Category: Costa Rica Lifestyle

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4 Top locations with outstanding Central Valley views

Estimated Reading Time: 6 Minutes There are 4 amazing top locations where you can buy or build a home with outstanding Central Valley views. Mind you, there are plenty of other locations too, but you’ll be ready to hang yourself when you try to sell again. Living on a property with a great valley view…

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Wearing flip flops to work in Costa Rica

Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Those who know me personally, know that wearing flip flops to work is normal for me. Every day. I also wear shorts. But, I do dress up a bit when I have clients who have never met me before. I live in a country where wearing flip flops to work…

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11 Reasons why buying a home in Cariari is a great idea

Estimated Reading Time: 7 Minutes Buying a home in Cariari is not such a bad idea at all, and you will agree with me once you’re done reading this. Cariari, also called Ciudad Cariari, is not very well known. It’s a master-planned community, for those residents who are looking for value. If you and your…

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13 Reasons to look for a new lifestyle in Costa Rica

Estimated Reading Time: 7 Minutes Now that you found this article, I’m sure you’re looking for a new lifestyle in Costa Rica. You’ve done the same thing all your life and you’re now totally fed up with it. It’s time you start thinking of yourself now and not everyone around you. Costa Rica is so…

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Terrace homes in Atenas in the spotlight

Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Did you know that we are the ultimate solution for terrace homes in Atenas? By we, I mean GoDutch Realty, your preferred real estate company in Atenas. Ever thought that a terrace home in Atenas would be your choice? Last March, I did a blog on terrace views but this…

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Homes with a flower garden in Atenas

Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Have you ever thought of buying a home with a flower garden in Atenas? Well, you should! We have plenty of homes with a flower garden on our inventory. Don’t worry; a home with a flower garden in Atenas doesn’t cost more than one without a flower garden. I grew…

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Is a lifestyle at the beach for you?

Estimated Reading Time: 7 Minutes A dream of a lifestyle at the beach usually involves white sand beaches, palm trees, and quite a few piña coladas. This dream can easily turn into a nightmare if you don’t figure it all out in time. GoDutch Realty services only the west side of the Central Valley. That…

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Go-Fish seafood in Distrito 4 Escazu

You don’t need to Go-Fish it yourself, and they’ll serve it cooked. We’re not family, although we sound like it. Go-Fish is not the same as GoDutch. Go-Fish does fish and GoDutch does … real estate in the Central Valley of Costa Rica. At GoDutch, we are incredibly good at doing real estate. Go-Fish is…

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Should a couch potato look for a home in Costa Rica?

Do you want to become a couch potato? Probably you’re not, because you wouldn’t be reading this article. But maybe your spouse wants to be a couch potato? We have the solution for it: move to Costa Rica! Once you take that decision we can assist to look for a home in Costa Rica. You have…

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Why rent a furnished home in Costa Rica?

Estimated Reading Time: 7 Minutes   Should you rent first? And if you rent, should you rent a furnished home in Costa Rica? Or would it be better unfurnished? Moving to Costa Rica can be a huge pain in the butt. Just taking the decision of moving or not is huge for most. Let me…

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La chilera and the hot sauce in Costa Rica

Do you know what a chilera is? Costa Rican cuisine offers quite a variety of vegetables.  You can purchase those at any farmers market or grocery store as you all know. What many do not know is that those vegetables are also used in one of the most important ingredients of that Costa Rican cuisine:…

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Sexy thoughts about buying a house with pool or without

Estimated Reading Time: 6 Minutes Don’t we all love a house with pool? So why not have sexy thoughts about buying a house in Costa Rica? With a pool maybe? I always recommend our agents use a swimming pool photo as the first listing photo for promotion. Especially if there is a great view in…

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Property near the Cariari Golf and Country Club offers an exciting lifestyle

The Cariari Golf and Country Club is the country’s premier and located in the most beautifully designed master-planned community in the Central Valley. This beautiful country club features the perfect location right between the cities of San José, Heredia, and Alajuela. Ciudad Cariari, a lifestyle community, is commonly called just Cariari. The community is wonderful…

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Tennis outfits Grecia perfect for active retirement in Costa Rica

Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes Did you know there are two tennis outfits Grecia? When showing property with clients a while ago, I saw a couple of tennis rackets and a basket full of tennis balls in the garage of the Grecia home for sale. We were way up in the mountains of Grecia and…

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Culture bumps are normal when moving to any foreign country

Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes Culture shock or culture bumps? That depends on the experts you hire for your move to Costa Rica. Recently, we have been publishing blogs by ex-pats TicoNuevo and FloridaTico that our readers seem to like. Why do readers like them? Because they tell you the truth! Because they don’t only…

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I found Yoga in Costa Rica at 51 years old

Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes I found yoga when I turned 51 and I’d like to tell you a bit about it. I am a fan of Ivo’s blog and especially enjoyed the recent submission, some suggestions on what to do with your free time in Costa Rica by guest blogger, TicoNuevo. Humbly, I would…

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