More or less, yes.

I think I could have gone on that road and gotten to the Mirador pretty quick...a missed opportunity

@glowingfish also it is the canton (municipality of Garabito) the church and town hall are at the end of the long street

@@rodvarmo Maybe next time I go I will figure out more things. Maybe after traffic settles down! I have a lot of things to see.

Yeah, I think it is a good concept, and I appreciate it where it does exist! The problem is that it would be easier to make the situation look better than it is. I wanted to show the reality.

Or a pothole or...

I also really like Costa Rica, but lots of people in the US believe that Costa Rica is just a tropical paradise. It is a real place. It has problems.

I am glad you liked it! There will be a lot more coming on. How are your own train tours going?

@glowingfish It’s going great!! I am monetized! Yeah!

To be honest, it isn't something that I think about a lot. Especially because I regularly see the elderly or the disabled walking around, so I figure---if they are safe, I am safe! My biggest safety concern is for traffic, and also that I will over exert myself. The biggest problem I usually worry about with others is that I might be doing something rude, especially when I am recording, and that someone might act defensively. But being attacked randomly doesn't really cross my mind.

Yes, the bus actually passes through Curridabat on its way to San Francisco and then Desemparados.

I think this is a very serious thing! 😜

:)

Thank you, I actually edited the video title. As you can see from my other videos, I usually put that in the title, but I forgot last night. I actually sometimes have a problem with knowing how descriptive to be in my video titles---I want people to know where they are, but sometimes they get too long. And who I am isn't important!

I thought that might be part of things. I don't remember things being like this last year, but maybe I wasn't moving around as much in December last year?

@glowingfish yeah it's always like this at this time of the year. People are shopping for Xmas, visiting their friends, going out, eating out, kids are not in school...

That can be a tricky thing about mall videos. Actually, it is much easier in an abandoned mall. The Albany Mall is actually quite crowded, or it was when I went there...which is why my video for the Albany Mall is only two minutes long or something. It is pretty popular despite that.

It could be...it felt more like a bread product with cinnamon, not like...a pile of goo. I think there are only two or maybe three in the country. Maybe I should visit another one?

I will keep the ferias in mind, I have wanted to see one! For four weeks, I was in school, so I wasn't taking as big of trips---also, like you said, it is best to be spontaneous. So sometimes I don't know until I wake up what I feel like doing. That is why I haven't taken trips to places where I need to arrange transportation. But I am planning to go further in the coming weeks...lots of plans!

I found out about that earthquake when I saw the spike in views on my Humboldt County videos.

Look at that thumbnail!

Also if you see the Lincoln Plaza video there are lots of decorations on that. But I agree home decor is a little less bright so far. People also put reindeer decorations on their cars.

But I like my explanation!

I like everything to the East because the weather is fresher. You are in Tres Rios now, right?

that's right! Tres Ríos, by the way, the trains going to Cartago are shut down and end in Tres Ríos because of a landslide, the service will be back in like 2 months so only busses for now! Maybe some day you could come and trainspot a bit with a group of railfans and I! You should visit Bejuco beach someday, it's a really beautiful beach in the pacific!

@@CRailways8424 Yep, I was wondering about meeting up and doing some collaboration! Also, I found out about the Cartago line being cut when I came back from Orosi. I am hoping it comes back soon!

This is a good question! Because I assumed that was what the squirrel was doing, but now that I have been asked...I am not so sure. I think that they might dig up nuts they have cached earlier in the year and consume them, but now I am not so sure!

Ah okay. Well I knew the Lincoln School was up there! And it is probably more prestigious than Chemeketa Community College, where I got my GED. Also I only knew about it being in Heredia.

Thank you, it really is! Most of them here are. :)

Well, it is not too hard to get to! I actually walked there from Montes de Oca.

That is the idea, of course! But also places that many tourists would probably not visit.

@glowingfish good idea. Not even a local like me knows this.

@@pecentric Yep! For people here, it might not be much, but imagine someone coming from a very flat area...or a very arid area...and how amazing Cervantes would be! So for a lot of people, seeing something "normal" like this might be very valuable.

Yep actually I have been back over a month, but maybe my videos haven't been showing up in your feed. Maybe we can collab this time!

All day? Including tomorrow?

@glowingfish yes

Well it's named after Manilla, but I don't know why. It is also close to a town called Samoa.

I'm glad you liked it, especially since my feet hurt today!

Well, I do watch your channel, so I hope I get a chance to see it soon.

I know! Please don't report me!

I looked it up---maybe 2nd or 3rd, but still a gigantic producer for its size (but not where I live, which is actually too cold, I think). I wonder if that is the secret of Pineapple Man? The mystery deepens.

They really are. Sometimes it is hard to believe people can build things so large.

A lot of people have made the same criticisms--- a lot of people don't like it because it is too dry. But one thing to note is that this is right between busy train and bus lines, so it is not an ideal location for resting. A few blocks from here, there is also Director's Park, and then the South Park blocks, which are much better places for resting. Most people here are just waiting to get a train or bus.

I've thought of that, but I think Dent was a coffee baron or exporter.

I thought it was 19 in the Caribbean?

@@glowingfish 19?

@@ang3lchg05 www.nhc.noaa.gov/#Nineteen

That is actually my next place to go! Or one of them!

Thank you, I think I naturally revert to pronouncing it like the "i" in Paradise. Vowels are just there to keep consonants separate, I keep telling my Spanish teachers and English students.

There are. At one time, I would have said it was friendly, now, maybe not so much.

@@glowingfish thank you for replying. Can you share in what way they are not that friendly anymore? Toward visitors? Asians?

@@EverythingEverywhereFun That is complicated, and I don't want to deal too much with stereotypes. But I've lived in and out of the area for 25 years, and the people were always kind of proud of their local way of life. But lately I've caught more a vibe that they don't like people who come from outside. Just my experience. But of course, there are some very nice people too.

@@glowingfishthank you for sharing!

It really is lush here---right now. Over the next few weeks, the rains will go away, and things will get a little drier. Which is a little less pretty, but makes adventures easier!

Thank you, I liked it!

Yes but I didn't know just how much more! Maybe I would have to walk to Turrialba to find the entrance!

Saludos!

Yes, this is actually my second time here, and I plan to see many other places, as soon as Friday.

@glowingfish awesome, if you have time and would like to see places near the city, the United nations has a University here in Costa Rica, ist called University for peace, they also have a park with small trails , lakes, and picnic area

@@KaVisLife506 I was actually close to that when I went to Ciudad Colon! I also want to see the United World College in Santa Ana!

@@glowingfish I just saw your video, its a Lively place, we have two videos there one about horse back riding and another about an underground museum.