http://www.nomadicnarrative.com/2009/10/tortuguero-for-independent-and-budget-travelers/ emphasizing the invisible and underground nature of life Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:18:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.nomadicnarrative.com/2009/10/tortuguero-for-independent-and-budget-travelers/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Costa Rica’s Internet café culture | Nomadic Narrative Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:09:30 +0000 http://www.nomadicnarrative.com/?p=513#comment-310 [...] the capital to sleepy Caribbean towns, you will undoubtedly find an Internet café. Walking around Tortuguero last week, I saw “Internet Café” painted in baby blue across the eves of a building. I walked [...] [...] the capital to sleepy Caribbean towns, you will undoubtedly find an Internet café. Walking around Tortuguero last week, I saw “Internet Café” painted in baby blue across the eves of a building. I walked [...]

]]> http://www.nomadicnarrative.com/2009/10/tortuguero-for-independent-and-budget-travelers/comment-page-1/#comment-300 Drugs, guns…and eggs? | Nomadic Narrative Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:32:58 +0000 http://www.nomadicnarrative.com/?p=513#comment-300 [...] 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. Find out how to travel to Tortuguero, Costa Rica on you own and on a budget here. [...] [...] 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. Find out how to travel to Tortuguero, Costa Rica on you own and on a budget here. [...]

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