Locos Dos: Surviving CR – DRUGS!
- JAN 31, 2018My band at the time, Sackweed, pulled into Austin, Texas, on Jan. 10, 1974, to a beautiful spring-like day that boded well for the future. The previous night, we had left behi
Surviving Costa Rica
Surviving Costa Rica – Presidents I Have Known
- JAN 05, 2018My first recollection of a U.S. president is from around 1955. On a black and white TV screen we watched then-President Dwight Eisenhower — until recently, the only “non-p
Surviving CR – A Blast from the Past
- NOV 05, 2017Greetings, folks of the future! Time travel has always been a favorite sci-fi subject of mine, so I’ve decided to take advantage of the fact that my Howler submission deadli
Tico Time Zone – Bus Stop of Life
- NOV 05, 2017This month’s subject was going to be a few bus tales about all my adventures traveling back and forth from San José. I was still pondering the best ones, only to get lucky
Surviving Costa Rica – Eating
- SEP 04, 2017“Extremely trendy” translates to cuisine not normally available back in Ohio or Saskatchewan. (more…)
Surviving Costa Rica – Dogs (and Cats) I Have Known
- AUG 03, 2017[vc_row full_width=”full_width”][vc_column][vc_column_text]My first memory of a dog is Schnapsy, a dachshund whose ears apparently were used as a teething device f
Surviving CR – Six Things to Do in Tamarindo You Won’t Find in Your Guidebook
- JUL 04, 2017[vc_row full_width=”full_width”][vc_column][vc_column_text]We’re happy you’ve chosen The Greater Tamarindo Metropolitan Area as your vacation destination, and
Surviving Costa Rica – My First Inspection Adventure
- JUN 05, 2017It used to be that if you owned a car in Costa Rica, all you had to do to get your yearly marchamo (registration) was to have an emissions test, (eco marchamo), where a tube c
Surviving Costa Rica – San Jose
- MAY 04, 2017[vc_row full_width=”full_width”][vc_column][vc_column_text] If you’ve finally made that momentous decision to live here in Costa Rica, it’s necessary to come t
Gardening for the Future of Guanacaste
- APR 04, 2017[vc_row full_width=”full_width”][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you want to live a long life, grow a garden. The best fertilizer is the footstep of the farmer. Chine