Kathy Davis
@kathybrowndavis
American expat in Costa Rica
Forum posts
20
Contacts
3
About me
American
Lives in Samara
Speaks French, English, Spanish, German, Kassim, Moore
Registration: 19 March 2015
Activity
"best" way to ship some furniture from US to CR by lafdbuf
Hi, I purchased a home in Esterillos Oeste Costa Rica in September. Now looking for "best" way to ship some furniture from US to CR. Looking for least expensive and least tax way to do it. Thx, Howard
Just FYI, I tried to do this. Kept getting a message in red about some field being incorrectly completed, though each field was completed correctly. I tried for 15 minutes then gave up. Read More
"best" way to ship some furniture from US to CR by lafdbuf
Hi, I purchased a home in Esterillos Oeste Costa Rica in September. Now looking for "best" way to ship some furniture from US to CR. Looking for least expensive and least tax way to do it. Thx, Howard
I used ShippingCR. We shipped in May of this year. Surely the price hasn't increased by 50-cents per pound in six months. Did Michael describe how to load and shrink-wrap the pallets? Tell him that Kathy paid $1.50. Read More
"best" way to ship some furniture from US to CR by lafdbuf
Hi, I purchased a home in Esterillos Oeste Costa Rica in September. Now looking for "best" way to ship some furniture from US to CR. Looking for least expensive and least tax way to do it. Thx, Howard
We shipped five shrink-wrapped pallets out of the port of Miami. Each a pallet weighed between 600-750 pounds (my husband's tools were packed as well as household items). The cost from Miami to Costa Rica (Limon) and then overland by truck all ... Read More
How a car accident changed my view on living abroad by justachicaincostarica
Last May I decided to pack up my things and get out of the cold (May isn't really cold, but it isn't always warm either) and head to Costa Rica! I love the beach. I love wildlife. I love nature. So the move wasn't such a hard decision to make. I ...
My Spanish teacher must have provided those same "tricks." My Tico friends tell me how good my Spanish is. I always question whether they're just telling me that; and I do say that to them in Spanish. I've found this true in ... Read More
How a car accident changed my view on living abroad by justachicaincostarica
Last May I decided to pack up my things and get out of the cold (May isn't really cold, but it isn't always warm either) and head to Costa Rica! I love the beach. I love wildlife. I love nature. So the move wasn't such a hard decision to make. I ...
True. So true. We've lived and travelled in so many places, and I'll include our home in North Texas as a place where you never let down your guard. To do so would be foolish, anywhere in the world in the 21st century. But there's common ... Read More
How a car accident changed my view on living abroad by justachicaincostarica
Last May I decided to pack up my things and get out of the cold (May isn't really cold, but it isn't always warm either) and head to Costa Rica! I love the beach. I love wildlife. I love nature. So the move wasn't such a hard decision to make. I ...
I am always stunned when I meet expats who isolate themselves in a little bubble, interacting only with other expats, complaining about "the locals" and the prices, etc. I'm sad to say that I know too many of these folks. I want to ... Read More
Making phone calls in Costa Rica by Maximilien
Hi, When settling in Costa Rica, one of the priorities is to be able to make phone calls. How to proceed to get a landline installed in Costa Rica? What are the mobile operators? What is your average monthly budget? Thank you in ...
Go to shippingcr (dot com) and email Michael. Tell him that I referred you and ask for his phone number. Actually, you don't have to tell him that anyone referred you. Get his phone number (either US number of CR number), call and get all of ... Read More
Making phone calls in Costa Rica by Maximilien
Hi, When settling in Costa Rica, one of the priorities is to be able to make phone calls. How to proceed to get a landline installed in Costa Rica? What are the mobile operators? What is your average monthly budget? Thank you in ...
Well you're invited here to Samara any time to eat Chocolate Creme pie on a Graham cracker crust with chocolate ganache. Or strawberry creme pie, or key lime pie if you prefer. I'm a pie expert. And should you want the name of our ... Read More
Making phone calls in Costa Rica by Maximilien
Hi, When settling in Costa Rica, one of the priorities is to be able to make phone calls. How to proceed to get a landline installed in Costa Rica? What are the mobile operators? What is your average monthly budget? Thank you in ...
You're all confusing me, and I've got a chocolate cream pie to make. We are expecting our residency before our driver's licenses "expire" on the date that is 90 days from our last country entrance (and reasonably so, because, ... Read More
Making phone calls in Costa Rica by Maximilien
Hi, When settling in Costa Rica, one of the priorities is to be able to make phone calls. How to proceed to get a landline installed in Costa Rica? What are the mobile operators? What is your average monthly budget? Thank you in ...
Yes, about the driver's license, that sounds exactly correct. I was never under the impression that we had to return to immigration to accomplish that; and I'm aware that we can handle that little matter right down the road. I'm in no ... Read More
Making phone calls in Costa Rica by Maximilien
Hi, When settling in Costa Rica, one of the priorities is to be able to make phone calls. How to proceed to get a landline installed in Costa Rica? What are the mobile operators? What is your average monthly budget? Thank you in ...
Yep. Precisely what we've been advised . . . with a few trips to immigration between now and then. We also have the health insurance issue to resolve, and the driver's licenses. I've been told what/when, but I've clearly got my head ... Read More
Making phone calls in Costa Rica by Maximilien
Hi, When settling in Costa Rica, one of the priorities is to be able to make phone calls. How to proceed to get a landline installed in Costa Rica? What are the mobile operators? What is your average monthly budget? Thank you in ...
Yes we do. We used an individual who came very highly recommended and have not been disappointed. Not a lawyer, just a real go-getter young woman who has been working for expats for many years. We are definitely the lucky exception that proves the ... Read More
Making phone calls in Costa Rica by Maximilien
Hi, When settling in Costa Rica, one of the priorities is to be able to make phone calls. How to proceed to get a landline installed in Costa Rica? What are the mobile operators? What is your average monthly budget? Thank you in ...
Oh, William. I'm so sorry to hear about the residency issue. It is so easy to get the wrong residency lawyer/advice/information . . . the whole shebang. I don't know if this forum will allow you to email me privately. But we've got a gal ... Read More
Making phone calls in Costa Rica by Maximilien
Hi, When settling in Costa Rica, one of the priorities is to be able to make phone calls. How to proceed to get a landline installed in Costa Rica? What are the mobile operators? What is your average monthly budget? Thank you in ...
Amen! Gates, developers, promises, promises. As our real estate agent so wisely advised: buy what you see right now, never what you're promised -- never! With that said, we have the best builder in the world and his promises/contracts have far ... Read More
Making phone calls in Costa Rica by Maximilien
Hi, When settling in Costa Rica, one of the priorities is to be able to make phone calls. How to proceed to get a landline installed in Costa Rica? What are the mobile operators? What is your average monthly budget? Thank you in ...
Bravo! We know a resident on the Nicoya peninsula who purchased his own line (in the U.S.) and had it connected "in town" with ICE's agreement . . . strung it about 1000 meters to his home. The cost was outrageous, and he wasn't up ... Read More