Costa Rica
Exploring Costa Rica - personal accounts of our travels, expat life, Costa Rica ways
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Costa Rica Day 3: Tinamaste
Exploring Tinamaste We'd chosen to stop and explore the Tinamaste area as it has an elevation of 764 meters (2506 feet), high enough to have a cooler climate than the beachfront areas like Dominical and Uvita. It is approximately 30 minutes by car to the beach, and 30 minutes to San Isidro de El General, a large city with a huge farmers market. Tinamaste is approximately a 3 1/2 hour drive from Juan Santamaria airport and also has its own organic farmers market and a thriving expat community.
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Costa Rica Day 2: Tres de Junio to Tinamaste, Visit to Parque Nacional Los Quetzales
The morning was damp and drizzly so we set out on our way to our next destination, Tinamaste, with a planned stop at Parque Nacional Los Quetzales in the hopes of seeing the famed Costa Rica Quetzal.
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Is it Expensive to Live in Costa Rica? Our Monthly Food Costs
Is it expensive to live in Costa Rica? I tracked our food costs for one month.
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Moving to Costa Rica During Covid-19
An interview with Gary Westphalen author of "Plan A Never Happens-Going expat to Costa Rica during the Covid-19 Pandemic" Moving to Costa Rica is not without its perils. Moving to Costa Rica during the Covid-19 pandemic? Well, that's just plain ludicrous. But freelance documentary journalist, Gary Westphalen did just that. He even survived the experience in a sane enough frame of mind to author a book "Plan A Never Happens-Going Expat to Costa Rica during the Covid-19 Pandemic".
