Costa Rica productions companies are no strangers to movies, and have a ton of resumes to prove it - probably the most well-known film, filmed in the country, was author Michael Crichton best seller thriller, "Congo," which to me was one of the best books I have ever read. And Costa Rica is no stranger to gambling, a country where it is legal and after the crackdown on online betting in the … [Read more...]
Iran, Twitter, My Space, Facebook
06/21/2009 by Leave a Comment
While Tehran burns and Neda dies, Obama takes his family for ice cream along with the White House press corps. This is his Katrina ... from a Twitter post Getting ready to Blog and Twit yesterday about Costa Rica, I suddenly found my jaw dropping at the above Twit. Next thing I knew, I tracked the Iran demonstrations for hours where Twits were coming in at the tune of 1-2 PER SECOND! All … [Read more...]
Costa Rica Drinking Age – Driving and Fines
06/19/2009 by 3 Comments
Someone sent me this video, and I know it is not of Costa Rica, but still pretty unreal of how drinking a tad to much can make you look like an idiot. Real or Fake, make a comment! I can not tell you how many times in Yahoo Answers, those under 18 ask, “What’s the drinking age is in Costa Rica? adding, “Do they check IDs?” To answer both, the official drinking age in Costa Rica is 18, … [Read more...]
White Roofs – Energy Savings in Costa Rica
05/29/2009 by Leave a Comment
One thing about being the admin of Costa Rica's largest directory, we get a lot of emails, about everything under the sun (no pun intended on this post) – from where to buy the best airline tickets, to hot nightclub action, to just rant and raving. And then we get the curious or concern like the posts on Costa Rica bedbugs and Swine Flu. One thing for sure, we are not short of posting material … [Read more...]
Costa Rica’s New Reality – Patti Blagojevich
05/23/2009 by Leave a Comment
The first lady of ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Patti Blagojevich is now going to take her hubby's place on being on the NBC show "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here," (which got canceled due to poor rating) to be filmed in Costa Rica. If you remember (ugh, like it is one of those most important things in your life) a federal judge barred Rob Blagojevich last month who faces … [Read more...]
Costa Rica Cigarettes – New Tax Hike
05/21/2009 by 1 Comment
It seems that Costa Rica's government is following in California's and other US States footsteps by proposing a new tax on cigarettes to increase their revenue. Yes I know - cigs are bad, unhealthy, lead to lung cancer, and blab blab blab... This law would limit smoking in some work places, public recreation, and cultural areas and near health centers like hospitals, clients and wellness … [Read more...]
Costa Rica Bedbugs – No Press Pandemic or Infestation
05/17/2009 by 7 Comments
Okay, I have had enough! I received an interesting email (from a girl heading to Costa Rica) this morning, almost right after I read the Yahoo article (and several others) about NOW, the US Government fears an outbreak of Bed Bugs! She was fricken worried if, Bedbugs were infesting Costa Rica? Jezzes Christ, what is this paranoia world coming to now? One of the articles I read was from a … [Read more...]
First Swine Flu Death Reported in Costa Rica
05/10/2009 by Leave a Comment
Costa Rica's first death of the swine flu was that of a 53-year-old man on Saturday and as of now his town and name has been kept from the public. As we posted last week Whine Flu - Paris Hilton, hundreds of Costa Ricans (or should I say, hypochondriacs) hush to hospitals in similar flu-like symptoms. I guess the government is being smart, not needing a PP (Pandemic Panic) as the culprit … [Read more...]
Costa Rica Swine Flu – Paris Hilton
05/05/2009 by 1 Comment
When Paris Hilton was asked, "If she was afraid of contracting the Swine Flu (now called H1N1 among politicians and medical because the Pork Industry cried, discrimination), " her responds was something like this, “No, I don’t eat [pork] that.” Hummm … great thumb in the cheek answer Paris! Glad to see you keeping on top of world events. Or is it, "You've learned to shrug at tabloid … [Read more...]
Swine Flu Hits Costa Rica – Health Warning
04/30/2009 by 1 Comment
Well, you knew it was going to happen, and it did. Personally, I would have bet on Guatemala or Nicaragua claiming the first case. But Central America's Costa Rica confirmed its first case of swine flu in a 21-year-old Costa Rican woman who returned to San Jose from Mexico. Hours before the case was confirmed, assembly president Francisco Antonio Pacheco asked legislators to avoid handshake and … [Read more...]
Costa Rica’s Drug War – New Hub For Drug Traffickers
04/22/2009 by 1 Comment
With Mexico’s violent Cartel Drug War prompting the US State department to issue warning to Mexico travelers, the question now becomes, “Is Costa Rica Becoming the New Hub of Drug Traffickers?" The US $200 million aid to Mexico hasn't help stop the drug trade violence which is getting worse. Kidnappings and random killings are now a everyday occurrences. With that said, the traffickers are … [Read more...]
Tipping and Gratuities – Costa Rica
04/20/2009 by 4 Comments
Foreigners are told that hotels and restaurants add a percentage (usually 10%) into the bills to tip the employees, so there is no need to tip. Grant you that is true, but that percentage is suppose to get dispersed in fair and equal percentage to all the employees, like the busboy, cook, kitchen help etc. However, the time it filters down to the poor little waitress, that ran her ass off to … [Read more...]
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