One of the best ways to get to know Costa Rica is to review blogs posted by people who live (or have lived) in Costa Rica.  Personal experiences, photos and anecdotes are educational, and at times, very entertaining.  Have a browse through these carefully selected sites and see for yourself whether Costa Rica is the vacation destination (or retirement destination) for you.

A Broad in Costa Rica

- Fantastic blog - loads of great information and resources.  This broad knows what she's talking about.

Mother Jungle

- This is definitely another top site about living in Costa Rica.  Susan Carmichael is a writer living in Costa Rica with her family.  She's traveled around the country logging interviews for radio documentaries and articles.

She has a diligent staff of elves who labor over this website (but refuse to help with the dishes).  Dirty dishes or not, this is a great read...

My Dos Colones

- This guy has some great experiences. A blog worth reading.

Staying safe in Costa Rica

- In the words of Carolina Perez herself:  "Our goal is to help you live here, safely".  Carolina is a straight-shootin', plain spoken person with a blog that shows you Costa Rica from a "warts and all" perspective.