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I was wondering who in our midst realistically wants to live in Costa Rica or another mongering destination? I know I want to live somewhere other than the US within the next 5-7 years. I am close to 50 will be able to retire as soon as my son gets settled in college.

What I think will be interesting is to find if most members are happy with their trip or trips to mongering destinations or if they desire to live the life style in a different culture.

I threw in the work related question to see how many guys are trying to get there as soon as possible. If you are answering yes to the work question be realistic because unless you have a plan you cannot move to most countries and easily get a job.

Lastly, I threw this in this section because this is a board about CR so I assume most would be considering CR. But I did not want to cloud the numbers with guys who want to live in Columbia, Thailand, etc. That is why I threw in other mongering destinations.

for me, ideally, i would be able to sell my house and buy a couple of condos, one in the chicago area where i live, and one in a warmer climate for the winters.
I still have BAGgage to deal with, if you get my drift, but have discussed costa rica and it is an option.
i'm 58 and can start collecting 100% of my union pension at 60. i haven't thought through all the fine details, but i still have time.

I used to want to live in CR, but have grown suspicious of the numerous real estate scams and thefts in homes and apartments etc.

For me, the best future option might be to sell my high mainntenance home, and to move to a nice big condo somewhere. By doing that, I could simply lock the place up and visit CR and other destinations 2-3 times per year for a couple of months at a time.

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I know for a fact that I would not have what it takes to live in C.R.

As the dollar declines, my investments continue to be worth less, making a fat retirement a lot less likely. But more than that, if one gets past the chicas, ocean breezes and fresh fruit...what does C.R. really have to offfer? The infrastructure from what I've seen really sucks. You can tell a lot about a nation by looking at the condition of its public works; bridges, roadways, airport, sidewalks. Frankly, C.R. doesn't invest well in itself, and I refuse to believe it's simply a matter of poverty.

Secondly, tico attitude and behavior has been thoroughly discussed elsewhere here, and I don't think I could deal with the "cosas muy ticas" and petty theft for very long without becoming disenchanted.

Finally, only a small percentage of us speak Spanish with complete fluency, and those are the guys who either grew up speaking Spanish or who have worked as professional translators/linguists. Even I with my very decent Spanish would eventually run headlong into linguistic brick walls. This is not only frustrating, but depending upon the circumstances could be life-threatening.

I hope that anyone thinking seriously of retiring to or working in Costa Rica really does his homework with as much dilligence as he can. This move is not something to be taken lightly, and if all you're moving for is access to hot chicas half your age, you're stupid IMHO.

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My plan exactly!!!!

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This is pretty much my exact plan. I've found a few suburbs that have low cost condos, low enough that I could easily afford a 2 bedroom there and another 1 or 2 bedroom in anyone of my favorite mongering destinations.

It is amazing what you can afford when you have no wife, no K*ds, and don't give a shit about living in a neighborhood with "status". I just want something nice, safe and quiet, where I can hang my head in between trips.

I used to want to retire in Costa Rrica, but I decided on Panama, and bought a condo in PanamaCity, I just like the feel of the bigger city, plenty of nice restaraunts, many more bars, malls, casinos. etc...

plus the currency is dollars, and in general doing busines is alot easier...

50 minutes by plane from panama to San Jose and an hour or so to Colombia... makes Panama City an ideal central location.

How much are plane tickets from Panama to CR and how is the working girl action in Panama?

There is no Blue Marlin but a lot of freelancer bars like La Boegdia, Habanos and others on Via Espanol packed with Colombianas. Golden Time is the best MP with about 40 high quality chicas to chose from.

Before I started mongering I had a Novia and spent a year and a half hanging out at her house with the K*ds so I know what real life is like in CR. Street crime has gotten much worse over the last 3 years. Most neighborhoods have a security gaurd. The infrastructure still stinks but you I can deal with that. I'm learning Spanish. When I moved to germany I already knew German but living there for 7 years turned me into a native speaker. People that had met me when I first arrived commented on how much my german had improved over the course of just one year. If I'm immersed in spanish I'll be OK.

The current economic situation in the US has lowered my income and forced me to push my retirement plans back. I would probably need to find something to work at because after I've visited every national park and played every golf course in the country I'll get bored. It's time to wait and see if Arias or the next administration gets a handle on crime. I'll also be waiting to see what the real estate market does. It's all cycles everywhere and in CR the cycle is still on the high end. Maybe by the time I'm ready to make a move things will change.

I agree that if you are only interested in mongering, do not relocate.

I love CR, and would love to relocate there, but I could not find the type of job that could keep me...

In addition to that, I have familial responsibilities that would require me to keep AT LEAST one foot in the US, for at least another 13 years, AND COUNTING...

Until then, I hope to visit as much as possible... Of course, by the time I can, maybe Brasil will be have less crime (in my dreams, but I can always dream, can't I), and I would move to Rio...

Other than that, I could be perfectly happy in Belgium... with it's own RDL, and so close to FKK's, plus, there's all the non-pro French beauties...

let me win the lottery first though!

My plan is to keep my property here in the US and do a winter rental near the beach for a few months in Costa Rica . Less headaches that way.