INFO•PHOTO SITES of Vicki Skinner's
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Vicki's CR Info Blog, Pet and House Sitting and LOTS more Info/Photo Sites
Here's what I'm (Vicki Skinner - aka "THE Sarong Goddess") up to with my Info Gathering/Sharing & helping to Connect people!!! I share everything from where to find things around CR, what's happening+ as well as info on Border Crossing into NI, San Juan del Sur & Isla Ometepe, NI, Escazu - even info on the Sarasota, Florida area for those leaving CR & seeking a new place to go!
Also - I've started http://LovingYourPetHouseSitting.com & have some availability coming up Dec. 28+ (first break in 11 months!! See below)
I'm now #1 focusing on my Costa Rican Information blog (predominately in English)!
LIVING LIFE IN COSTA RICA blog
http://LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com
I created the blog as a space to share DETAILED Information on What's Happening/Events, Resources, News, Contacts++!! I'm Constantly creating new Lists with DETAILED info to help make your life easier while Living Life in Costa Rica and it's OFTEN one of the TOP SITES that comes up when you're seeking information on CR. Sometimes I reference other Sources & other times I go out & gather MORE DETAILS on the story!
It’s growing like crazy and now getting OVER 29,000 Page Views a MONTH (up from the nearly 7,000 page views from when I first put the counter on Oct. 26, ‘11!!) and I’ve already created OVER 1,100 entries!!!
I'm by NO means an "expert" (to me an expert knows 101% about something - which I've yet to meet that person) - I just LOVE helping where/when I can - especially in this land of challenges to get info, let alone details, let alone in English!!!
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Some of my more popular specialized blurbs:
- Find CHEAP AIRLINE TICKETS
- BEDDING in Costa Rica – 100% Cotton Mattresses and other Natural Bedding Supplies, Memory Foam Mattresses, High Quality Linens+++
- Semi-Permanent Eyeliner MicroPigmentation•“tattoos” for JUST $100!! Eyelash Extensions, Semi-Permanent “Makeup” – Eyebrows and Lips!
- TELL ME WHY?? What keeps you in CR? Why’d you leave/are you thinking of leaving? Why you want to move here? What you/don’t you like about life in CR? Why WERE you thinking of moving to CR & changed your mind?
- MASSAGE THERAPISTS in Costa Rica
- Things and Places for Sale or Rent
- AA and Recovery Options in CR
- DENTAL (ESPECIALLY for Dental Implants, Crowns and Root Canals and HOLISTIC dentistry), MEDICAL and HOLISTIC PRACTITIONERS (my biggest site is on Chiropractors). I’ve researched Medical Tourism for OVER 5 years
- EARTHQUAKE Site Hints, Tips on how to Be Prepared+
- Airport Parking, how to get there (including how to get a 4 FREE rides to the airport!)
- HOLIDAYS in Costa Rica
- EVENT Announcements (heavy on ExPat groups and Self Empowerment, Holistic, Spiritual, Woo-Woo Communities)
- Owning/Driving a CAR vs taking TAXIS•BUSES in Costa Rica
- Bio-Identicals and Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Where to Watch U.S. TV Stations in Costa Rica and Radio Stations
- Where to find various Service Workers like for Appliance Repair++
- Why I LOVE Living in Escazu, LOTS of pictures and other resources on Escazu++
- ENGLISH-Speaking Taxi Drivers
- List of various MESSAGE BOARDS
- The VIP and iMax Movie Theatre (LOTS of pictures and the
- Where to get a TOTALLY FREE/NO credit cards CREDIT REPORT
and LOTS MORE!!
DO YOU HAVE SOME TIME ON YOUR HANDS, SPEAK DECENT SPANISH (and English of course), possibly have a CAR and want to VOLUNTEER to help enhance the blog (hence help others)??? I sure could use some help!!!
INFORMATION ADS
I am now accepting INFORMATION ADS so do you have an event to share or a business to promote?? Contact me!!!
Do YOU HAVE A BLOG and would like to share links (this can REALLY HELP your blog rankings!!)?
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PET SITTING, HOUSE SITTING and HOTEL SITTING
http://LovingYourPetHouseSitting.com
Wouldn't you feel better knowing your babies are being well taken care of in their own environment by a VERY loving and caring attentive person and gives GREAT Pet Massages?!!! ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT THIS time of year with ALL the fireworks going off in December and I have TRICKS on how to help them!!!
AVAILABILITY: Normally I have a 2 week minimum but I’m on a job till December 14 in Escazu that I’m mainly here just to water the plants once a week so I CAN be available for less time between now and December 14. I’m also AVAILABLE again starting December 28.
(PLEASE read the site carefully for more details)
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YOUR COSTA RICA CONNECTOR
http://YourCostaRicaConnector.com
I am basically going to be doing what I've done for MANY years - I just wasn't getting paid for it. It's what I do best - CONNECTING PEOPLE for various info/services. New in town and don't know where to find things/don't speak much Spanish? I know some wonderful people that can really help you out!
MEDICAL TOURISM CONNECTOR!
Dental and Medical treatments in Costa Rica can be 30-55% less than in the U.S. I've spent 5 years researching for some of the BEST professionals in the various fields (if you're wanting new boobs - would you rather go to Plastic Surgeon that real passion/speciality is facelifts or boobs? In Dentistry - there are a few areas you REALLY don't want to go with the cheapest - you want to go with the BEST/most DETAILED ones - ESPECIALLY for Dental Implants, Crowns/Bridges, Root Canals and ESPECIALLY ESPECIALLY for Amalgam Filling Removal [most dentists I've spoken with in Costa Rica have said they believe the whole fear thing of removing to many too fast or about how dangerous they are is not real. I have a HOLISTIC DENTIST that TRULY CARES about your well being when it comes to this!!!!
RELOCATION CONNECTOR!
I have LOTS of people to connect you with if you're thinking of moving to Costa Rica - be it English speaking Drivers that know the various areas (BEST to use to check out where you might want to live), Realtors, Lawyers, Guides to take you Shopping - whatEVER your needs are - I can Connect you!! FYI – I PROUDLY admit that I SPECIALIZE in information on ESCAZU!!!!
TOURISM INDUSTRY CONSULTING
Know people dealing predominately with tourists and biz is down a LOT?
Know anyone that owns a vacation villa, condo and hotels? With tourism being down so much, you HAVE to stand out as unique amongst all the rest
I can come in and do a Site Inspection and evaluation and make suggestions on what you need to stand out, hang out in your area collecting info on menus, tours, English-speaking taxi drivers, English-speaking doctors, etc. to make a Guest Binder and provide you with a Pre-Trip MUST KNOWS list+!
I can do an End/Beginning of Season Inventory and Consult on items that are pretty necessary (yet many don't have them), do the shopping and help make sure they're up to par with picky Gringo Standards! (this is ESPECIALLY helpful/crucial for owners that do not live in CR)
MARKETING is CRUCIAL!!
I can help get you more internet visibility via setting you up on Trip Advisors, a Facebook Page (a MUST have in this day and age) and MANY others!
(NOTE: I’ve been in the Tourism Industry for over 20 years and before moving to Costa Rica, I had a business promoting over 350 privately-owned villas and condos in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico) as well as a guide on Unique Vallarta!
PRE-SEASON INVENTORY
I’ll go into your Vacation Rental Property and do a VERY DETAILED inventory of what all you have, make a list of what you need to replace that walked off or broke (or suggest basics that are important to have), get it to my associate in the Central Valley who will go do the shopping, put it on a bus and in days your place will be re-stocked and ready for the start of the upcoming Peak Season!!
CONNECTOR • CONCIERGE
I can also help/or connect you with people to help coordinate things for Groups / Weddings / Retreats - like Transfers, Tours, Restaurant Reservations, Shopping/Finding Things, Hotels for your 1st and Last nights and other Trip Planning before or after - Reservations, etc. (NOT wedding consulting).
RETREAT • EVENT • GROUP BOOKING•RESERVATION ASSISTANCE
There are MANY things/people I can CONNECT you with!
(this site is JUST starting to form so keep checking back!).
CUSTOMIZED TRIP PLANNING
Being in Information Junky and Connector, I’ve been gathering information on things to do (especially less publicized/more unique things to do and if I don't have the information - I'll set my antennas on to help find it!!!) in certain areas in Costa Rica.
COSTA RICA - Manuel Antonio • Arenal/La Fortuna • San Jose • Escazu • Puerto Viejo • Tamarindo and Playa Grande
NICARAGUA - San Juan del Sur, Isla Ometepe and how to do the Border Crossing between Costa Rica and Nicaragua!
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WHAT I'M UP TO:
Basically this list on things from the Connections Goddess, Vicki's Blogs, Photo and Info Sites/Lists+++. More details at:
http://LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com/2012/08/vickis-cr-info-blog-pet-house-and-hotel.html
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THINGS and PLACES FOR SALE
STUFF = http://Things4SaleCostaRica.com
NEW - List your Property or Home for Sale or Rent (coming) = http://PropertiesInCR.com
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AREA INFORMATION - COSTA RICA
SPECIALIZING in Escazu (I have LOTS of info, pictures, contacts on the Escazu area!!)
http://CostaRicaEscazu.com
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MESSAGE BOARDS I have started
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Costa_Rica_Conscious_Community
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CostaRicaPositives
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TRAVEL RELATED INFO
NICARAGUA
Crossing the Border Between Costa Rica and Nicaragua – a Step-By-Step Guide to help make your Border Run between Costa Rica and Nicaragua Easier (in transition) = http://CRNIBorderCrossing.com
SAN JUAN DEL SUR = http://SanJuanDelSurNI.com
ISLA OMETEPE = http://IslaOmetepeNI.com
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BOCAS DEL TORO, PANAMA
http://BocasDelToroGuide.com
(note with this it’s been 3 years since I’ve been back [now that I’ve discovered Nicaragua] so some of it’s out of date – but it gives you a good base and contact information)
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READY TO MOVE FROM COSTA RICA??
NOT SURE WHERE TO GO TO NEXT?
Is Costa Rica no longer working for you? Seeking a new destination? I've started compiling info on MY FAV place in the U.S. and where I moved from - the Venice, Casey Key, Nokomis, Osprey to Sarasota area!! A MAGICAL area for ALL - ESPECIALLY those into Self Empowerment &/or getting up there in the years and wanting some place to support that lifestyle!:
http://SarasotaToVeniceFL.com
(if I'm not able to find some pretty mold/flooding free places to House, Pet Sit - I'm planning on returning to the Sarasota area around mid-Oct.-Nov. to escape the Mold/Rainy Season in Costa Rica. Know anyone seeking such services?? I MAY put a group together the end of November interested in checking this area out!!!
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Words, Quotes, Songs to help When Someone's Made Their Transition / Died =
http://ComfortingWordsForTransition.com
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Wanna be FACEBOOK Buds?
"Friend" me at: http://Facebook.com/VickiSkinner69
Vicki Skinner
CR #: 8-378-6679
Skype: VallartaVicki
US#: 1-941-312-7569 (Skype and US # my FAV ways to be connected!!)
LivingLifeInCostaRica@gmail.com
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http://VickisSites.info Below is a sample from Vicki’s ever GROWING list of Information Lists, Groups, Blogs, Photo Sites + (note - VERY few of them are of any profit to me - mearly sharing information & helping CONNECT people!) My MOST EXCITING/newest sites are: Now that I’ve given up the guest house & sold everything (& am FREE!!) my NEXT ADVENTURES (still unfolding/shaping):
http://YourCostaRicaConnector.com
http://IWillSetUpYourVacationProperty.com They're still both being defined as I'm redefining myself so please check back in about a week! It's basically things I've been doing all these years - just not getting paid for it!! Now I get to do what I LOVE the MOST!! Connecting people & helping others succeed!!! Vicki’s NEW HOME: Don't tell me you can't find inexpensive housing in Escazu!! My friend Marlene found me this SWEET LITTLE 1-bedroom Cottage/Cabina on the grounds of http://HotelPicoBlanco.com !! I have a furnished place with cable tv, electricity, water & INCREDIBLE views of the surrounding mountains up in the mountains (elevation 5,000') above San Antonio de Escazu!! & it's all JUST $350/month!! If I want the MOST INCREDIBLE views of the WHOLE Central Valley below - I just need to go up to the restaurant & enjoy that! The best of ALL worlds!! Check it out at - http://VickisNewHome.info & I LOVE my new 'hood! I've started gathering pics at http://SanAntonioEscazu.info SOON I'm going to be starting a Conversation English club for people in San Antonio - a CASUAL thing for people to connect & practice. Maybe soon also Do it in Spanish as well. Let me know if you want to join in! Price - bring something to munch or drink to share with the others!! COSTA RICA RELATED INFO: Those that know me know I LOVE gathering and sharin' info and making Lists of info for those living in or traveling around Costa Rica!! I've been compiling them for ease in finding them!! For now, check out VICKI'S BLOG OF LISTS/INFO BLOG. This is my MAIN Info site - currently forwarded to http://LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com - one of the top info sites when you search for things in Costa Rica (I was recently at a meeting & I swear I had at LEAST 15 people came up to introduce themselves thanking me for this site as they’d been following it for awhile!!! (in time it will be directed to http://CostaRicaResourceGuide.com ) WOW!! I JUST found out today that so far this month, my blog has had OVER 6,000 visitors!! Yikes!! I knew it was quite popular because wherever I go people are like - "So YOU'RE the Sarong Goddess" or Vicki & tell me most of the time when they're searching for something - up comes my green bamboo site!! Time to FINALLY make a few $$s on it &/or optimize it or something!! I put a LOT of work/time into it because I LOVE gathering/sharing information (been like this since elementary school!!!). VICKI'S, Friends & Charity THINGS FOR SALE & GARAGE SALES:
http://GarageSalesInCostaRica.info - Do you have a Garage Sale to add to this??
http://Things4SaleCostaRica.com - Vicki’s things for sale!! (more unique)
http://DianesCostaRica.info FREE HUGS COSTA RICA: Now more than ever WE ALL NEED more love & hugs!!! We did our first group in Jan. at MultiPlaza & it was a BIG SUCCESS!!!! Vicki has started this Free Hugs Costa Rica group/website with the intention of getting other people to form their own groups & we'll post it on this website where they'll be so you can come out and give or receive hugs!!! Watch for locations!!
http://FreeHugsCostaRica.com GRACIAS COSTA RICA: Sadly since I've closed my guest house down, my home is NO LONGER a Donation Drop-Off/Distribution Point for MANY Foundations/non-profits in CR but I'm working on creating drop-off points around CR in time! Would you like to be one? Let me know. Gracias Costa Rica is a program we've starting to encourage tourists & non-nationals alike to gift back to the people of Costa Rica via donations, etc. Have things you no longer need?
http://GraciasCostaRica.com Ernest Holmes SCIENCE OF MIND Mid-Week Pick-Me-Up STUDY GROUP: Do you ALREADY know/understand Ernest Holmes Science of Mind / Religious Science (now known as Centers for Spiritual Living)? If you get it but want extra support in LIVING it - we're RE-forming a Study Group in Escazu. This will be a Weekly Group where you can come/go as your Spirit feels the need/desire. I NEED to get this going again for MYSELF/Spirit!!!
http://ScienceOfMindInCostaRica.com COSTA RICA CONSCIOUS COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Costa_Rica_Conscious_Community RESTAURANT GUIDE Check out my in-progress/VERY DETAILED Restaurant Guide (focused mainly on the Escazu area & ethnic/specialty restaurants in the Central Valley!! LOTS of changes coming soon):
http://CostaRicaEatsRestaurantGuide.com
MISC. INFO SITES:
http://VickisFavs.info
http://VickisAdventuresInCostaRica.info
http://AARecoveryInCostaRIca.info
http://CostaRicaChiropractors.info
http://CostaRicaMassageTherapistGuide.com
http://EnglishSpeakingTaxiDriversCR.info
ESCAZU INFORMATION & PICTURES:
http://ThingsToDoInEscazu.info
http://EscazuCostaRicaGuide.com
http://EscazuSanRafael.info
http://EscazuCentro.info http://SanAntonioEscazu.infosss TRAVEL / PHOTO RELATED INFO:
I was just Hotel-Sitting up at my FAV Guanacaste hotel - http://HotelBulaBula.com & created some photo sites on: http://PlayaGrandeCR.info http://TamarindoCR.info NICARAGUA
http://IslaOmetepe.info
http://SanJorgeNI.info
http://SanJuanDelSurNI.com
http://SarongGoddess.com/Travel/NICARAGUA-Visa-Run-May-24-2011 - My MAY '11 VISA RUN
http://CRNIBorderCrossing.info
http://CRNIVisaRun.info (being released just before my next visa run – around the end of Nov.)
PANAMA:
http://BocasDelToroGuide.com MISC.: VICKI's PHOTO STORAGE SITE:
http://SarongGoddess.com VENICE, SARASOTA, OSPREY, NOKOMIS, CASEY KEY - FLORIDA (the beautiful/West Coast of Florida!)
http://VeniceToSarasotaFl.info Words, Quotes, Songs to help When Someone's Made Their Transition / Died
http://ComfortingWordsForTransition.com CHEAP DOMAIN PURCHASING (a division of GoDaddy.com)
http://SelfEmpowermentWebsites.com @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Have things to add/share/your experiences? Do you have a blog? Let me know so I can add you to our list plus PLEASE add us to yours! Email me the details at info@CostaRicaResourceGuide.com @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Vicki in Escazu, Costa Rica 8-378-6679
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Read MoreVicki's CR Info Blog, Pet and House Sitting and LOTS more Info/Photo Sites
Here's what I'm (Vicki Skinner - aka "THE Sarong Goddess") up to with my Info Gathering/Sharing & helping to Connect people!!! I share everything from where to find things around CR, what's happening+ as well as info on Border Crossing into NI, San Juan del Sur & Isla Ometepe, NI, Escazu - even info on the Sarasota, Florida area for those leaving CR & seeking a new place to go!
Also - I've started http://LovingYourPetHouseSitting.com & have some availability coming up Dec. 28+ (first break in 11 months!! See below)
I'm now #1 focusing on my Costa Rican Information blog (predominately in English)!
LIVING LIFE IN COSTA RICA blog
http://LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com
I created the blog as a space to share DETAILED Information on What's Happening/Events, Resources, News, Contacts++!! I'm Constantly creating new Lists with DETAILED info to help make your life easier while Living Life in Costa Rica and it's OFTEN one of the TOP SITES that comes up when you're seeking information on CR. Sometimes I reference other Sources & other times I go out & gather MORE DETAILS on the story!
It’s growing like crazy and now getting OVER 29,000 Page Views a MONTH (up from the nearly 7,000 page views from when I first put the counter on Oct. 26, ‘11!!) and I’ve already created OVER 1,100 entries!!!
I'm by NO means an "expert" (to me an expert knows 101% about something - which I've yet to meet that person) - I just LOVE helping where/when I can - especially in this land of challenges to get info, let alone details, let alone in English!!!
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Some of my more popular specialized blurbs:
- Find CHEAP AIRLINE TICKETS
- BEDDING in Costa Rica – 100% Cotton Mattresses and other Natural Bedding Supplies, Memory Foam Mattresses, High Quality Linens+++
- Semi-Permanent Eyeliner MicroPigmentation•“tattoos” for JUST $100!! Eyelash Extensions, Semi-Permanent “Makeup” – Eyebrows and Lips!
- TELL ME WHY?? What keeps you in CR? Why’d you leave/are you thinking of leaving? Why you want to move here? What you/don’t you like about life in CR? Why WERE you thinking of moving to CR & changed your mind?
- MASSAGE THERAPISTS in Costa Rica
- Things and Places for Sale or Rent
- AA and Recovery Options in CR
- DENTAL (ESPECIALLY for Dental Implants, Crowns and Root Canals and HOLISTIC dentistry), MEDICAL and HOLISTIC PRACTITIONERS (my biggest site is on Chiropractors). I’ve researched Medical Tourism for OVER 5 years
- EARTHQUAKE Site Hints, Tips on how to Be Prepared+
- Airport Parking, how to get there (including how to get a 4 FREE rides to the airport!)
- HOLIDAYS in Costa Rica
- EVENT Announcements (heavy on ExPat groups and Self Empowerment, Holistic, Spiritual, Woo-Woo Communities)
- Owning/Driving a CAR vs taking TAXIS•BUSES in Costa Rica
- Bio-Identicals and Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Where to Watch U.S. TV Stations in Costa Rica and Radio Stations
- Where to find various Service Workers like for Appliance Repair++
- Why I LOVE Living in Escazu, LOTS of pictures and other resources on Escazu++
- ENGLISH-Speaking Taxi Drivers
- List of various MESSAGE BOARDS
- The VIP and iMax Movie Theatre (LOTS of pictures and the
- Where to get a TOTALLY FREE/NO credit cards CREDIT REPORT
and LOTS MORE!!
DO YOU HAVE SOME TIME ON YOUR HANDS, SPEAK DECENT SPANISH (and English of course), possibly have a CAR and want to VOLUNTEER to help enhance the blog (hence help others)??? I sure could use some help!!!
INFORMATION ADS
I am now accepting INFORMATION ADS so do you have an event to share or a business to promote?? Contact me!!!
Do YOU HAVE A BLOG and would like to share links (this can REALLY HELP your blog rankings!!)?
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PET SITTING, HOUSE SITTING and HOTEL SITTING
http://LovingYourPetHouseSitting.com
Wouldn't you feel better knowing your babies are being well taken care of in their own environment by a VERY loving and caring attentive person and gives GREAT Pet Massages?!!! ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT THIS time of year with ALL the fireworks going off in December and I have TRICKS on how to help them!!!
AVAILABILITY: Normally I have a 2 week minimum but I’m on a job till December 14 in Escazu that I’m mainly here just to water the plants once a week so I CAN be available for less time between now and December 14. I’m also AVAILABLE again starting December 28.
(PLEASE read the site carefully for more details)
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YOUR COSTA RICA CONNECTOR
http://YourCostaRicaConnector.com
I am basically going to be doing what I've done for MANY years - I just wasn't getting paid for it. It's what I do best - CONNECTING PEOPLE for various info/services. New in town and don't know where to find things/don't speak much Spanish? I know some wonderful people that can really help you out!
MEDICAL TOURISM CONNECTOR!
Dental and Medical treatments in Costa Rica can be 30-55% less than in the U.S. I've spent 5 years researching for some of the BEST professionals in the various fields (if you're wanting new boobs - would you rather go to Plastic Surgeon that real passion/speciality is facelifts or boobs? In Dentistry - there are a few areas you REALLY don't want to go with the cheapest - you want to go with the BEST/most DETAILED ones - ESPECIALLY for Dental Implants, Crowns/Bridges, Root Canals and ESPECIALLY ESPECIALLY for Amalgam Filling Removal [most dentists I've spoken with in Costa Rica have said they believe the whole fear thing of removing to many too fast or about how dangerous they are is not real. I have a HOLISTIC DENTIST that TRULY CARES about your well being when it comes to this!!!!
RELOCATION CONNECTOR!
I have LOTS of people to connect you with if you're thinking of moving to Costa Rica - be it English speaking Drivers that know the various areas (BEST to use to check out where you might want to live), Realtors, Lawyers, Guides to take you Shopping - whatEVER your needs are - I can Connect you!! FYI – I PROUDLY admit that I SPECIALIZE in information on ESCAZU!!!!
TOURISM INDUSTRY CONSULTING
Know people dealing predominately with tourists and biz is down a LOT?
Know anyone that owns a vacation villa, condo and hotels? With tourism being down so much, you HAVE to stand out as unique amongst all the rest
I can come in and do a Site Inspection and evaluation and make suggestions on what you need to stand out, hang out in your area collecting info on menus, tours, English-speaking taxi drivers, English-speaking doctors, etc. to make a Guest Binder and provide you with a Pre-Trip MUST KNOWS list+!
I can do an End/Beginning of Season Inventory and Consult on items that are pretty necessary (yet many don't have them), do the shopping and help make sure they're up to par with picky Gringo Standards! (this is ESPECIALLY helpful/crucial for owners that do not live in CR)
MARKETING is CRUCIAL!!
I can help get you more internet visibility via setting you up on Trip Advisors, a Facebook Page (a MUST have in this day and age) and MANY others!
(NOTE: I’ve been in the Tourism Industry for over 20 years and before moving to Costa Rica, I had a business promoting over 350 privately-owned villas and condos in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico) as well as a guide on Unique Vallarta!
PRE-SEASON INVENTORY
I’ll go into your Vacation Rental Property and do a VERY DETAILED inventory of what all you have, make a list of what you need to replace that walked off or broke (or suggest basics that are important to have), get it to my associate in the Central Valley who will go do the shopping, put it on a bus and in days your place will be re-stocked and ready for the start of the upcoming Peak Season!!
CONNECTOR • CONCIERGE
I can also help/or connect you with people to help coordinate things for Groups / Weddings / Retreats - like Transfers, Tours, Restaurant Reservations, Shopping/Finding Things, Hotels for your 1st and Last nights and other Trip Planning before or after - Reservations, etc. (NOT wedding consulting).
RETREAT • EVENT • GROUP BOOKING•RESERVATION ASSISTANCE
There are MANY things/people I can CONNECT you with!
(this site is JUST starting to form so keep checking back!).
CUSTOMIZED TRIP PLANNING
Being in Information Junky and Connector, I’ve been gathering information on things to do (especially less publicized/more unique things to do and if I don't have the information - I'll set my antennas on to help find it!!!) in certain areas in Costa Rica.
COSTA RICA - Manuel Antonio • Arenal/La Fortuna • San Jose • Escazu • Puerto Viejo • Tamarindo and Playa Grande
NICARAGUA - San Juan del Sur, Isla Ometepe and how to do the Border Crossing between Costa Rica and Nicaragua!
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WHAT I'M UP TO:
Basically this list on things from the Connections Goddess, Vicki's Blogs, Photo and Info Sites/Lists+++. More details at:
http://LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com/2012/08/vickis-cr-info-blog-pet-house-and-hotel.html
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THINGS and PLACES FOR SALE
STUFF = http://Things4SaleCostaRica.com
NEW - List your Property or Home for Sale or Rent (coming) = http://PropertiesInCR.com
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AREA INFORMATION - COSTA RICA
SPECIALIZING in Escazu (I have LOTS of info, pictures, contacts on the Escazu area!!)
http://CostaRicaEscazu.com
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MESSAGE BOARDS I have started
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Costa_Rica_Conscious_Community
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CostaRicaPositives
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TRAVEL RELATED INFO
NICARAGUA
Crossing the Border Between Costa Rica and Nicaragua – a Step-By-Step Guide to help make your Border Run between Costa Rica and Nicaragua Easier (in transition) = http://CRNIBorderCrossing.com
SAN JUAN DEL SUR = http://SanJuanDelSurNI.com
ISLA OMETEPE = http://IslaOmetepeNI.com
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BOCAS DEL TORO, PANAMA
http://BocasDelToroGuide.com
(note with this it’s been 3 years since I’ve been back [now that I’ve discovered Nicaragua] so some of it’s out of date – but it gives you a good base and contact information)
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READY TO MOVE FROM COSTA RICA??
NOT SURE WHERE TO GO TO NEXT?
Is Costa Rica no longer working for you? Seeking a new destination? I've started compiling info on MY FAV place in the U.S. and where I moved from - the Venice, Casey Key, Nokomis, Osprey to Sarasota area!! A MAGICAL area for ALL - ESPECIALLY those into Self Empowerment &/or getting up there in the years and wanting some place to support that lifestyle!:
http://SarasotaToVeniceFL.com
(if I'm not able to find some pretty mold/flooding free places to House, Pet Sit - I'm planning on returning to the Sarasota area around mid-Oct.-Nov. to escape the Mold/Rainy Season in Costa Rica. Know anyone seeking such services?? I MAY put a group together the end of November interested in checking this area out!!!
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Words, Quotes, Songs to help When Someone's Made Their Transition / Died =
http://ComfortingWordsForTransition.com
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"Friend" me at: http://Facebook.com/VickiSkinner69
Vicki Skinner
CR #: 8-378-6679
Skype: VallartaVicki
US#: 1-941-312-7569 (Skype and US # my FAV ways to be connected!!)
LivingLifeInCostaRica@gmail.com
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http://VickisSites.info Below is a sample from Vicki’s ever GROWING list of Information Lists, Groups, Blogs, Photo Sites + (note - VERY few of them are of any profit to me - mearly sharing information & helping CONNECT people!) My MOST EXCITING/newest sites are: Now that I’ve given up the guest house & sold everything (& am FREE!!) my NEXT ADVENTURES (still unfolding/shaping):
http://YourCostaRicaConnector.com
http://IWillSetUpYourVacationProperty.com They're still both being defined as I'm redefining myself so please check back in about a week! It's basically things I've been doing all these years - just not getting paid for it!! Now I get to do what I LOVE the MOST!! Connecting people & helping others succeed!!! Vicki’s NEW HOME: Don't tell me you can't find inexpensive housing in Escazu!! My friend Marlene found me this SWEET LITTLE 1-bedroom Cottage/Cabina on the grounds of http://HotelPicoBlanco.com !! I have a furnished place with cable tv, electricity, water & INCREDIBLE views of the surrounding mountains up in the mountains (elevation 5,000') above San Antonio de Escazu!! & it's all JUST $350/month!! If I want the MOST INCREDIBLE views of the WHOLE Central Valley below - I just need to go up to the restaurant & enjoy that! The best of ALL worlds!! Check it out at - http://VickisNewHome.info & I LOVE my new 'hood! I've started gathering pics at http://SanAntonioEscazu.info SOON I'm going to be starting a Conversation English club for people in San Antonio - a CASUAL thing for people to connect & practice. Maybe soon also Do it in Spanish as well. Let me know if you want to join in! Price - bring something to munch or drink to share with the others!! COSTA RICA RELATED INFO: Those that know me know I LOVE gathering and sharin' info and making Lists of info for those living in or traveling around Costa Rica!! I've been compiling them for ease in finding them!! For now, check out VICKI'S BLOG OF LISTS/INFO BLOG. This is my MAIN Info site - currently forwarded to http://LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com - one of the top info sites when you search for things in Costa Rica (I was recently at a meeting & I swear I had at LEAST 15 people came up to introduce themselves thanking me for this site as they’d been following it for awhile!!! (in time it will be directed to http://CostaRicaResourceGuide.com ) WOW!! I JUST found out today that so far this month, my blog has had OVER 6,000 visitors!! Yikes!! I knew it was quite popular because wherever I go people are like - "So YOU'RE the Sarong Goddess" or Vicki & tell me most of the time when they're searching for something - up comes my green bamboo site!! Time to FINALLY make a few $$s on it &/or optimize it or something!! I put a LOT of work/time into it because I LOVE gathering/sharing information (been like this since elementary school!!!). VICKI'S, Friends & Charity THINGS FOR SALE & GARAGE SALES:
http://GarageSalesInCostaRica.info - Do you have a Garage Sale to add to this??
http://Things4SaleCostaRica.com - Vicki’s things for sale!! (more unique)
http://DianesCostaRica.info FREE HUGS COSTA RICA: Now more than ever WE ALL NEED more love & hugs!!! We did our first group in Jan. at MultiPlaza & it was a BIG SUCCESS!!!! Vicki has started this Free Hugs Costa Rica group/website with the intention of getting other people to form their own groups & we'll post it on this website where they'll be so you can come out and give or receive hugs!!! Watch for locations!!
http://FreeHugsCostaRica.com GRACIAS COSTA RICA: Sadly since I've closed my guest house down, my home is NO LONGER a Donation Drop-Off/Distribution Point for MANY Foundations/non-profits in CR but I'm working on creating drop-off points around CR in time! Would you like to be one? Let me know. Gracias Costa Rica is a program we've starting to encourage tourists & non-nationals alike to gift back to the people of Costa Rica via donations, etc. Have things you no longer need?
http://GraciasCostaRica.com Ernest Holmes SCIENCE OF MIND Mid-Week Pick-Me-Up STUDY GROUP: Do you ALREADY know/understand Ernest Holmes Science of Mind / Religious Science (now known as Centers for Spiritual Living)? If you get it but want extra support in LIVING it - we're RE-forming a Study Group in Escazu. This will be a Weekly Group where you can come/go as your Spirit feels the need/desire. I NEED to get this going again for MYSELF/Spirit!!!
http://ScienceOfMindInCostaRica.com COSTA RICA CONSCIOUS COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Costa_Rica_Conscious_Community RESTAURANT GUIDE Check out my in-progress/VERY DETAILED Restaurant Guide (focused mainly on the Escazu area & ethnic/specialty restaurants in the Central Valley!! LOTS of changes coming soon):
http://CostaRicaEatsRestaurantGuide.com
MISC. INFO SITES:
http://VickisFavs.info
http://VickisAdventuresInCostaRica.info
http://AARecoveryInCostaRIca.info
http://CostaRicaChiropractors.info
http://CostaRicaMassageTherapistGuide.com
http://EnglishSpeakingTaxiDriversCR.info
ESCAZU INFORMATION & PICTURES:
http://ThingsToDoInEscazu.info
http://EscazuCostaRicaGuide.com
http://EscazuSanRafael.info
http://EscazuCentro.info http://SanAntonioEscazu.infosss TRAVEL / PHOTO RELATED INFO:
I was just Hotel-Sitting up at my FAV Guanacaste hotel - http://HotelBulaBula.com & created some photo sites on: http://PlayaGrandeCR.info http://TamarindoCR.info NICARAGUA
http://IslaOmetepe.info
http://SanJorgeNI.info
http://SanJuanDelSurNI.com
http://SarongGoddess.com/Travel/NICARAGUA-Visa-Run-May-24-2011 - My MAY '11 VISA RUN
http://CRNIBorderCrossing.info
http://CRNIVisaRun.info (being released just before my next visa run – around the end of Nov.)
PANAMA:
http://BocasDelToroGuide.com MISC.: VICKI's PHOTO STORAGE SITE:
http://SarongGoddess.com VENICE, SARASOTA, OSPREY, NOKOMIS, CASEY KEY - FLORIDA (the beautiful/West Coast of Florida!)
http://VeniceToSarasotaFl.info Words, Quotes, Songs to help When Someone's Made Their Transition / Died
http://ComfortingWordsForTransition.com CHEAP DOMAIN PURCHASING (a division of GoDaddy.com)
http://SelfEmpowermentWebsites.com @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Have things to add/share/your experiences? Do you have a blog? Let me know so I can add you to our list plus PLEASE add us to yours! Email me the details at info@CostaRicaResourceGuide.com @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Vicki in Escazu, Costa Rica 8-378-6679
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