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GRINGOS IN PARADISE: Paul & Marilyn's Retirement Adventure: 12/25/15
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GRINGOS IN PARADISE: Paul and Marilyns Retirement Adventure. Documenting the joys and challenges of being retired expats in Costa Rica. Friday, December 25, 2015. Feliz Navidad from Costa Rica. Santa Claus is not a big deal in Costa Rica — you’ll see some images around, but Costa Rican kids are told that the Christ Child brings their gifts. Rather than dress up like Baby Jesus, we went the clown route. Paul and I were both feeling. Our Salon Cajon writers’ group (with our mascot Capo,. Bushes was a tiny ...
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GRINGOS IN PARADISE: Paul & Marilyn's Retirement Adventure: 05/28/14
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GRINGOS IN PARADISE: Paul and Marilyns Retirement Adventure. Documenting the joys and challenges of being retired expats in Costa Rica. Wednesday, May 28, 2014. APRIL EXPENSES – HAVEN’T HIT THE MARK YET by Marilyn. Because we rarely go out to eat and I love to cook, our Groceries/Household expenses of more than $500 this month include items we don’t need. Our Doctors/Dentist/Meds category is similar to March, at $250. In April, Paul’s health was a contributing factor with a torn meniscus in his...This ha...
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GRINGOS IN PARADISE: Paul & Marilyn's Retirement Adventure: 06/02/14
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GRINGOS IN PARADISE: Paul and Marilyns Retirement Adventure. Documenting the joys and challenges of being retired expats in Costa Rica. Monday, June 2, 2014. COSTA RICA 101: THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS by Marilyn. I had several errands to run in downtown Grecia. I found a parking place on a side street and parallel parked with the help of a Watchiman (or Guachiman or Cuidacarro. Watchiman from Ivo's Blog. Mi esposo Paul, always one to think on his feet, said, “You should be able to use our lug nut wr...
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GRINGOS IN PARADISE: Paul & Marilyn's Retirement Adventure: 04/24/14
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GRINGOS IN PARADISE: Paul and Marilyns Retirement Adventure. Documenting the joys and challenges of being retired expats in Costa Rica. Thursday, April 24, 2014. MARCH 2014 EXPENSES – NICARAGUA BORDER RUN by Marilyn. March Visa Run to Nicaragua. Bus tickets to/from Nicaragua. Transportation in Nicaragua (taxis/shuttle to border). March 2014 Visa Run TOTAL. And even after we get a cedula number, which means that we’re “in process” we will continue to have to cross the border to recertify...I’ve adde...
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GRINGOS IN PARADISE: Paul & Marilyn's Retirement Adventure
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GRINGOS IN PARADISE: Paul and Marilyns Retirement Adventure. Documenting the joys and challenges of being retired expats in Costa Rica. Wednesday, December 31, 2014. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Diana's Costa Rica Blog. Eyes on Costa Rica - Update/March 5, 2017. The number of countries from where this blog has received visits has risen to 119, the latest including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Azerbaijan, Bolivia and, mo. Charlie on Travel Charlie on Travel. Our Favourite Hikes from Around the World.
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GRINGOS IN PARADISE: Paul & Marilyn's Retirement Adventure: 07/12/14
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GRINGOS IN PARADISE: Paul and Marilyns Retirement Adventure. Documenting the joys and challenges of being retired expats in Costa Rica. Saturday, July 12, 2014. Reflections on a Visa Run - Los Chiles to San Carlos by Boat by Paul. The shuttle boat part of this article is now out of date. The new bridge at Las Tablillas that opened on May 2, 2015 has meant lots of changes. Our June 22, 2015 post (above) documents some of these changes. Also check out this Tico Times article. A Peaceful Drive North. We pas...
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GRINGOS IN PARADISE: Paul & Marilyn's Retirement Adventure: 06/22/15
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GRINGOS IN PARADISE: Paul and Marilyns Retirement Adventure. Documenting the joys and challenges of being retired expats in Costa Rica. Monday, June 22, 2015. A Different Visa Run Experience . Los Chiles to San Carlos . by car, boat, mini-bus, feet, bus, car. But time flies when you’re retired, and on Monday the 15. I thought, “better check our last visa stamp; I can’t remember when our 90 days are up. I think we have a week.”. Well, we didn’t have a week. The next day, Tuesday the 16. Plan B: drive up a...
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GRINGOS IN PARADISE: Paul & Marilyn's Retirement Adventure: 12/31/14
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GRINGOS IN PARADISE: Paul and Marilyns Retirement Adventure. Documenting the joys and challenges of being retired expats in Costa Rica. Wednesday, December 31, 2014. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Diana's Costa Rica Blog. Eyes on Costa Rica - Update/March 5, 2017. The number of countries from where this blog has received visits has risen to 119, the latest including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Azerbaijan, Bolivia and, mo. Charlie on Travel Charlie on Travel. Literally and in every way the ea...
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GRINGOS IN PARADISE: Paul & Marilyn's Retirement Adventure: Feliz Navidad from Costa Rica
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GRINGOS IN PARADISE: Paul and Marilyns Retirement Adventure. Documenting the joys and challenges of being retired expats in Costa Rica. Friday, December 25, 2015. Feliz Navidad from Costa Rica. Santa Claus is not a big deal in Costa Rica — you’ll see some images around, but Costa Rican kids are told that the Christ Child brings their gifts. Rather than dress up like Baby Jesus, we went the clown route. Paul and I were both feeling. Our Salon Cajon writers’ group (with our mascot Capo,. Bushes was a tiny ...
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GRINGOS IN PARADISE: Paul & Marilyn's Retirement Adventure: 04/06/14
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GRINGOS IN PARADISE: Paul and Marilyns Retirement Adventure. Documenting the joys and challenges of being retired expats in Costa Rica. Sunday, April 6, 2014. BUSING IT FROM COSTA RICA TO NICARAGUA: PART 1, GETTING THERE by Paul. Until Marilyn and I obtain our residency in Costa Rica, we need to leave the country every three months. So, at the end of March, we decided to travel north to San Juan del Sur in Nicaragua for a 4-day stay at El Jardin, a beautiful hotel looking out on the Pacific Ocean. It was...
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