Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Monday, November 14, 2016
Hostel Accomodation in Costa Rica
There are lots of hostels throughout Costa Rica providing cheap, yet comfortable accommodation for the budget conscious traveller.
Hostelz.com is an excellent site for booking cheap hostel accommodation throughout Costa Rica.
You can see their Costa Rica hostels here https://www.hostelz.com/hostels-in/Costa-Rica
For those of you with literary skills you can turn those skills into money, as the website pays for hostel reviews.
Friday, October 7, 2016
The Definitive Guide to Costa Rica Expat Living
My colleague David Scott Bowers has just published his new book -
It is an excellent guide and introduction to living in Costa Rica. You can read more about it and purchase the book on Amazon below:
If you're thinking about making an escape from the rat-race, whether
for political or mental and physical health reasons, or all of the
above, The Definitive Guide to Costa Rica Expat Living
was written just for you!
was written just for you!
In it you'll find guidance on topics like...
- the 4 C's of Costa Rica Expat Living: Climate, Culture, Convenience and Context;
- the Nuts and Bolts of finding and buying your dream home in Costa Rica;
- the Nuts and Bolts of how to actually integrate and immerse in the Costa Rica culture;
- Odds and Ends on living the Costa Rica Expat life;
- humorous anecdotes from the author, who shows you what not to do!
The author, David Scott Bowers, is a 16-year veteran Costa Rica expat, vacation
designer, expat tour guide and Costa Rica real estate agent. He has been
there and done it and he wrote this book to show how you can do the
same and really enjoy it.
The The Definitive Guide to Costa Rica Expat Living
is your guidebook to the Pura Vida life!
is your guidebook to the Pura Vida life!
Book introduction...
I've been blogging about Costa Rica for many years now. I did write
one little eBook some time ago, called 100 Cool Things to Do in Costa
Rica. I give it away to signups on my vacation site.
Not too long ago a little light bulb appeared above my head in the
form of an idea. And that idea was to write this book. The purpose was
and is to give practical information about making the transition to life
in this foreign country. It's also to give readers some personal
reflections about how living as a Costa Rica expat for almost 16 years
has really impacted my life.
The decision to pull up roots and head for a new life in some
foreign and exotic land is not an easy one. It is one that can be risky,
to say the least. Unless you do some homework beforehand, you could be
in for some unwelcome surprises. Surprises that might send you packing
for home with your tail tucked. I don't want to see that happen to you.
Life as a Costa Rica expat can be a real joy. Oh sure, there will
be annoyances and inconveniences. You have to learn to just laugh
through them and roll with the punches. I hate to sound so cliche, but
you really have to learn to go with a different sort of flow down here.
One that flows quite a bit slower than what you're probably used to. And
with dips and turns you probably weren't expecting.
The Definitive Guide to Costa Rica Expat Living is written
as a "heads up" for you. I hope you enjoy it. But, more importantly, I
hope it serves you in finding true joy as a Costa Rica expat.
David Scott Bowers
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Costa Rica Online Newspapers
How do you keep up to date with what's happening in Costa Rica? There are a range of online news papers in both English and Spanish to keep you up to date with all things Costa Rica:
Full list of Costa Rica Newspapers provided by http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/costaric.htm/
Friday, September 9, 2016
Epic Energy Achievements in Costa Rica
Costa Rica has managed to run on renewable energy for 113 days
straight, putting it on course to break its own record from 2015, when
it relied on nothing but renewables for 285 days of the year. In total,
Costa Rica provided 99% of its energy needs last year with renewables
alone.
The country's geography helps a lot. The majority
of this power comes from hydroelectric plants, which are possible
thanks to lots of rain and lots of mountains. But Costa Rica is also
diversifying, with ventures in
geothermal energy, and also solar—after all, a country doesn't want to
rely on a single source for all its power, especially in these times of
unpredictable climate change.
In five years, Costa Rica plans to be carbon neutral. With electricity,
this is completely achievable, it seems. But it still runs its cars on
gasoline, so switching to electric cars will be far harder. The
governments plans on work on offsetting those carbon emissions in other
ways.
Epic Achievements by Costa Rica!7
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