52 h. ago Driving in Costa Rica: An Expat’s Journey Through Potholes and Patience

I was too young to drive when my family moved from New Jersey to Pennsylvania, but even as a passenger, I remember the comments. It went something like this: “You know when you hit the PA state line because the quality of the road immediately falls off a cliff.” As I aged into driving, I […] The post Driving in Costa Rica: An Expat’s Journey Through Potholes and Patience appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.

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5 d. ago S Club 7 star Hannah Spearritt gives a glimpse at her new life in Costa Rica living as a 'prepper and survival

S Club 7 star Hannah Spearritt gives a glimpse at her new life in Costa Rica living as a 'prepper and survival  Daily Mail

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8 d. ago Living with Costa Rica’s Spiders: An Expat’s Wild Encounters

I’m going to come out and say it immediately, I’m not particularly knowledgeable about Costa Rica’s spiders. This little country boasts over 2,000 species that come in a dizzying variety of sizes, shapes, and colors and you would need to talk to a knowledgeable arachnologist (arachnid scientist) to get any information about the vast majority […] The post Living with Costa Rica’s Spiders: An Expat’s Wild Encounters appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.

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2 w. ago Living in Costa Rica as an Expat Isn’t Perfect—But It’s Better Than You Think

Anyone who has lived here more than a few months is well aware of the myriad problems present in 21st century Costa Rica: Violent crime (our murder rate per capita is not far behind that of Chicago); Theft (on all levels, from a crackhead stealing a bicycle off your porch to an elected official pocketing […] The post Living in Costa Rica as an Expat Isn’t Perfect—But It’s Better Than You Think appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.

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2 w. ago 35 Years of Change: An Expat’s Nostalgic Look at Costa Rica’s Past

A relative newcomer to Costa Rica recently asked me what changes I had witnessed over the past 35 years of living here. I said something about how the number of vehicles on the road had probably tripled, while the population has nearly doubled. The cost of living was up—but isn’t that the case everywhere? Later, […] The post 35 Years of Change: An Expat’s Nostalgic Look at Costa Rica’s Past appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.

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3 w. ago Living in Costa Rica: How One Expat Family Handles Water Shortages

She’s trying to do everything right. My wife set her alarm extra early. She got up with plenty of time to futz around in her garden, lay out the kids’ uniforms for school, she even got her still sleeping husband’s coffee primed to brew, all with enough time to exercise before heading off to work. […] The post Living in Costa Rica: How One Expat Family Handles Water Shortages appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.

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4 w. ago Life as an Expat in Costa Rica: How Coffee, Food, and Health Habits Change

It is early afternoon and I am sipping my fourth cup of coffee. This is nothing unusual, as I average over a liter of coffee daily. I drink more coffee than I ever would have up north. In fact, when I go up north for a visit, I drink about half the coffee I consume […] The post Life as an Expat in Costa Rica: How Coffee, Food, and Health Habits Change appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.

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last month Adjusting to Expat Life in Costa Rica and Its Two Gentle Seasons

Costa Rica’s subtle seasonal changes offer orientation when spring, summer, autumn and winter aren’t there to structure the passage of time. Spring is here, a season that draws out a grateful sigh for the return of light, heat and the pending harvest. At least, that is the case in northern latitudes where changes in the […] The post Adjusting to Expat Life in Costa Rica and Its Two Gentle Seasons appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.

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