Departments
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TSA: New Sheriff, New Rules
Changes within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) should prompt you to reconsider the wisdom of crossing into or out of the ...
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The Goodell Family’s Favourite Konny Salon in Huacas For The Best Hair Cut in Guanacaste.
When it comes to having my family's hair cut here on the Gold Coast in Guanacaste, I always choose Konny Salon in Huacas.
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TSA Demands Internal Passport for Domestic Travel
Precedents exist for requiring citizens to produce special ID for domestic travel; they include Nazi Germany, apartheid South Africa and ...
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Loving The Living, Getting Wet And Having Fun at Lake Arenal in Costa Rica.
Lake Arenal offers more than 33 square miles to get wet and stay fit, and many of the local expats take every opportunity to use the great ...
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Ross Ulbricht Found “Guilty” in Third World Banana Republic Court
In what I described as being the trial of our generation, Ross Ulbricht, of the Silk Road free market online marketplace, was found guilty ...
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What’s in Your Wallet? Coming Soon: A National ID Card
It was a warm spring day in St. John's, Antigua. Driving on the left, as is the custom in much of the Caribbean, was a bit of a challenge, ...
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Shopping In San Isidro – Delights and despair
At one time I could have challenged Imelda Marcos's shoe collection but not now - unless you're into platform soles, toe-crunching ...
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Learning To Live With and Love Your Hairy Alarm Clock. Free video …
This was my first introduction to living anywhere with such a sweeping view. I quickly learned it did wonders for my disposition. It's as ...
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Top 10 Costa Rica Likes And Dislikes. The votes are in…
Recently, a reader of mine asked me, "Michael, what are the Top 10 Costa Rica Likes and Dislikes?" Intriguing question, I thought, and I ...
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Why I Love Costa Rican Women Over 30!
After having lunch with an 'amigo' who's in his early forties and exchanging Tica (Costa Rican women) war stories, I began to realize that ...
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