Starting a Business? Differences Between Product and Service Companies. Many entrepreneurs in Costa Rica may not consider all the differences between launching a product-bas
Limón Revitalized – Beginnings of the best yet to come. In launching its new CR Biz mini-magazine with the Sept/Oct 2018 cover story, “Limón Rising”, Howler look
Parts 1 and 2 of this Howler series recounted my transition to living permanently in Costa Rica. First, came losing the seasonal job in my Rhode Island hometown that had susta
Part 1 of “All in on Costa Rica” recounted how I managed to get fired from the hometown summer job that was so hard to leave. It was off to Costa Rica for good. Or so I th
Costa Rica Great Escape: August 2018 marked the 20th anniversary of my first business opening in Costa Rica — Super Pura Vida (located where Indra Inn is now). No, not th
Tico Time Zone: One of my favorite things about Costa Rica is how culturally diverse it has become over the past 25 years, Costa Rica is changing. When I first arrived here an
In the river in Tico Time Zone: My latest TTZ adventure occurred this past Christmas Eve. I was with my new partner, Ben, in Lagarto Beach, a local fishing town about halfway
This is the story of a colectivo trip that I would never believe hearing from somebody else. For anyone unfamiliar with colectivos, see What to Expect on page 36. For my tale
This is the time of year in Guanacaste when we all gear up for the transition into full-blown high season. With that comes the annual migration of snowbirds and the musicians