Cars in Costa Rica

The cost of cars are rising as is anything else in Costa Rica.  Gas and diesel are now about equal where diesel was 150 colones less per liter, now they are running neck in neck to keep up.  This doesn’t help when you are looking at a car to buy.
When we were looking at cars, [...]

Bus in Costa Rica

I found a terrific site over the weekend for finding a bus in Costa Rica.  The link is here: http://thebusschedule.com/cr/index.php?lang=en .
You can put in where you are and where you want to go and this site will give you the bus schedule.
If they do not have a town listed the way that you put it [...]

July 4th Celebration

Last year, as many of you living in Costa Rica might know, for the first time in almost 50 years, the 4th of July picnic was canceled.  This was very disappointing to all of us that meet many of our friends there each year.
Approximately 3500 expats attend this celebration each year and many plan their [...]

Casino’s in Costa Rica

The Arias (President of Costa Rica) has done a lot of good things for the country in my way of thinking, however not all things are seen as good.
The latest thing to come down from his administration, I do not see as good for the country OR good for tourism.
Arias administration took steps on Thursday [...]

Fugitives in Costa Rica

Two to three times a year we pick up the paper or read online that another fugitive has been captured in Costa Rica.  The last bad guy was picked up in Playa Garza last month.  This one was a convicted child molester.
Tom Noel Mastin is the latest of several fugitives that have made their home [...]