Who doesn’t love the weekend? Of course everyone, everywhere, does. There was even that awful 70’s movie (you know, the one with disco queen Donna Summer) entitled, Thank God it’s Friday! But there is something really special about a Costa Rican weekend. The sun always seems to shine a little brighter, especially on SUN-day. Pueblos […]
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For my first years in Costa Rica I was always a city dweller. Actually, for the first couple years I lived in hotels until I finally rented an apartment in Paseo Colón, a business district of San Jose. I had my travel agency office downstairs and my apartment upstairs, so basically I never really left […]
Well now we finally get to the really good stuff. Truth is, you can take the boy out of Carolina, but you just ain’t gonna take Carolina out of the boy. Back home we used to have big barbecue parties we like to call “pig pickins.” So I grew up with the aroma of swine […]
I am thinking business the morning. Specifically real estate business. Yea I know that in the U.S. that is a bad word these days. But isn’t it true that the best opportunities begin to arise when the market is beaten down? Anyway, the reason I am thinking business is because I am developing a real […]
When I first arrived to Costa Rica I was astonished to see vendors at major traffic intersections selling their wares to the passengers of waiting cars. I now know that this is common practice throughout Latin America. However, the street vendors in other countries like Nicaragua seem to be considerably more aggressive and that can […]
No my 33rd reason has nothing to do with Taco Bell. I am what we call in Costa Rica a “perpetual tourist.” And here is why? I came here in 2001 on a business deal and for the next two years was traveling back and forth almost every month, therefore the thought of establishing “residency” […]
Is anyone out there old enough to remember full service gas stations in the U.S? I am (barely, o.k.), but I really have to reach waaaaay back in my memory banks, what’s left of them. I guess the last time I can remember visiting a full service gas station I would have been around 10 […]
North Americans are often aghast at the cultural attitudes of the Ticos about punctuality. It is said in Costa Rica that if you arrive on time to a scheduled meeting you are “early.” If you arrive thirty minutes late you are “on time.” And only if you arrive MORE than thirty minutes late are you, […]
Where in the world is it fun to go to the doctor? Certainly not in the U.S. A typical doctor visit results in having to sit in a waiting room for what can seem to be an eternity. Having to fill out reams of paperwork for insurance and the doctor’s own “cover-my-ass” policies. And then […]
Imperial has got to be the “coolest” brand in the world. The fact that it is THE NUMBER ONE beer in Costa Rica (the coolest country on earth) and the really cool label with the phoenix rising and pura vida and all….I mean come on, it is the coolest without a doubt. It is also […]
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