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Thinking of Buying or Renting a house in Costa Rica? - The Costa Rica Real Estate Series
Let's talk Real Estate!!! (*You might also want to bookmark this page for future reference) We're all set with our choice for a new...
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The Bella Blog
May 29, 20201 min read
And The Winner Is
We're back with an update on which property we chose! It was a difficult decision but we finally made up our minds. In the video below we...
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The Bella Blog
May 24, 20201 min read
Real Estate in Costa Rica
We'll be posting our next video very soon - In it, we are announcing WHICH rental we decided to take and why. In that same video we'll...
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The Bella Blog
May 22, 20203 min read
We signed on the dotted line - Our Life in Costa Rica
We've made a decision on a rental and have signed the lease! Yahoo! Of course I could just announce the winner today but...nah, that...
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May 20, 20204 min read
Why We left the US - Looking Back
Note - WARNING -This is an opinion post. If you are currently satisfied/happy with the situation in the states you might want to pass up...
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The Bella Blog
May 12, 20202 min read
Looking for a New Home in Costa Rica
Since we have put our move to Mexico on indefinite hold, it's time to find a new home in Costa Rica! I've found at least one positive...
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The Bella Blog
May 9, 20202 min read
Two Month Rona Costa Rica Update
HAPPY 70th BIRTHDAY!! We celebrated both of our birthdays on my birthday. Since things have loosened up a bit, we went out to dinner with...
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The Bella Blog
May 2, 20203 min read
We All Scream For Ice Cream!
1 - Rona Virus Update I think we are actually in week 8 now and Costa Rica has begun to lift the restrictions a bit. Our virus #s stand...
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The Bella Blog
Apr 18, 20203 min read
Week 5 - How to flatten a curve - Corona Costa Rica
Hope you are all doing well. We are in week 5 of self isolation here in Costa Rica. We're working on a video to update you on what life...
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The Bella Blog
Apr 10, 20202 min read
Does anyone know what day it is? Our Life in Costa Rica/Covid19
I like to shop, but this is not exactly what I meant by being fashionable! However, while we were in town on Wednesday we stopped into...
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The Bella Blog
Apr 4, 20203 min read
Our Mexico Relo Plans - Update
The best-laid plans... Who would have imagined that our meticulously researched, Puerto Vallarta relocation plans AND birthday party,...
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Apr 1, 20203 min read
This is a fine mess - I'm Just Sayin! (Opinion Post)
I usually try my best to keep things light and cheery here but... Sorry, I have to speak up I just read a disturbing article about...
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The Bella Blog
Mar 30, 20203 min read
Stay Home - "Quedese En Casa" - Our Life in Costa Rica in the time of Covid19
I am pretty much losing track of time as one day seems eerily like the next however, I think this is Day 16 ? In other words - Keep your...
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The Bella Blog
Mar 24, 20203 min read
We're on our own! Life in the time of Covid-19
What a week this has been. Who can remember what life was like before we had to stay 6 ft away from each other, wash our hands a...
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Mar 20, 20203 min read
Shelter in Place - Day 10 -The New Normal
Yesterday we received a message from the State Dept Come home. Now. That was the message from the State Department, which announced that...
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The Bella Blog
Mar 12, 20202 min read
A Couple of Countries with a Plan
Amidst the current Covid-19 pandemic! The World Health Organization has decided to designate the novel coronavirus outbreak as a...
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The Bella Blog
Feb 24, 20202 min read
Mardi Gras Costa Rica Style
A quick weekend update. For those of you NOT on FB, here is a pic of the sweet potatoes from our recent harvest - YAY. These are U.S...
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The Bella Blog
Feb 11, 20201 min read
We're Going to be in an Upcoming Magazine Article/Interview
Not sure, but did I mention it here, that we were interviewed recently for an article which will appear in a magazine very soon? Well, we...
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The Bella Blog
Jan 28, 20201 min read
Our Combined Expat Travel Community
Good Morning from sunny Costa Rica! Since I stopped posting to our original blog "The Aspiring Expats" last year, we also get followers...
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Jan 20, 20202 min read
Looking Back at Four Years of Living in Costa Rica
YAY!!! I have finally completed our look back/4 year Costa Rica wrap up video!!! Or, I guess I should say, vide-O's -- as it turns out...
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