http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:50:05 -0700 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:03:56 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Transat-Jacques-Vabre-Race-now-in-the-Caribbean?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner First place boat Safran.  Photo by Jean-Marie Liot/DPPI/Safran Barring any significant changes in weather, the leaders of the Transat Jacques Vabre Race should arrive in Puerto Limon, a port city on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, on Tuesday... Costa Rica Sailing Transat Jaques Vabre Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:03:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Transat-Jacques-Vabre-Race-now-in-the-Caribbean?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Transat-Jacque-Vabre-race-is-half-way-to-Costa-Rica?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner Safram is the current leader in the Monohull Division.  Photo by Jean-Marie Liot /DPPI/Safran We have a real race for first place in the Monohull division between two French boats, Safran, with Marc Guillemot and Charles Caudrelier Benac, and G... Costa Rica Sailing Transat Jaques Vabre Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:10:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Transat-Jacque-Vabre-race-is-half-way-to-Costa-Rica?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Storm-hits-the-Transat-Jacques-Vabre-Race?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner Photo of the BT yacht that retired today.  Photo by Th. Martinez Sea Co. BT, the first place team, activated their distress beacon today at 10:20 GMT.  Sailors Sébastien Josse and Jean-Fançois Cuzon reported significant d... Costa Rica Sailing Transat Jaques Vabre Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:41:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Storm-hits-the-Transat-Jacques-Vabre-Race?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Transat-Jaques-Vabre-sailors-position-themselves-for-upcoming-foul-weather?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner Mike Golding Yacht Racing with the sun at their backs.  Photo by AFP/Marcel Mochet. In the Monohull division, first place is currently being held by BT with Sébastien Josse and Jean François Cuzo.  In second place is Safran w... Costa Rica Sailing Transat Jaques Vabre Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:46:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Transat-Jaques-Vabre-sailors-position-themselves-for-upcoming-foul-weather?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Transat-Jaques-Vabre-race-from-France-to-Costa-Rica?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner Photo of Crépes Whaou ! Currently in 1st place.  Photo by AFP/Marcel Mochet. Sunday afternoon, November, 8, 2009, 14 Monohull sailboats and 6 Multihull sailboats set out from Le Havre, France on route to their destination in Puerto Limo... Costa Rica Transa Jacques Vabre Sailing Le Havre Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:39:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Transat-Jaques-Vabre-race-from-France-to-Costa-Rica?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m11d3-A-meal-wtih-a-view?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner The view of Lake Arenal from Indio Pelado. Photo by Donald FarrisThere is a great new restaurant in the Nuevo Arenal area of Costa Rica, Indio Pelado.  It is located approximately half way between the city of La Fortuna and Tilarán. ... Costa Rica Arenal restaurant Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:59:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m11d3-A-meal-wtih-a-view?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Travel-101-The-extreme-sport-of-driving-in-Costa-Rica?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner The road from Nosara to San Jose during rainy season.  Photo by Donald Farris Driving in Costa Rica offers two very different venues, both fraught with peril. Visitors to Costa Rica should not be afraid to rent a car and drive here, but they sh... Costa Rica Rainforest San Jose Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:43:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Travel-101-The-extreme-sport-of-driving-in-Costa-Rica?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m10d26-How-you-can-be-part-of-Libraries-for-All?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner Children at the Tilerán Library.  Photo by Ed Wood.   One of the easiest and best ways to help Libraries for All is with the donation of cash. You can donate by clicking the Donate button on the Libraries for All webpage. This i... Costa Rica Central America Library Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:08:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m10d26-How-you-can-be-part-of-Libraries-for-All?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Libraries-for-All-the-Tilaran-Library?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner Story time.  Photo by Ed Wood   For a getaway weekend, Ed and Leslie Wood, who live in the Lake Arenal area of Costa Rica, decided to visit San Juan Del Sur, a beautiful costal town in nearby Nicaragua. They happened to stay at Hotel Villa... Costa Rica Education Central America Nicaragua Library Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:13:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Libraries-for-All-the-Tilaran-Library?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Boo-for-Books-in-Costa-Rica?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner   2008 Haloween Party. Photo provided courtesy of Past President Laura MurrayVisit her blog  Related Articles Travel 101: Why Live in Costa Rica? Costa Rica is the happiest place on the planet More o... Costa Rica Arenal Library Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:19:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Boo-for-Books-in-Costa-Rica?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Happy-Culture-Day-Costa-Rica?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner Seal of Costa Rica. Related Articles Travel 101: Why Live in Costa Rica? Costa Rica is the happiest place on the planet More of the Dallas Living Abroad  Examiner's articles October ... Costa Rica Columbus Day Day of Culture Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:42:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Happy-Culture-Day-Costa-Rica?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Costa-Rican-President-Oscar-Arias-comments-on-President-Obama-winning--the-Nobel-Peace-Priize?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner   President Obama smiles. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) On October 9, 2009, President Barack Obama became one of only four U.S. Presidents, to win a Nobel Peace Prize and the first to do it in his first year in office. The Nobel Committee, in thei... Obama Nobel Peace Prize Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:19:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Costa-Rican-President-Oscar-Arias-comments-on-President-Obama-winning--the-Nobel-Peace-Priize?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m10d3-Gingerbread-Restaurant-possibly-the-best-place-to-dine-in-Costa-Rica?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner Gingerbread Restaurant lit at night.  Photo courtesy of Gingerbread Restaurant.   Most people come to the Arenal area to see the spectacular active volcano, to soak in the thermal waters, to windsurf Lake Arenal and enjoy the wide va... Costa Rica Food Arenal restaurant hotel artists Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:53:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m10d3-Gingerbread-Restaurant-possibly-the-best-place-to-dine-in-Costa-Rica?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m9d28-Travel-101-Getting-your-Costa-Rican-Drivers-License?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner Campus of Consevi.  Photo by Donald Farris. Related Articles Travel 101: The Birds of Costa Rica  Travel 101: The Birds of Costa Rica Part II Hummingbirds, Scarlet Macaw and Cattle Egret Travel 101 The Bird... Costa Rica Driver's License Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:34:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m9d28-Travel-101-Getting-your-Costa-Rican-Drivers-License?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Ousted-President-of-Honduras-Zelaya-returns-and-interim-President-Micheleti-retaliates?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner Riot police shoot tear gas to supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya outside the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. Police fired tear gas at thousands of demonstrators Tuesday morning, chasing them away from t... Honduras Coup Zelaya Micheletti Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:00:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Ousted-President-of-Honduras-Zelaya-returns-and-interim-President-Micheleti-retaliates?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m9d20-Travel-101-The-beers-of-Costa-Rica?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner The beers of Costa Rica.  Photo by Donald Farris With the Great American Beer Festival having sold out, I thought this was a great time to review the beers of Costa Rica. Many distributors in the United States are selling Costa Rican beers curr... Costa Rica Beer Great American Beer Festival Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:25:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m9d20-Travel-101-The-beers-of-Costa-Rica?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Travel-101-Birds-of-Costa-Rica-Part-IIIMontezuma-Oropendol-Quetzal-Toucan-and-Brown-Bobby?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner Montezuma Oropendola  eating fruit.  Photo by Donald Farris Related Articles Travel 101: The Birds of Costa Rica Travel 101: The Birds of Costa Rica Part II Hummingbirds, Scarlet Macaw and Cattle Egret Travel 101: The monkeys of&... Costa Rica Birds Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:48:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Travel-101-Birds-of-Costa-Rica-Part-IIIMontezuma-Oropendol-Quetzal-Toucan-and-Brown-Bobby?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Travel-101-Birds-of-Costa-Rica-Part-II--Hummingbirds-Scarlet-Macaw-Magpie-Jay-and-Cattle-Egret?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner Rufous-tailed hummingbird.  Photo by Donald Farris Related Articles Travel 101: Birds of Costa Rica Travel 101: The Monkeys of Costa Rica Travel 101: Why live in Costa Rica Costa Rica is the happiest place on the planet ... Costa Rica Birds Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:10:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Travel-101-Birds-of-Costa-Rica-Part-II--Hummingbirds-Scarlet-Macaw-Magpie-Jay-and-Cattle-Egret?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m9d5-US-cuts-aid-to-Honduras?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner People march during a demonstration in supporter of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya in Tegucigalpa, Friday, Sept. 4, 2009. Honduras' coup-installed government dug in its heels after Washington cut off millions of dollars in aid to the Centr... Honduras Coup Zelaya Democracy Now US reaction Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:01:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m9d5-US-cuts-aid-to-Honduras?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Travel-101-Birds-of-Costa-Rica?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner Clay colored robin eating a bananna.  Photo by Donald Farris. Related Articles Travel 101: The monkeys of  Costa Rica Travel 101: Why Live in Costa Rica? Costa Rica is the happiest place on the planet Nature Air: The f... Costa Rica Travel 101 Wildlife Birds Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:23:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7756-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Travel-101-Birds-of-Costa-Rica?cid=exrss-Dallas-Living-Abroad-Examiner