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Pura Vida is everywhere here, but this is the first Costa Rica Pura Vida Poem written. I always enjoy it when the expats who moved to Costa Rica have a good time, especially when they tell others about it. There is already enough negativity in this world. Costa Rica ~ Pura Vida! Those, who are […]
by Ivo Henfling
Culture shock or culture bumps? That depends on the experts you hire for your move to Costa Rica. Recently, we have been publishing blogs by ex-pats TicoNuevo and FloridaTico that our readers seem to like. Why do readers like them? Because they tell you the truth! Because they don’t only tell you about all the […]
by Ivo Henfling
As stated in my last blog “Movin’ On”, we were committed to a Costa Rican exploration holiday and getting to know Costa Rica before moving there and so we prepared to head south. We wanted to give ourselves enough time to explore, get acquainted with the country and still leave time to enjoy ourselves. Since we had […]
by Ivo Henfling
by Ivo Henfling No matter if you come to Escazu on holidays, for a look at Costa Rica real estate, for a visit to the doctor – dentist – lawyer or for having your baby in the CIMA hospital, I can recommend you stay at Casa Laurin, an extraordinary Bed & Breakfast in Escazu. Rudy […]
by Ivo Henfling
Did I learn Spanish before moving here? No, I didn’t. And that was stupid. Before I moved to Costa Rica there was so much to do and there was no time to take Spanish classes nor did I realize how important it was to learn at least the basics. As soon as I started to […]
by Ivo Henfling
by Ivo Henfling When you come visit us in Costa Rica, no matter if you will be buying, renting Costa Rica real estate or coming to spend your holidays, be sure to be a guest at La Casa de las Tias Boutique hotel in Escazu. You will be happy and love the special attention you […]
by Ivo Henfling
by Ivo Henfling On New Year’s Day 2012, it was such a beautiful day, Dany and I decided to take a day trip to Poas volcano. As usual, because we never use a sweater in Costa Rica, we forgot to bring any and I was cold for the first time in years. It is normal […]
by Ivo Henfling
by Ivo Henfling Now that most of you are on holiday, and I am not, you might have some more time available to enjoy the work of Isaac Martinez. Isaac is a panoramic photographer and does panoramic photos and virtual tours. I met Isaac the first time in the year 2,000 when I was marketing […]
by Ivo Henfling
Lots of expats just moving to Costa Rica don’t know if we have any culture in Costa Rica or not. Costa Rica real estate agent Margaret Sohn told me she was invited by a friend to go to the Nutcracker ballet by P.I. Tchaikovsky and sent me an email after the show “It was fantastic last […]
by Ivo Henfling
by Ivo Henfling Many of you might remember Catalina, who was my assistant for quite some time. When I hired Catalina, I didn’t know that she is Manuel Obregón’s sister. Manuel is one of Costa Rica’s most talented musicians and Laura Chinchilla’s government’s Minister of Culture and Art. Manuel Obregón is a verty talented artist […]
by Ivo Henfling