tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231976417603594823.post5391686993894610906..comments2023-06-08T04:38:57.016-06:00Comments on "YO-YO" in Paradise... Costa Rica: Fighting Mother NatureTica Machahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11150451957212074513noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231976417603594823.post-2005509724489856642007-06-24T08:32:00.000-06:002007-06-24T08:32:00.000-06:00I would feel a little like Dorothy in the Wizard o...I would feel a little like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz traveling to CA for plastic surgery. My dermatologist in Naple$, FL trained in Costa Rica. For years, CR has been the spot for dental treatments and plastic surgery. It's cheap (compared to the States) and people return from their vacation...fresh. I know CA has the best surgeons but I wonder how many of them received some of their Tica Machahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150451957212074513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231976417603594823.post-22654184108167677652007-06-24T08:16:00.000-06:002007-06-24T08:16:00.000-06:00You left out hurricanes (I'm a Florida girl). Mot...You left out hurricanes (I'm a Florida girl). Mother Nature rules. That's why Costa Rica is the "Pura Vida" country of the world. It's possible to have practically all the natural disasters in Costa Rica. Two small tornadoes passed to the north of me and to the south. My house was in the middle and completely untouched. Pura Vida.Tica Machahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150451957212074513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231976417603594823.post-38719912475563701272007-06-24T07:09:00.000-06:002007-06-24T07:09:00.000-06:00It was always my dream to live on a mountain until...It was always my dream to live on a mountain until I saw pictures of houses either falling over the cliff or being washed away. Then I thought of a house on a beach until I saw the tsunamis come in. And if that don't get you then the earthquakes will. Then I thought I should moving inland until I saw the tornadoes carry away the houses. Crikey, is there any place safe to live these days?Blog Blokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12030371991667659386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231976417603594823.post-58558597535899511512007-06-23T20:56:00.000-06:002007-06-23T20:56:00.000-06:00Great blog! Thanks. I recently has lasik surgery a...Great blog! Thanks. I recently has lasik surgery and by accident I stumbled upon www.thepatientsadvantage.com. They are based in San Diego. <BR/><BR/>I used them when looking for a lasik surgeon. What I liked the most was that my profile remained anynomyous until I was ready to decide what to do. I received replies from four surgeons that met all the things I was looking for. I liked having that The Patients Advantagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17907534504665492249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231976417603594823.post-33424408204015796022007-06-22T22:14:00.000-06:002007-06-22T22:14:00.000-06:00No, that's not my house but I could write a book o...No, that's not my house but I could write a book on "things not disclosed" here. Buyer Beware.<BR/>I live at the base of a mountain so when 'the rains' really come, I have a mini-river running through my property. Can't divert it. I just go with it. I did fill that area with river rock and it helped. I bought my house during the dry season. A newbie.<BR/>I'm from flat country. I'd never Tica Machahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150451957212074513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231976417603594823.post-31929691127067987062007-06-22T21:09:00.000-06:002007-06-22T21:09:00.000-06:00Nice pics. Is that your house (the red one)?Nice pics. Is that your house (the red one)?Blog Blokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12030371991667659386noreply@blogger.com