SafaDino wrote:
GR,
I feel your pain. I'm so glad I went to Rio on my first trip when the Real was at 3.6 to 1. Doing 3 Termas a day or 3 session at one Termas a day was less expensive than what it is today. I remembered walking out of Termas 4X4 and the bill was R$800 after 3 sessions and 8 hours later. At 3.6 that was only around $220.00. If you do this today it would run you around $470.00. There is no way, no how, I can afford to spend that much in one Termas. YOU, apparently did quite a few times and I can't blame you since the Termas is loaded with hot and sexy Garotas.
Actually, I only did one multi-session day in a termas this time - a 3-session day in 4x4 (imagine being inspired enough by the talent in ZB or New Fantasy to session three times in one visit

). But my buddy Tom from Club Hombre was knocking off the multi-session visits like nothing - I think he actually did FOUR that day in 4x4, along with three in Centaurus, three in Luomo, etc. And the dude has SEVEN years on me!
Anyways, though everything you said in your post is true, I don't want to turn this into a "rag on Costa Rica" thread. Suffice to say, if my plane ticket wasn't nearly free and a direct flight each way (with a probable free first class upgrade), I wouldn't even think about going to CR given what it costs to fly there these days from LA.
But I take comfort in the fact that all I need do is apply my "game" and I'll achieve exactly the same results in CR as I did in Rio...

GR how do you get an upgrade when you use miles, on continental and aa they wont upgrade you if using miles....only on paid for tickets. If thats tacas policy Im switching over.