Moving to Costa Rica - Uncommon Tips You Won't Find Anywhere Else (15 Years Experience)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 มิ.ย. 2024
- From humidity, bugs, pet health, power outages to real dangers; we've got a crash course in tropical living to help you get a good start.
While moving to a tropical destination is full of up-sides:
Beautiful beaches
Swimming and snorkeling
Activities like sailing and fishing
Sunset cocktails
Lively music and dancing
There are a few downsides that while very manageable will come with a learning curve if you’ve always lived somewhere more temperate.
HUMIDITY
* Invest in a few humidity control packs for closets, cabinets and small spaces and change them regularly.
* Install a little fan in the closet to circulate air.
* Separate the hanging clothes enough so they are not touching.
* You can store folded clothes in suction bags as long as the clothes are clean when they go in.
* Rotate clothes washing frequently, doing small loads instead of waiting for clothes to accumulate (a laundry hamper is a prime clothes deterioration station and also a haven for scorpions, just saying) and above all make sure they are as clean and dry as possible before storing.
* Typical houses don’t usually have hot running water for the washing machine (assuming you are blessed enough to even have one!) so for undergarments give them a wash in some hot, hot water and a little extra scrubbing or bleach to get them really clean.
Electronics
Corrosion
Important paperwork
BUGS
KEEPING YOUR DOG SAFE
POWER OUTAGES
REAL DANGER - Short and sweet
Plummeting bowling balls
Rip tides
We will end on a happier note: Mangos!
With this knowledge, plus the other tips and tricks everyone else is sharing about theft, medical care, residency etc. your move to paradise will be a breeze.
Cheers! And happy travels!
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Thank you for all your information. I have not heard any of these tips from all the Costa Rica videos.
Wonderful! That was my hope. Thank you!!!
Thank you for the valuable information and I love your humor.
I’m going to Tambor beach to check out a property and see if it’s what I want. This video helps a lot and will be making sure I’m aware of all these points will deciding if this is the area I want to be in. Thank you.
That was really awesome. Well filmed, edited, and great information for me before my move. I knew about the mold issue...but wow. Thats intense haha
Thank you very much for your Tips! We plan to make a roundtrip at Augst/ begining of September. What do you think about Malaria at this time? Would it be advisable to take Artimisin powder for this 3 weeks?
Oh that's a great time of year, you might see some showers but it's refreshing and things are nice and green. I don't think malaria is a problem in Costa RIca? I haven't ever heard of any cases personally.
Great Video and channel, slow down your clips as the video flows, you have great content! keep building ;-)
Wonderful! Great advice, Thank you
Hi, can you tell me where you bought your portable power station? We are in Bejuco/Esterillos Este and want to buy one.
Hi! Yes, I got the Bluetti on Amazon delivered to Costa Rica through AeroPost.com :)
Why you don`t use a mosquito net? Doesn`t it help? I wonder that Computers will die sooner since they have Gold at the contacts and shouldn`t corrode, maybe the heat is the problem and the cooling system brings the heat not down enough.
Hi, yes, good point! You can use a mosquito net. A few might get in but it would help. For me, with my dogs, mosquito nets just end up holey messes in no time beacuse of accidental rips from paws and claws haha
@@SaltTravelCo I didn`t consider dogs 😀, at my home I have a stainless steel net at the window against mosquitos, regularly no mosquitos can enter the room.
Hi, I love your videos! We’re taking a trip to Barcelo Tambor, Costa Rica in a couple of weeks and we’re wondering where we can rent ATV’s or bikes? I’ve been doing research but can’t find any info. Any suggestions are appreciated! Thank you! :)
I believe the easiest and most affordable way would be to go to Montezuma and get one for a day or two there. I'm not sure if Barcelo rents ATV's and there used to be a place in Tambor that closed during 2020. Please let us now if you find a better option so we can share it with people also wondering. Happy travels!!!
Thank you for the video but the 4th thing on the list that rhyme with Rug is going to keep me from going. It is nice you don't see to fear them, but I do. It is enough to cross costa rica off my list. I have never see anything you described in my home in my entire life.
Sarah Elena knows better than these folks. She’s been here 9 years and helps Expats for a living.
Thanks! I’ve lived there for 15 years and my husband all of his life