www.CostaRicaTicas.com

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I swear on my CRT membership, back in 1994 I was asked for Cien. She wasn't even close to worth cien. She might have had to pay me for my services. I was in shock because what drew me to Costa Rica was a small ad in some adult newspaper advertising a video about CR. I bought the video ( a home video) for a few bucks. Watched the video, which was accompanied by an informational pamphlet. Informational pamphlet gave all the locations of hot spots w/typical prices. I read of TLN's for $30 with top of the line girls. So, when she shot me $100 my mouth hit the floor. I quickly excused myself from Happy Days and walked down to KL. Happy Days was kinda scary for a first time Gringo downtown at night. Real seedy but, apparently one of the top spots. I still have that video. What a classic! LOL

Some guy drove all around San Jose in a taxi with his video camera. You could hear the annoying taxi dispatch radio through the whole thing. A true classic. I should sell that vid on Ebay. You old time veterans might enjoy seeing it. Brings back memories.

dapanz1

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Guys;
Does Circus know about the $8.00 place? This could get him back to CR!
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Guys,

Thanks for the posts! They are very encouraging. I have never been to CR but will be there from Mar16-20. I visited Rio 4 times last year and will be going again tomorrow. I love Rio and believe it or not, today I called my brother to see if he would change the CR trip and go w me to Rio instead. After reading this particular thread my mind has changed. I will go to CR in March as planned in the hopes of experiencing what you all have been enjoying for so long.

Once again, thanks!

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Some great observations Buzz,
And they make so much sense as I look at the crap some of my married/divorced friends have to live with, if they only knew...
Was just discussing last night with an amigo our state laws and how the wife would get at least half of everything I worked for if it didn't work out, what a nightmare, why take the risk... One good divorce would probably cost you much more than you've spent having fun for 20 years!
And your comparison of a chica to a cat is pure poetry...

I agree, CR is the best therapy for guys like us, phuck the drugs and shrinks and counselors, we have our next trip to live for-

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Buzz says:

Look, we are all phucked up. Most of us that go to CR have some issues. I can't change that....but like you....I seem to have found the cure.

Paco, I think you know more about this than I do. I think most of us mongers suffer from depression. What we are doing by going to Costa Rica is called "self medication." As Buzz says, it beats prozac all to hell.

I am happier most days, because I have my next trip to Costa Rica to look forward to. I have a string of girl friends I talk to in Costa Rica. I talk to one of them almost everyday. Not only does it help keep my spanish going, it keeps the fantasy alive.

I am very successful in the business world. In my chosen profession, I am one of the best in the world. Even so, I find myself thinking much more about the one that got away in CR and my accomplishments there, than those accomplishments that are supposed to really mean something in my normal world.

I have two worlds going on in my head all the time. The real world, which is very important....and my dream world....my fantasy world. Soon, I will find that secret cave entrance, and go back into that world for a few days. In that world....everything is different. Hot babes that would not give me the time of day in my real are clawing at me for sex. I have a group of friends that nobody in the real world would ever understand. I will be greeted as if I never left, when I return to that secret world. I feel lucky that one day I tripped and fell into that cave. It has made all the difference.

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Astro…

Your Post hit the bull’s-eye and how prolific your comments are about the psyche of a monger… We have never met however like many on the site I have been privy to many of your CR experiences through your generous postings. Interesting to see how someone who is anonymous typing letters on a keyboard forming words of thoughts streaming from memories collected from joys and sorrows of life’s events can generate the passions of opinions and responses that you get with your writings.

I may have mentioned in a few of my post something about Romantics vs. Hard Core Types <Love then and Leave Up>…. Should be able to draw a fine line between the two but it’s Not That Easy for the one’s that Do have the Passion for Romances but still have the Energy for Insatiable Lust. I wish that I could be defined as one having a singular trait of one OR the other as it would be easy for me to understand my standing. But to this day I still yearn for that “Meaningful Relationship” while still requiring at times that awesome animalistic encounter.

You write with such truths when you say, “ self medicating”. This Mongerism <for lack of a better word> is a disease that for I have found no cure. With each dose of medication I build a tolerance that needs a bigger and better fix. Many years have past with non-committed relationships, many dollars have been exchanged for a moment of release and hopes of this will be the last one. However true Happiness is so elusive, that is until that next fix or encounter makes the heart beat in concert with our thoughts.

I speak of Passions and Wants but this is where some of us are different <that is The Romantics>, we want not just for ourselves but we also have the emotional ties/ connections with our partners and their well being. I find myself asking the question that I’ve been told all my life Why is it that the “Good Guy always Finishes Last?”, and what’s with the real reasoning behind the Good Girls liking all those Bad Boyz !! …. I’ve tried being the Bastard or Self Serving Tough Guy but that’s not me as it’s not with many sole searchers that have respect and hopes of some day finding the eternal peace and external companionship that will carry us to the End..

I looked for the Famous Astro…. Back in September during the Anniversary Party and again in December but our paths never crossed. So the days are still numbered and until we meet I shall relish in your Tunes of Joy…. While of course sipping on my Johnnie B.

Cheers to ALL for the Coming New Years, hope that your Travels are ones that are filled with Love, Passion, and Memoirs of words to live by:

“I Did It My Way”!

JB

PS: I had advised Admin1 that I was planning to fly under the radar for a while, and now here we go again. I agree, “It’s a Drug Addiction”

Ok, I’m climbing back into my Hole of Existence.

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Mi amigo Buzz….

Very Kind words you posted and coming from a Seasoned Vet like yourself I take what you say to Heart…

I do relate to Hopeless Loves and Lost Dreams and wish that All the Bad could be Good. But that’s not “Real World”. There are no Lone Tigers to fend for the weak; there are no Riches at the end of everyone’s Rainbow…. The ones that can survive the everyday perils are the ones that have learned to Live each day as their Last… The actor Michael Landon quoted this “Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows.”… How true these words are as our Triumphs and Misfortunes are what will be Tomorrows Memories past…

I know that the formula is there for the taking and it’s up to the individual to make it all compute. But for me as I continue the journey searching for what… I’m not sure, but knowing that there are a few that can relate or appreciate makes it one less bumpy road to travel…

Astro’s Topic Header is 100% on the Money “Do you know how lucky we are” …. I hope the answer would be Yes… I have to remind myself of this, and I’m guessing that’s why they call it a Reality Check… Just hope that someday I can cash that baby in…. I can hear the Late Jackie Gleason/ Ralph Kramdon in the background chanting “One of these days, One of these Days”…

Poor Alice. I think that Ralph could have used a few Latin Loves to enrich his Honeymoon.

JB

Buzz says:

This is how sick I am. I think you got all the stuff down on the list....but one more really important thing. Make sure all the essentials above are in the carry on bag. I started doing that a few trips ago, and was glad I did. They lost my luggage, but I was not too worried. I had all the GOOD stuff...the stuff i could not live without....in my carry on bag. I just wore the same clothes for two days. Nobody noticed.

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One of these days I am sure we will stumble into each other. I am always amazed at the guys I see down there. I think we have formed our own version of the "Band of Brothers." This is not meant to diminish anything our brothers have done defending our country....but the bond that we have developed seems to me to be just as strong.

We tell our "war stories" here on the board, for all to see and share in. We look out for each other, and always seem willing to lend a hand. Well...let's not go THAT far. Nobody wants Hand-Solo to lend a hand, but you know what I mean. We have our re-con team down there all the time. What would we do without Vegas Bob and a few others? What would we do without Johnny Black's emotion charged trip reports that read like the discarded script for Gone with the Wind?

Yes, we have an addiction. This board is the methadone until we can get the real thing. I know you said you thought about taking a breather, but then got sucked back in. Buzz says he doesn't want to give this up. No man in his right mind would want to...but there are reasons why you have to think about it. I have thought about it too....but the feeling usually passes in about a day...and then I start thinking about the next trip.

Which is what I am doing right now!

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It strikes me as interesting these last couple statements about the "band of brothers". One of most surprising aspects of involvement in this board is how open and honest most guys are with one another. Most of us have never really previously shared our experiences, questions, perplexities regarding the "battle of the sexes" so openly before in our lives. Even to the point of examining the different psyches various of us men have regarding women, sex, relaxation and even just freedom of expression makes this assortment of participants and writings a virtual study in the male psyche...and women's as well...at least from our perspectives . And some of you guys have turned into (or just exhibiting the talents you always had for) poets and prime storytellers of our times . Young and old, black, white and all colors and sizes in between...these pursuits of meaning and happiness is truly refreshing to be a part of. Kudos to all of you open minded and expressing gentlemen of the CRT board!