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...]
Costa Rica Lifeguard Service
04/25/2009 by 6 Comments
One of the questions I get asked all the time is, "How safe are Costa Rica's beaches?" And having been a competition swimmer, driver, surfer, and former lifeguard in San Diego, my answer is three questions, "How good of a swimmer are you?" and "Can you spot a rip current and how to get out of one?" Since about the early eighties when US surfers discovered the unreal wave action in Costa Rica, … [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...]
Cell Phones in Costa Rica. Renting, ICE and Coverage
04/15/2009 by Leave a Comment
Time and time again, I get questions about cell phones, whether or not US cell phones will work in Costa Rica. First, let’s make it very clear; Costa Rica is not like the US cell phone companies, where there are a bunch of “competition.” Costa Rica has only one cell phone company, and it is a government run and operated monopoly, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE). “Okay. No big … [Read more...]
Common Sense Travel – How Not to Get Robbed in Costa Rica
04/12/2009 by 8 Comments
On a recent post in Yahoo Answers, one of the major contributor’s wrote; He was not even in the country for 30 minutes when he got robbed in the parking lot. San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica, and the hub of all travelers with San Jose Airport, has been having real problems with violent crime these days. You have to remember, it is a major city, and with that said, there are a lot of poor … [Read more...]
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