Meandering Thoughts #28
It's inevitable that plane travel includes overhearing neighboring conversations how hard you try to ignore them....at least until you switch on your noise canceling headphones! Most are mundane, innocuous, unimportant,…
Active Walk Sign
Rather than the ubiquitous green walk sign we've become accustomed to, walk signs along Avenida Central in San José, Costa Rica - the pedestrian mall - show motion. Just another…
Selvatura Hanging Bridges
Selvatura Adventure Park is an ecological park in the mountains about 30 miles (50km) south of Arenal (as the crow flies, driving is much less direct), with for both adult…
Llanos del Cortez Waterfall
© 2024 Scott C Sosna The Llanos del Cortez waterfall is located in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica west of Bagaces and is considered one of the best waterfalls in the…
Random Learnings #35
How To Overthrow Democracy Alfred Hugenberg was a German industrialist and politician whom, between the world wars, hoped to overthrow the Weimar Republic by influencing public opinion, rather than constitutionally…
Random Learnings #34
Imperial is the ubiquitous Costa Rican beer, its logo adorning signs at roadside bars and restaurants and for sale in every grocery store and gas station. There is no way…
Security Through Stupidity
© 2024 Scott C Sosna This card was part of our check-in for the Gran Hotel Costa Rica. Don't tell anyone the Wi-Fi password, it's a secret? Be environmentally conscious,…
Air Travel and Drugs
© 2024 Scott C Sosna I saw this flying through O'Hare on our way back from Costa Rica. First time for everything. Each state in the United States has laws…
Random Learnings #33
Crimea has been a major area of conflict and disagreement between Russia and Ukraine since the breakup of the Soviet Union. The 2014 Ukraine Crisis say Russia essentially invade Crimea…
Visiting The Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal, © 2018 Scott C Sosna Two former employers of mine had (have) off-shore offices in Bangalore/Bengaluru, India, and I've made the trip there many times. Despite the travel…