics. [...] [...] The boats separated and we continued down the river. Nobody spoke a word about the incident, not even a whisper. In some areas of Costa Rica such as Playa Ostional, limited harvest of sea turtle eggs is allowed for local consumption. In many cultures, as people will explain to you in Ostional, sea turtle eggs are considered an aphrodisiac. Read about my visit to Playa Ostional and the olive ridley sea turtle politics. [...]

]]> http://www.nomadicnarrative.com/2008/07/olive-ridley-sea-turtle-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-31 beverly Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:44:00 +0000 http://www.nomadicnarrative.com/?p=73#comment-31 Yes, we were certainly in the thick of it! We are happy to have you traveling with us as we shed light on key superconductivity riddles, dark matter and of course, turtles. Yes, we were certainly in the thick of it! We are happy to have you traveling with us as we shed light on key superconductivity riddles, dark matter and of course, turtles.

]]> http://www.nomadicnarrative.com/2008/07/olive-ridley-sea-turtle-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-27 glenna Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:57:00 +0000 http://www.nomadicnarrative.com/?p=73#comment-27 OK, this is all too unfair!<br/>Last night I was watching some National Geographic show (in the safety of LA's Frog Town) and I was commenting on my great love and respect for sea turtles. As I was experiencing the alienation of TV representation, you were on the front lines of turtle politics! <br/>I am so glad to have finally gotten to this blog and I plan to be a frequent flyer here, as my own nomadic narrative only involves frequent trips between LA and San Diego and then to various UCSD offices where I attempt to procure funding from tight hands. <br/><b><br/>LONG LIVE THE TURTLES!</b> OK, this is all too unfair!
Last night I was watching some National Geographic show (in the safety of LA’s Frog Town) and I was commenting on my great love and respect for sea turtles. As I was experiencing the alienation of TV representation, you were on the front lines of turtle politics!
I am so glad to have finally gotten to this blog and I plan to be a frequent flyer here, as my own nomadic narrative only involves frequent trips between LA and San Diego and then to various UCSD offices where I attempt to procure funding from tight hands.

LONG LIVE THE TURTLES!

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