www.CostaRicaTicas.com

You're assuming they will click with you, a Gringo. Not all, but many "successful" Ticas look at Gringo men as P4P tourist/scum. Walk up to the Hospital near La Amistad and try to Charm/Click with some of the female doctors and nurses. Very few Unicorns!

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It sounds like you Cantstayaway....

That's what happened to me in 2006
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be smart and listen to the years of experience of this board,

take baby steps and don't commit to anything when not needed.

Medellin is nice too.

Good Luck

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Thanks for the advice. Medellin is on my list too as is Mexico, but I've haven't been there (yet). When I have to leave every 90 days from CR, I plan on making a few of my 90-day rotation trips to Medellin to check it out for a few weeks to a month each time. Thoughts?


The Devil whispered to me, “I’m coming for you.” I whispered back, “Bring pizza.”

Man, I hope you're wrong about the successful Ticas and how they look at men. I've been on Tinder looking for Ticas and I get about 12 messages/likes a day from women closer to my age who are single/divorced, work, have adult Ch*ldren who don't live at home, etc. Not saying they're doctors or lawyers, but they apparently have their own $ - which is a necessity for me if I'm going to survive on $2400-$2500 a month - wouldn't you agree?

I'll let you know if I find any Unicorns


The Devil whispered to me, “I’m coming for you.” I whispered back, “Bring pizza.”

When you make a 90-day border run you just need to cross and come back, but you need proof of onward travel (you need that whenever you enter CR). That can be a bus ticket or a plane ticket (there's a service that sells tickets you cancel or you can buy a fully refundable ticket and cancel it). If you want to restart the customs exception you have to be outside the country for 72 hours.

As a note, there is no guarantee that the immigration officer will give you a 90-day visa. I've been told by long-term 'perpetual tourists' that they've been surprised by a 15-day visa because the immigration officer was a jerk.

Right now there is essentially no punishment for a visa overstay. The law says it's a $100 fine for every 30 days and if you don't pay it its a ban on entering the country for 3x the overstay period (one expat's mom had overstayed 12 years and they were panicking when this was announced). This was in the last immigration "reform" but never implemented. They announced last year they would but then suspended it again. People routinely miscalculate and overstay a day or three. That said, don't overstay!

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In exile in pu*sy prison

Damn...sounds like my story 2005-2010...i came on vacation and just had divorced my wife of 3 months...i returned from CR sold my biz...had 200k in my pocket that lasted 5yrs..lived in the DR every night and banged about 1000 hos in the 5 yrs...some free some not...i cant even count...ive been to Mexico quite a bit...one city that really stood out in Mexico is Parral...its in northern mexico...if you do visit Mexico make sure you get on the monger website Milerocticos its going to be cheaper than going to stripclubs for damn sure...its like a backpage for latin countries...beats going out to red zones looking...my retirement choice would be a toss up between Colombia or Mexico...i can navigate the both really easy...

Sounds like you had a blast Hardwoodjoe! $200k sounds like a lot if you don't have any other retirement income coming in (I'm assuming you did). If that's $200k on top of say a $2500 monthly retirement income, then yes, that's a b*tt ton of $ to blow through in 5 years. But hey, 1000 hos is 1000 hos - right? Money well spent I'm sure

Thanks for the tips regarding the website. I'll check it out. Thanks!



The Devil whispered to me, “I’m coming for you.” I whispered back, “Bring pizza.”

No retirement...i was 35 yrs old...i lived with my girlfriend for 3 yrs before we got married...the day we tied the knot everything changed...she was a total bitch..i had to beg for sex...all she wanted to do was spend money..realized she was just a money grubbing ho...i cut my losses quick before i got really entangled in legal BS....in texas you can file for an annulment within 90 days...i had my lawyer draw it up fast as he could get it...says i didnt consummate the marriage...but no...i didnt have any other income...so i burned money pretty quick...wish i had done it different now but hey why dwell on it...but i was ready to explore life and tired of the bs in the states...the thing that i didnt like was the border crossings to get an exit stamp...nif id have to do it again id get into a country where they give you 6 months...then apply for residency...mexico comes to mind...ive visited almost every major city there...the food is great,the chicas are awesome, the rent is cheap,transportation is cheap,hospitals in Monterrey are excellent...theres just too many positives i like...id stay away from the border towns too much violence...im 53yrs old now im rebuilding my nest egg...again...plan on moving abroad in 10 yrs ...

Mexico is on my list of other possibilities after I give CR 6 to 12 months of effort, as is Columbia. Instead of going back to the states every 90 days, I've budgeted for going to Columbia, Mexico, Panama, etc. Fortunately, I'll have a minimum of $2500 a month coming in with more coming in 5 years later and then 5 years after that. As long as inflation doesn't go through the roof in CR or if I keep my options open about moving to again, then I think I might have a fighting change. I'm 51 now and plan on quitting my job and moving abroad when I'm about 53 (maybe a few months before then); it really depends on job opportunities between now and then. If I get a dream job in the next 18 months, then maybe I'll postpone the move until later. But based on my job now, I'll be moving in about 18 - 24 months.

Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm learning from each story


The Devil whispered to me, “I’m coming for you.” I whispered back, “Bring pizza.”

Since you know the Philippines, and it much cheaper with more eager girls, why aren’t you going there?

Trips to/from the PI are much longer and more expensive. It's not nearly as safe. It's a 3rd world country vs. a 2nd world country. It has never been voted one of the happiest places on earth to live (CR has been several times). Latinas are generally better looking than Filipinas (in my humble opinion). I'm keeping the Philippines, Thailand, etc. in my back pocket in case Central America doesn't work out. But the Philippines isn't on par with the CR as far as I'm concerned. Just a cheaper place to live.


The Devil whispered to me, “I’m coming for you.” I whispered back, “Bring pizza.”

I spent time in Subic back in the 70s, and did some traveling throughout Luzon as well. As much as I enjoyed my time in the PI, even back then I knew it was not a place I would never call "home". I was almost killed by a guerilla sniper while riding in a jeep along Subic Bay one night.

That's crazy BlueDevil! The week I arrived in country, those two air force servicemen were killed up in Clark AFB; so everything was on lock down or under restricted liberty until I PCS'd 2 years later (AFTER Mount Pinatubo erupted). Still always had a good time.


The Devil whispered to me, “I’m coming for you.” I whispered back, “Bring pizza.”