http://blogs.bootsnall.com/backpackermom Giving You the Low-Down on Traveling and Living Abroad Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:48:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en         Thirteen Secrets about COSTA RICA     1. Costa Ricans call themselves Ticos     2. Costa Rica was voted as the third best country to live on earth.     3. In Costa Rica there are two seasons: The wet season and the not-so wet season     4. ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/backpackermom/thirteen-secrets-of-costa-rica.html TIN JO 221-7605 257-3622 In my opinion a restaurant that says they specialize in Thai food, Indian Cuisine, Chinese food, Indonesian Style cooking and Japanese, has a lot to live up to. We can narrow it down a bit, because with all these options to choose from the chef has forgotten which ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/backpackermom/the-paradigm-of-good-food.html DON WANG--Authentic Chinese Food 506-233-6484 223-5925 One thing about eating Chinese food outside the country you're used to it, is that it tastes totally different. The Chinese are the most adaptable people in the world (I think) and their food reflects their adaptations to their environment. The food here is on ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/backpackermom/chinese-food-the-way-i-like-it-2.html What do you do on a lonely evening in Costa Rica? Go to the fair!!! But with lots and lots of caution. Chances are there will be a local fair in some little town along the way to your destination. Unless, of course, you are traveling during holiday season or on ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/backpackermom/what-to-do-when-theres-nothing-to-do.html In the four years that I've lived in Costa Rica I have seen it go from a super-safe place to watching my back everywhere I go. The poverty level has skyrocketed due to all the foreign investors flocking to this paradise and buying out the land which the average Costa ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/backpackermom/ten-ways-to-protect-yourself-in-costa-rica.html FOR INDEPTH REVIEWS, LIFE ABROAD AND OTHER STUFF! http://blogs.bootsnall.com/backpackermom/visit-my-official-blog.html 1. Every Tuesday and Thursday my husband goes to Kung Fu class and comes home after 10 P.M.-- I cherish these nights because I get to go to sleep the same time as my son. 2. Living in Costa Rica allows me the luxury of ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/backpackermom/ten-confessions-of-a-housewife-in-costa-rica.html (Even if it is only to the corner market, and even if I do live in tropical, exotic Costa Rica.) To get out of the house before my 2-year-old determinedly achieves making my head and/or my husband’s into a flat-board for his diving expertise. 2. To avoid hearing my son demand I draw ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/backpackermom/ten-reasons-to-travel-with-kid.html First and foremost who in Costa Rica doesn’t have a kid! And if they don’t, there’s one on the way. It’s contagious. Even us, ex-pats, are multiplying like bunnies down here. My husband and I have made a sport out of counting the amount of pregnant women we ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/backpackermom/kid-friendly-costa-rica.html SARCHI--IS IT WORTH THE TRIP? Sarchi is a tiny town about one hour outside of San Jose, more or less on the way to no major attraction. So why the hype? Sarchi is known for a few reasons: 1. The majority of Costa Rican artists sell their work here, primarily woodwork and ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/backpackermom/sarchi-is-it-worth-the-trip.html