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Guest Blogger: Expert Psychological Care for Expats Around the World 26 Aug 2013 | 07:44 pm
This guest post is written by Susan Bernstein, Co-Founder and Director of The Truman Group which provides US and western expats access to quality psychological care. I thought their services would be ...
A Few Costa Rican Fauna in All Their Weird Glory 23 Aug 2013 | 11:17 pm
Looking back over the last several posts here, I see that I'm getting way too serious. So, it's time for a post about nothing. For your consideration, a few photos of some of the many odd creatures ru...
Los Gollos – Costa Rican Oddball Bachelors - Tico Humor 19 Aug 2013 | 08:41 pm
Peculiar Stories with a Peculiar Slant Need a good horse laugh? Source: Public Domain via Pixabay Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon, known for its oddball characters, has nothing on real life in the ...
Feliz Día De Mamá in Costa Rica 15 Aug 2013 | 07:54 am
August 15th is Mother's Day in Costa Rica. Here they celebrate it with style. Unlike Father's Day, which is synchronized with the same day in the U.S., Costa Rican mothers get their own special day , ...
Getting Your Driver's License in Costa Rica 15 Aug 2013 | 02:42 am
If you stay more than 90 days in Costa Rica (and drive), you are required to get a Costa Rican driver’s license. I’m sure there are lots of folks who will tell you that they have been in Costa Rica fo...
Driving Habits in Costa Rica - Play a Strong Defense 14 Aug 2013 | 08:11 am
This article just came out on Inside Costa Rica: ¢250.000 Bought A Drivers License in Costa Rica Costa Rica has some pretty bad drivers. And though most know pretty much why, Judicial officials conf...
One Big Reason Cars Are So Expensive in Costa Rica 8 Aug 2013 | 07:26 am
It's a good news, bad news story in La Nación today regarding the import duties for new and used cars brought into Costa Rica. The site is in Spanish, but here's my rough translation of the most perti...
How to Mail Stuff to Costa Rica and Bypass the Customs Zoo at Zapote 2 Aug 2013 | 04:21 am
The question of how to ship things here to Costa Rica gets asked a lot on various forums. I just answered a query on Expat-Blog.com about this and felt like I was doing it for the umpteenth time, so t...
Post Carving Costa Rican Tropicale Style 1 Aug 2013 | 09:28 pm
Campana carving For years, we had intended to have the four eucalyptus posts on our outdoor patios carved in tropical style. More than one person told us about a local carver who is just a stone's th...
Finding Your Way To The Expat Life Online 30 Jul 2013 | 08:25 pm
So many expat experiences, so little time. The other day, I read a review of this blog that got me to thinking. The review was positive, but the reviewer didn't think there was much here about actual...
