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When moving to Costa Rica or just visiting you will need to change money for your day to day expenses. Often, clients ask if it is difficult to change money and if it is really necessary. The legal currency in Costa Rica is the Colon. Nonetheless, U.S. dollars are used for more expensive items like […]
by Ivo Henfling
Wondering if you can use your cell phone in Costa Rica while traveling? You need to be able to stay in touch with your family back home while having a good time, right? You live in Costa Rica and you have family and friends coming to visit all the time? Of course they want to […]
by Ivo Henfling
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 able to adjust to their new home country and learn the language, have a better chance to have such […]
by Ivo Henfling
I went surfing. In my case, that means looking how kids grab their surfboards, run into the ocean and jump on a surfboard to ride the waves for hours. It’s amazing what they do. I just look. The last time I went to Mal Pais and Santa Teresa was about 22 years ago. I have […]
by Ivo Henfling
Moving to Costa Rica? Be smart and first take the Christopher Howards famous Live in Costa Rica tours. Too many property buyers end up running all over the country without having a clue where to purchase or rent a vacation home or retirement home in Costa Rica. You have heard friends or family talk about […]
by Ivo Henfling
IVO HENFLING | SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 If you really think you have the tolerance to move to another country and even enjoy the ups and downs you will encounter, you’ve just passed STEP ONE of our Costa Rica Retirement Exam. Once you have signed up for George Lundquist’s Costa Rica retirement tours, you’ve also passed step two and you’re […]
by Ivo Henfling
IVO HENFLING | JUNE 20, 2014 Pasta is an unusual type of food to have for breakfast and Ticos usually have Gallo Pinto at that time of the day as you all know by now. You might not know that soccer is a religion in Costa Rica. Last Friday, the Costarican National Soccer Team had […]
by Ivo Henfling
by guest blogger Alice Jerusha Costa Rica for many years has been a centre of attraction for many people from all over the world especially for those who want to take holiday while exploring the amazing features that the country offers to the world. From the volcanoes and lush rainforest to the pristine beaches & […]
by Ivo Henfling
by Ivo Henfling Recently, we have been publishing blogs by expats 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 great things that Costa Rica offers but also about all these culture bumps they hit […]
by Ivo Henfling
by guest blogger TicoNuevo I’m going to spend this blog on small items of note and a few observations. Much of what I am writing about this week is cultural. Some of it similar to the culture we are used to being part of in North America, some it a derivative of the Spanish influence […]
by Ivo Henfling