Posted on June 14th, 2012 by Angela Passman
This is an update to an earlier post…….12/19/2007 After verifying information that I recently received, I learned that Medicare will not cover anyone living outside of the United States. Same story for Medicaid, you will NOT be covered while living in Costa Rica. IF you have a medical emergency while you are visiting Costa Rica [...]
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Filed under: Health care in Costa Rica, Insurance in Costa Rica, Living in Costa Rica, Residency in Costa Rica, The Dark Side
Posted on February 6th, 2012 by Angela Passman
Creepers in Costa Rica…..A 35 year old man who was convicted of sexually abusing a child was released from jail last week because the courts lost the digital record of his original trial. The man became a fugitive in 2008 going on the lamb after escaping from authorities but was captured late last year in [...]
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Posted on January 26th, 2012 by Angela Passman
New ‘Monster’ Invades Costa Rica Posted: Thursday, January 12, 2012 – By Richard Abraham Dear Tico Times: There is a new monster loose in Costa Rica. This monster kills people, animals, children’s education, tourism, business, roads and peace and quiet. The monster’s name is “tractor trailer.” On the new Pacific coastal highway (costanera), these monsters [...]
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Posted on August 27th, 2011 by Angela Passman
A U.S.-bound air passenger was found to be carrying nearly $10,000 in counterfeit $100 bills Wednesday, but he was allowed to leave after police confiscated the funny money. The incident took place at Juan Santamaría airport. The Policía Aeroportuaria of the Fuerza Pública said they found 95 fake bills in the pocket of the 34-year-old [...]
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Filed under: Leaving Costa Rica, Living in Costa Rica, Money in Costa Rica, Moving to Costa Rica, The Dark Side
Posted on January 16th, 2011 by Angela Passman
Words you don’t want to hear when there are pets coming into Costa Rica. When World Pet Travel or anyone else has pets coming into Costa Rica you do NOT want to hear are “Tica system is down”. What this means is that your pets are not going anywhere. They cannot clear customs when the [...]
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Filed under: Animals, Moving pets to Costa Rica, The Dark Side
Posted on November 13th, 2010 by Angela Passman
This month there was a horrible catastrophe that took place in Escazu that needs to be brought to the forefront if you have not already heard about it. Many humble souls were lost in the mudslides in the middle of the night when the rain brought down much of the mountain in the hills of [...]
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Posted on August 16th, 2010 by Angela Passman
Be careful where you stay while in La Fortuna! Recently we took a trip through La Fortuna because the bridge was out going to Playa Coco on the Caldera Highway. We stopped for dinner in a place in La Fortuna next to one of those tourist booths and for some reason took a shine to [...]
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Posted on July 2nd, 2010 by Angela Passman
Do you ever just want to shoot people for being inconsiderate? I realize this is a touchy forbidden subject and I may lose some readers for going here but I just can’t keep quiet anymore. Some people just don’t use their heads in everyday life. They are just inconsiderate about things and others have to [...]
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Posted on May 8th, 2010 by Angela Passman
I write a lot about animals coming into Costa Rica, but this is a subject close to my heart. This past week 3 birds FINALLY made it into Costa Rica after a year of toil and trouble with Costa Rica government issues. They came in last November only to be turned away after being given [...]
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Filed under: Animals, Moving pets to Costa Rica, The Dark Side, Veterinary care
Posted on January 31st, 2010 by Angela Passman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf76qGmVZw8 I’m not the cyber guru that Ramiro is and i could not figure out how to get this video to open on this page but I believe that if you cut and paste the link into your browser it should work. This video portrays the directions one would get and how an expat would [...]
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Filed under: Living in Costa Rica, Moving to Costa Rica, The Dark Side
