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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The best-laid plans... Who would have imagined that our meticulously researched, Puerto Vallarta relocation plans AND birthday party,...

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...

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...

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...

Yesterday we received a message from the State Dept Come home. Now. That was the message from the State Department, which announced that...

Amidst the current Covid-19 pandemic! The World Health Organization has decided to designate the novel coronavirus outbreak as a...

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...

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...

Good Morning from sunny Costa Rica! Since I stopped posting to our original blog "The Aspiring Expats" last year, we also get followers...

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...