It’s been more than 4 months since we started this blog, and we’ve put up nearly 300 posts on all kinds of topics, from Volcanoes to street vendors to residency procedures and more than I care to list. Nothing stays static and we’ll try to catch you up on a few things since the original
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Unbeknown to all the Gringos I met last night while I was out carousing, the Miss Costa Rica (Universe) pageant was happening. How they neglected to select me as a judge will remain a mystery to everyone, but the show must go on, and go on it did. I did a little research on the
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Let me start by quoting myself: While local fans are awaiting Guns ‘N Roses and their scheduled show April 9 (tonight, as I write this) I didn’t emphasize ‘scheduled’ in my original quote I admit, but I should have. From the beginning, there was doubt about whether the concert would actually take place. Accounts had
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And no, I’m not talking about earthquakes. I am talking about ROCK AND ROLL! Well, rock and metal, or whatever you choose to call it. The deal is, we’ve got both Aerosmith and Megadeath ready to play separate shows right here in Costa Rica, at the Autodromo in La Guacima. To the casual observer (listener)
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Boffo! Where would a bartender in Costa Rica be likely to hold her birthday party? If you guessed, “at the bar” you win a big, fat, possibly-Cuban cigar! I’m sure there are other places to celebrate, but why pass up a free drink? (or seven?) And after all, your actual birthday may not be the
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When I was a boy growing up in the Santa Clara Valley, now more familiarly known as ‘Silicon Valley,’ I loved to chase butterflies. My grandmother bought me a picture book about butterflies and I recognized some of them from those I saw flying around my neighborhood. We had swallowtails, monarchs and painted ladies, among
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