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Live in Costa Rica
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Cockroaches in Paradise
Yes, like every other country in the world Costa Rica does have cockroaches. Unfortunately the worst kind are two-legged variety. Because of Costa Rica popularity as a destination for tourists, and retirement and relocation haven all types of foreigners are attracted to the place. With growing popularity as Latin America’s prime retirement spot scores [...]
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Costa Rica’s first-class health care system
Costa Rica’s first-class health care system is drawing more and more people from the United States – even the rich and famous.
Costa Rica is more than ever for medial tourism and all of the celebrities know about it. On my world-famous, monthly relocation retirement tours I talk about the quality of health care in [...]
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My 250th relocation – retirement tours
I just reached a milestone by finishing my 250th relocation/retirement tour to Costa Rica. In case you don’t know Costa Rica is Latin America’s #1 retirement and relocation haven. We have more Americans living here per capita than any other country outside of the United States. They can’t be wrong.
Anyway over the years I have [...]
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Don’t be fooled by the low prices
People are always looking for bargains. But as the old saying goes, “You get what you pay for.” This is especially true when it comes to selecting a country to live or retire in overseas. I have been in the relocation and retirement business for over 30 years and have personally helped thousands of people [...]
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Our Adventure in Paradise
“Oh that’s far too beautiful to be real,” I muttered to myself, while examining the photographs in Christopher Howard’s latest book. “These photos can’t be real, I’m sure,” I commented cynically. It was October, a comfortable autumn day. But the days were getting shorter and the nights colder. Cold, windy, bleak, [...]
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The Golden Years are Now
The other day I talked to a friend who has lived here for about twenty years. I hadn’t chatted with him for about a year, so we spent time catching up on things. He has an elderly mother in the States who is on her last legs. We got talking about old age and the [...]
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My Best relocation and retirement tour yet
On Sunday the 28th of February I finished my 8-day combination Central/South Pacific and Central Valley retirement and relocation tour. It was a complete success and my clients and I had the time of our lives.
People really enjoy my tours but this one was really special. There were two couples and five single women. [...]
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Dial up Internet versus high speed
When I first got connected to the Internet about 14 years ago I remember that dial up was the only option available in Costa Rica. Since it was over the phone line there were frequent interruption when someone called the house and cut off the Internet. I was reminded how inconvenient and slow dial [...]
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More on Internet Hobby Sites
Beware of the information and advice on the so-called “hobby web sites.” These include the growing number sites put up by expatriates in Costa Rica to share their experiences. On the surface many of these sites seem helpful but the majority of the people behind them are neophytes who have not lived here long [...]
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More About Expat Hobby websites and blogs
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 [...]
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