Published on Friday, February 10, 2012 by Benjamin Harper One of the downsides to Western media in places like the United States is their notoriety for smear campaigns and the spreading of propaganda against most of the rest of the world. A great example of this is Mexico, whose reputation has been tarnished considerably. Most Westerners are only familiar with Mexico these days as far as the cartel wars in Juarez and the n...

Published on Thursday, September 29, 2011 by Victor Krumm The medical care industry in Costa Rica is booming. For Americans and other foreign visitors. Though it's one of the littlest countries in the world,Costa Rica medical tourism is so popular the country is one of the top five medical visitor destinations. No wonder. The price of employer-sponsored health care insurance in the United States rocketed in 2011, su...

Published on Friday, August 12, 2011 by Victor Krumm There are thousands of Canadians, Americans, and others electing to travel to obtain the surgical or medical care they need at the right price and, as consumer demand has increased, today more countries are advertising as medical tourism destinations. However, many of these destinations are in the Far East: very costly and lengthy simply to get to them. ...

Published on Saturday, October 31, 2009 by Victor C. Krumm Has the world got you down, Bucko? Are your better days behind you? World passing you by? A Costa Rica vacation may be just the ticket. Consider: 1. Airfares have not been this reasonable in years. The world economic downturn has come to Costa Rica. Tourism in Costa Rica is down by at least fifteen percent this year, presenting terrific travel deals to an informed ...

Published on Friday, July 17, 2009 by Victor C. Krumm by Victor C. Krumm Cocos Island is a Costa Rica national park that Jacques Cousteau, the renowned underwater diver once called the most beautiful island he had ever explored . Though very few Costa Ricans have ever seen it themselves, they have named it one of Costa Rica's Seven Wonders, and it is being considered for one of the Seven Natural Wonders on Earth. T...

Published on Monday, July 13, 2009 by Victor C. Krumm by Victor C. Krumm Where is the "happiest place on earth ?" Disneyworld claims it is and, though it is a great place to enjoy once in a while, the most satisfying place to live in the world is officially tiny Costa Rica, winner of the Happy Planet Index. The Index measures three factors in 143 countries, encompassing 99 percent of the population on the planet: hig...