Today norm goldman, editor of sketchandtravel and bookpleasures is pleased to have as a guest erin van rheenen, expert on travel to costa rica and the writer of living overseas in costa rica.
Suitable day erin and thank you for accepting our invitation to be interviewed.
Norm:
Please tell our readers some thing approximately yourself and your understanding bearing on costa rica.
Erin:
I have been travelling considering that i will remember, beginning on the age of three, whilst my mother and father moved us from portland, oregon, to lagos, nigeria. That residing overseas stint lasted years, and on account that then i’ve lived in many locations, which include ireland, mexico, the big apple (a overseas capitol in its own right), guatemala, ecuador, and most currently, costa rica. I’ve traveled all through the americas and europe, and feature a strolling list of locations i nevertheless need to visit.
I am also the author of living overseas in Rutas Costa Rica, a manual for folks who are taking into consideration transferring to that united states of america. The primary edition came out in wintry weather 2004, and gives readers candid and comprehensive data on real property, immigration, the commercial enterprise climate, non-public and public faculties, expat social existence, and costa rican history and way of life. I describe in element the various elements of the united states, trying to give humans an concept of what it’d be like to stay there.
I have been interviewed on cnn and on several radio packages, have made many bookshop appearances, and run a aspect commercial enterprise supporting human beings plan their break out to costa rica. I sense that having lived in lots of different nations gives me a broader perspective–i’m able to higher admire what’s unique to costa rica, like its political and economic stability, and the truth that almost 25% of its territory is about apart in nature reserves and country wide parks.
Extra complete statistics (together with my pinnacle ten favored locations in costa rica) may be observed on my net web site, living abroad in costa rica.
Norm:
Where is costa rica and the way clean is it to travel from the us, canada or europe to this u . S . A .?
Erin:
Costa rica is right within the center of the americas, on the northern give up of the slim isthmus that connects north and south the united states. Of the seven international locations that make up relevant the us, costa rica is the second one smallest (el salvador is the smallest). No matter its diminutive length (it’s about the size of west virginia), costa rica has stunning coastlines (the pacific and the atlantic, additionally referred to as the caribbean), lush rainforests, lively volcanoes, and top notch adventure journey alternatives like rafting, hiking, and surfing.
It’s smooth to get to costa rica from north the usa. It’s a 3-hour flight from miami, 5 hours from big apple metropolis, seven hours from los angeles, and eight and a 1/2 hours from toronto. You do not need to apply for a visa–a legitimate passport is enough. When you arrive in costa rica they robotically stamp your passport with a visa precise for 90 days.