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Mother, grand mother, teacher, writer, translator, I have lived in Costa Rica for over 16 years. I was born in Paris, France, lived in England, Turkey and Colombia. I am simply addicted to the tropics and could never live in Europe again. I do miss the culture, though, the old culture...

  • Hometown

    Santa Ana, San Jose, Costa Rica

  • Work published

    costaricapages.com

  • Travel philosophy

    Feel free, carry little, be opened to everything and anything.

  • Craziest place

    Festival of the Raddish, Oaxaca, Mexico

  • Bizarre experience

    The Central Market in La Paz, Bolivia, the meat, the flies, the witchcraft, the smells and the colors

  • Advice

    Listen to what the local say, and to your own instinct, and use your common sense.

  • Dream destination

    Nepal

  • Traveled before

    I have travelled all over Europe, in France of course, as I am French, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, the then Yugoslavia, England, where I lived for many years, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Turkey, where I also lived, and Greece. I lived in Bogota, Colombia for two years and traveled extensively in South America to Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia and Chile. Since I have lived in Costa Rica I have visited Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico.

  • Going next

    I don't know!

Mireille's Guide Book Entries

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  • Mireille Darras

    Jul 27, 2008 - San Jose, Costa Rica

    The Hotel Grano de Oro, located in the center of San Jose, was built at the beginning of the 20th ......

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  • How to get rid of Vertigo

    Jul 27, 2008 - Costa Rica

    Rincon de la Vieja Canopy Tour Rincon de La Vieja, which could be translated as “The Corner of the Old Witch,” ......

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