ABOUT THE LIVING LIFE IN COSTA RICA BLOG

I (Vicki Skinner - aka "THE Sarong Goddess") created this blog in 2007 to share DETAILED Finds•Lists•Info•Events•Experiences to help bring more EASE to people living in, visiting or thinking of moving to Costa Rica since DETAILS are NOT easy to find!
I’m NOT an expert (an "expert" 2 ME knows 101%-NOT me). I believe in sharin info•helping where I can! And with over 2,200 entries, so some things might be out of date, so if you find old info PLEASE help each other by getting the updated info & sharing it with me to revise. At least you have some basic info to get you started.
VOLUNTEER TO HELP:
Better yet - do you have extra time on your hands & looking for a volunteer project? Since this blog is a labor of love & RARELY does anyone share a donation (even though MANY have said how much it's helped them), I could REALLY use help updating info. Spanish speakers ESPECIALLY welcome since my VicLish can be somewhat limited at times!!

DONATE:
Has my blog helped in any way? Helped find something•brought more EASE? More exposure or business?
I welcome you to show YOUR appreciation for my efforts!
ANY size DONATION is APPRECIATED!
(see below other ways to show your appreciation)
The easiest way is with PAYPAL - Attn: LivingLifeInCostaRica@gmail.com
(you do NOT need to have a PayPal account to do this - just a credit or debit card)
ADD INFORMATION:
Do YOU have/know of a Business•Event•News•Place•Things 4 Sale•Rent to add? Email:
LivingLifeInCostaRica@gmail.com

OTHER WAYS TO SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION FOR THIS BLOG

• APPLE LAPTOP - Do you have a Laptop you're not using? Mine recently broke so I'm using a lender. Must be new enough to run current Skypes & have an SDCard slot.
• Amazon.com or GoDaddy.com Credit•Gift Certificate (attn: SarongGoddess@gmail.com)
• Something else to share?? A gift certificate or invite for your business? I'm open!! (at times I'll add other things here that I'm seeking)

Friday, October 15, 2010

Vicki Skinner's List of Info Sites & Message Boards #1

(updated April 18, 2013)

Below are some of the blogs • Photo Sites
• Boards • Things I do/am involved in/sharing information. MANY are a work in progress but it is still better than no info at all.


These are FREE sites to get listed on so I welcome you to PLEASE pass on DETAILS/info you have to add. I'm just sharing info!! What have YOU shared today???


Vicki's Site/Blog of 
Lists•Info•Finds on Costa Rica

Those that know me know I LOVE gathering and sharin' information and making Lists of info for those living in or traveling around Costa Rica!! I've been compiling them for ease in finding them!!
This is by NO means "THE guide" - I've just started making DETAILED lists based on information people have asked me about and/or I've found/collected (I'm a "Details Kinda Gal!!"  Just telling me you like something is of little use often in Costa Rica since finding out details can be QUITE challenging and sadly not enough people share or share details we can use).

It’s a VERY HELPFUL site on where to find things (often with English-speaking contacts), what’s happening, SPECIALS, news, thoughts, experiences+++!!
The focus is on actual DETAILS – to bring more EASE into YOUR Life!!

This blog gets
OVER 30,000+ Page Views a Month and is
OFTEN at the 1st or 2nd page of MANY Google Searches!
 


Have anything to SUBMIT?  Events, finds, YOUR experiences/stories, news, etc. to add?


 I'm now accepting Information Ads

E- me for more details or to share information!!

SOME OF THE ENTRIES
:
MY FAVS for Blood Tests, Pharmacies, Household and Restaurant Kitchen Goodies, Where to Unlock or fix your Cell and iPhones, How to Deal with Menopause in Costa Rica using Alternative Therapy and What Doctors Work with BioIdentical / BHRT Therapy / Hormonal Optimization, Chiropractors, Turtles+!
Along with the BEST MICROBIOLOGIST / CLINICAL CHEMIST / BIO-CHEMIST in Costa Rica!! and where to get Compounds - THE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY for Costa Rica!!
Message Boards and Forums
LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com/2012/03/message-boards-forums-on-costa-rica.html

Legal Red English-Speaking
TAXI DRIVERS
(currently predominately in the Escazu area but expanding - with YOUR help!!
Please share any LEGAL RED taxi you'd like to add)

MASSAGE THERAPIST GUIDE
(know any massage therapists to add and/or that want to make a SPECIAL OFFER??!)



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TOURISM • FACEBOOK MARKETING
and NEW BUSINESS SET UP

TourismFacebookMarketing.com

Facebook is one of THE BEST ways to promote your business because if you have someone that KNOWS Facebook and is creative/thinks outside the box - you can REALLY expand your audience!  That's where WE come in!!!
(see some samples of pages I'm working on:

facebook.com/CasaLaurinCostaRica

facebook.com/SanJuanDelSurNI
facebook.com/BigWaveDavesSJDS
facebook.com/NicaAdventuresTravel



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LOVING YOUR PET • HOUSE SITTING
LovingYourPetHouseSitting.com

Taking loving/conscious care of your Pets and Home
(and giving LOTS of Pet Massages and even a bath if they let me!)



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CRNIBorderCrossing.com

I've been to SJDS (for my visa runs) for over 4 years now and this is my new FAV AREA!!  In January '13 I went for a 1-2 night Visa Run and stayed for 6 WEEKS!!  LOVED IT and I'm SERIOUSLY considering living in SJDS part-time - in between my House and Pet Sitting gigs as I've been MEGA missing the water energy that this sweet little (just 6 blocks by 7 blocks!!) Seaside Village is!!!



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ISLA OMETEPE
IslaOmetepeNI.com


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I WILL SET UP YOUR VACATION PROPERTY
IWillSetUpYourVacationProperty.com

Do you have a vacation rental Condo or Villa - or a Hotel?  Are you new to this - or - could you use some help making sure it's up to the rental markets standards?  Are you sending good/clear responses?  Do you have a contract that protects you?  Are you listed in the key places and know other places to promote yourself?  How's your Facebook Page (CRUCIAL)?   I've been in marketing/promotions/p.r. for over 30 years and tourism for over 20 years  I think outside the box!!!



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VICKI'S NEW ADVENTURES
YourCostaRicaConnector.com

I've closed my guest house
and am now focusing on creating a business doing what I've been doing for ages (gathering and sharing information and connecting people) - in a nutshell -
Consulting with and Connecting People with various needs around Costa Rica from Relocation, Finding the Best Dentists, Travel Consulting, Shopping+++
and my LISTS!!


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COOL THINGS FOR SALE
(for me, friends) 


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RESTAURANT GUIDE
ESCAZU/WEST CENTRAL VALLEY and SPECIALTY

(hasn't been updated in AGES but it gives you some good bones for places to eat starting off with being - currently predominately geared towards the Escazu area with some specialty foods places around the Central Valley!)



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PHOTOS AROUND ESCAZU
(check out my Photo Sites with THOUSANDS of pictures and soon expand with detailed info on various businesses and restaurants+!!)

SAN RAFAEL:

CENTRO:

SAN ANTONIO:
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GRACIAS COSTA RICA

Gracias Costa Rica is a program I've starting to encourage tourists and non-nationals alike to gift back to the people of Costa Rica via NON-monetary donations, etc.  Check out this site to get some ideas of what all is needed by the less fortunate in Costa Rica.  Have things to get rid of??  Looking to Volunteer?  
We can help hook you up/connect you!



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Costa Rica CONSCIOUS COMMUNITY 
MESSAGE BOARD

This board is for people interested in topics RELATED SPECIFICALLY to COSTA RICA- Walking More Gently here, Self Empowerment, Healthy/Conscious Living, Growing, Remembering our TRUE Selves, safe place to Ask Questions ("consciousness" to me also includes day-to-day living questions/finds). Share your Resources (we're ALL IMPORTANT to each other), Organic Eating/Growing, Sustainable Living, Holistic Things, Raw Foods, Healthy Eating, Socializing with other Like-Minded Spirits, Spirituality, Cultural Activities and Events, Classes/Workshops, Questions and/or Experiences about Living in/Moving to CR, Tourism, Foundation/Charity/Volunteering, Gardening, Exploring CR and nearby together/separately, Share healthy recipes (using local ingredients), Culture, Sharing CR related Photos, Gay/Humanitarian Issues, WooWoos activities–again–please keep it ON COURSE/related to COSTA RICA ONLY. 

PROMOTING YOUR BUSINESS ON CRCC:  We REALLY ENCOURAGE you to promote your business here once a month (unless you have some new news to add) as we'd rather support people here than have to look on the internet to find some flake!!!



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BOCAS DEL TORO, PANAMA

I've been 10 times to Bocas THOUGH it's been a few years since I've been but at least you have some of the basics to get you started


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List of People / Business that have been
REALLY HELPFUL TO ME•I WANT TO 
SUPPORT•SEE THRIVE in Costa Rica!!



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Moving FROM Costa Rica?  
SEEKING OPTIONS TO MOVE TO?

Thinking of leaving Costa Rica and looking for an interesting spot to land in the States?  Check out some info I've started gathering with a bunch of pics of the Venice/Sarasota - West/Central Florida area that IF I ever went back, I'd return to in a HEART BEAT (Sarasota has become THE Cultural Capital of Florida, has a NICE size VERY Spiritually Evolved/Self Empowerment community, has AMAZING BEACHES with sand like powdered sugar [once again Siesta Key Beach was voted one of the top 10 in the U.S.])


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BORED?  LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO??

VOLUNTEER TO HELP EXPAND THIS BOARDS!!!
Do you speak GOOD Spanish and English? Have some time on your hands and want to help out?? Volunteer to help update many of the lists/gather info!!



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PLEASE SHARE

Have things/anyone to add/share/your experiences? Do you have a blog?
Let me know so I can add you to our list plus PLEASE add us to yours!
Email me the DETAILS at   LivingLifeInCostaRica@gmail.com


Vicki Skinner


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Please "SHARE" this with everyone that you know that could use some of this information!!
LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com//2010/10/vicki-skinners-list-of-info-sites.html
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