Costa Rica Talk Radio is back! After some technical issues and time constrains I’m glad to be back with Costa Rica Talk Radio podcast #24!

• Introduction
• 10 Attraction’s to visit in Costa Rica (#6-Puerto Limón, is the capital of Limón Area & #7 Barra Honda)
• Costa Rica News Round Up
• Learning Spanish – Costa Rica Spanish Lesson #23

Continuing my top ten destinations to visit in Costa Rica.  I’ll be featuring #5 – Puerto Limon in the Limon province and #6 Barra Honda in Nicoya province.

Plus the latest news from Costa Rica and your Costa Rica Spanish lesson #23. Learn Spanish-Costa Rica style

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Technical Difficulties

Please Stand By…

I remember seeing images like the one above when a TV station had technical difficulties and they were off the air. Well, I’m having technical difficulties so I’ve been unable to post the latest Costa Rica podcast. I switched to a Mac last year and for all the hoopla of how it’s better than a PC, I’m not so sure. It goes crash and boom just like a PC.

Anyway, I hope to have these technical issues resolved soon and I’ll be back with more podcasts as soon as I can. My ETA is a few days depending what the verdict is from the Apple support techs.

Saludos,

Alan

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Show notes for podcast #23:

• Introduction
• Top 10 Costa Rica Attractions, Part 2: Arenal Volcano in La Fortuna and Monteverde
• Costa Rica News Round Up
• Learning Spanish (Tico Style) -Lesson #22
• Wrap up

 Monteverde, Costa Rica Cloud Forest

Arenal Volcano doing it’s thing in 2006.

 Details, links, and more inside…

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Podcast 22 features Costa Rica Top 10 attractions.

Show notes…

• Introduction
• 10 Attraction’s to visit in Costa Rica
• Costa Rica News Round Up
• Learning Spanish – Costa Rica Spanish Lesson #21
• Wrap up
• Music Cumbia No Frills – Kevin Macleod

In keeping each podcast to 15-30 minutes I’ll be featuring two attractions for each of the next five podcasts. If I were to discuss all 10 Costa Rican attractions this episode would be over an hour long. So for episode #22 I’ll be feauring:

• A Walking Tour Of Downtown San José, Costa Rica
• Nicoya Peninsula

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Two popular frequently asked questions about Costa Rica are covered in this podcast:

“How much money do I need to live in Costa Rica comfortably and should I ship my car to Costa Rica?”

Show notes:

• Intro
• Cost of living in Costa Rica
• Buying a car in Costa Rica or shipping one from home
• Costa Rica News Round Up
• Learn Spanish: Costa Rican Spanish Lesson #20
• Wrap up
• Music Salsa2Long by Kevin MacLeod

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Costa Rica Talk Radio podcast episode #20 covers the process and information anyone living in Costa Rica should know before they hire a maid.

Show notes:

• 00:00 -  00:31 – Intro
• 00:31 – 03:58 – Song – Menealo by Marfil
• 03:58 – 12:04 – Hiring a maid in Costa Rica
• 12:05 – 14:05 – Costa Rica News Round Up
• 14:06 – 14:25 – Spanish lesson #19
• 14:26 – 15:01 – Wrap Up
• 15:01 – 15:30 – Song – Himno by BobbyBlue

 Hiring in a maid in Costa Rica [15:30m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2748)

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Show notes

• Introduction
• Costa Rica Adventure Races
• News Roundup
• Costa Rica Spanish Lesson #18
• Wrap up
• Intro Music: gomi chacha-Artist kcsaito

Costa Rica is already a hot spot for bird watchers and eco-tourists.  Now, Costa Rica’s beautiful and exotic location along with it’s famous multiple micro-climates are making the country very popular with adventure and endurance athletes.

In this podcast we’ll discuss two popular adventure races and an adventure guided tour that makes its way across Costa Rica’s both coasts.

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Firstly: Happy New Years!

I hope you had a great holiday season and I’d like to wish everyone a great 2008! It’s hard to beleive that Costa Rica Talk Radio has been podcasting now for one year. Time flies when you’re having fun.

I would like to kick off 2008 with a video podcast about driving in Costa Rica. My last audio podcast covered renting and driving a car in Costa Rica but a picture is worth a thousand words (or something like that). So this video podcast will take you on a ride with me behind the wheel.

We’ll make our way from downtown San José through the Sabana and down to Escazú via the old Escazú road. I also left a minute or so at the end to take you on a ride near Mal País in the Puntarenas Province so you can get a feel of navigating through the pot holes. If you get motion sickness-watch at your own risk!

• Driver – Alan Petersen
• Camera – Steve Sexauer
• Music – Kevin MacLeod – Cumbia No Frills (faster)

Watch Now:

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Episode #18 of Costa Rica Talk Radio features everything you need to know about car rental in Costa Rica.   I’m also happy to provide listeners of Costa Rica Talk Radio with a car rental special promotion which will save you 15% off your car rental rate in Costa Rica.

• Introduction to episode #18
• Renting and driving a car in Costa Rica
• Costa Rica News Roundup
• Costa Rica Spanish Lessons – lesson #17
• Personal Note
• Wrap up

I’d like to take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone! 

For shownotes and to receive a 15% discount off your car rental rates in Costa Rica read on…

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Welcome to Podcast show #17 of Costa Rica Talk Radio.

Episode 17 Show Notes:

• 00:00-00:42 -Introduction and Podcast Summary for Costa Rica Podcast 17
• 00:42-01:39  -Costa Rican Folklore Music: Punto Guanacasteco
• 01:40-07:39 -My review of International Living’s Ultimate Event II held in Panama City, Panama
• 07:40-17:41  -I’m Podcasting while on a morning beach run in Playa Tambor, Costa Rica in the Puntarenas Province
• 17:42-19:35  -Costa Rica News Roundup for The week (what’s making news in Costa Rica)
• 19:36-20:20 -Costa Rica Spanish Lesson #16
• 20:21-21:20 -Wrap up
• 21:20-21:34 -Music by BobbyBlue

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