With a growing number of Americans relocating to Costa Rica there has been a proliferation of blogs and so-called hobby websites. Many of the blogs are useful because they give outsiders a view of what living in the country is like through other’s experiences. However, a lot of what people write is done by those who haven’t lived here for a long time and don’t speak the language well enough to understand the culture. Therefore you should take much of what is written with a “grain of salt” and view the writings as personal diaries.

The hobby websites are another toy of many people who move here. Like the blogs they tell about daily life here and what the country has to offer. It seems that almost every foreigner who has a computer makes their own blog or hobby website. Some who have advanced computer skills are even including videos about life here on their hobby websites. A few expats are even posting their videos on You Tube. Most of these efforts are very amateur and the people are not experts about relocating here. Nevertheless, the videos do provide a view of life here.

On my monthly relocation/retirement tours I try to have my guests experience as much possible of what Costa Rica has to offer in a short period of time, so that they can decide whether they want to make the move or not.