Costa Rica Living in Paradise 🏝 Expat interview

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Travel Costa Rica NOW

2 жыл бұрын

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Bob and Ziggy have lived in Costa Rica for 2 1/2 years now and trust me, they do live in their own little paradise. A beautiful piece of property complete with a 'extreme jungle trek', which we did awhile back (see video link below). They retired early from the United States and set up shop about 30 minutes from La Fortuna but they didn't really retire because they are utilizing their property for others to enjoy- pool, jungle trek, tons of birds, animals, hiking trails, bicycles for touring the Chachagua area. Unfortunately, they were just getting rolling when the pandemic started. So here michael alan (Travel Costa Rica NOW) sits down with Bob and Ziggy to discuss their story on how they ended up in Costa Rica doing what they're doing. What do they like about Costa Rica? What don't they like? Do they plan to stay in Costa Rica? What advice would they give others who are thinking about living and/or retiring in Costa Rica?
Bob & Ziggy's Extreme Jungle Trek Video (SUPER FUN) - • La Fortuna Costa Rica ...
More INFO on Bob and Ziggy's Jungle Trek (Chachagua Challenge) and how to get a hold of them-
Chachagua Challenge Info:
/ chachaguachallenge
/ chachaguachallenge
info@chachaguachallenge.com
WhatsApp +506 7127-3132
Jan Ziggy Snyder
ziggy@chachaguachallenge.com
Things to do in La Fortuna Costa Rica. Want a more demanding hike than just walking around on some generic hiking trails? A fun trek thru the jungle? Maybe you'd like to see some toucans, sloths, frogs and a million other kinds of birds. Take a dip in the pool when you're done. Eat, drink and chill. Travel Costa Rica NOW has the place for you. Our friends Bob & Ziggy have 17 acres of NATURE, complete with flora and fauna in Chachagua about 20 minutes outside of La Fortuna... and they've opened it up to the public. This is a great option if you're in La Fortuna and you want something a little more extreme but also want to see the animals and birds. OH and they have easier hikes as well. A great place to spend a few hours and make sure to bring your cameras.
Living life in La Fortuna Costa Rica is great. Why? Because there's so many things to do. And some are free, like the local waterhole, El Salto. Both locals and tourists enjoy an afternoon at Salto. You can hike, swim, explore, swing off a rope, chill, drink beers, smoke a bit... Salto is just a great place to hang out on a hot day. And it's only about a mile out of La Fortuna central, so within walking distance. *it's a 20 minute walk from my house, how cool is that. Salto is FREE which is nice for the budget traveler. But if you got a few bucks for tours, La Fortuna, also can provide a lot of adventure- ziplines through the jungle and over waterfall, ATV tours, biking, hiking, waterfall rappelling, rafting, night hikes and sooooooo much more. Again, an afternoon exploring, swimming, chilling, drinking, waterver at Salto is also a very nice way to spend the afternoon. Things to Do in La Fortuna Costa Rica El Salto the Local Waterhole and hiking around.
Things to do around Costa Rica. Free things to do. Budget travel in Costa Rica. Where to the locals to in La Fortuna Costa Rica? Travel Costa Rica on a budget. Things you don't want to miss in La Fortuna Costa Rica. This video is brought to you by michael alan and DAngelo from Travel Costa Rica NOW. We can help you with your travel plans if you're thinkingt about visiting Costa Rica.
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@gigigodin9923
@gigigodin9923 Жыл бұрын
Amazing!! Thank you very much!! We are expats in Brazil from Canada and looking to move to Costa Rica for a new adventure! :))
@KD77L
@KD77L 2 жыл бұрын
Bob is the man!! He showed Katherine and I our first sloth.
@myvoice7726
@myvoice7726 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks guys!! This was probably one of the best interviews I’ve watched about CR. My wife and I will be visiting again in January. We were there in April this year also.
@dakotahstr
@dakotahstr 2 жыл бұрын
Good Morning from Ontario Canada. Hey Michael, can you make more videos on this couple? This is great!
@staceyrichCostaRica
@staceyrichCostaRica 2 жыл бұрын
This was an amazing interview. I myself am planning to retire early to Costa Rica and this interview put fresh air in my hopes and dreams. Thank you Team
@rhondak_ManorMiravalles
@rhondak_ManorMiravalles 2 жыл бұрын
"Off the hamster wheel." That sums it up perfectly. We just came back into town after spending a few months in the mountains near Turrialba. It felt a bit like coming home. We're staying in a rental house in Invu that we'd love to buy, which is very near Chachagua. This area near La Fortuna is one of our favorites in all of Costa Rica, and we completely understand how Bob and Ziggy are so content here. :-)
@TravelCostaRicaNOW
@TravelCostaRicaNOW 2 жыл бұрын
when r we doing a video😉
@patriot1182
@patriot1182 2 жыл бұрын
Ah Ha, My old friends the German Shepherds! The best and most loyal companion a human can have! If i moved to Costa Rica i would have at least one German Shepherd! Great couple! Thanks for the history!
@wendynelson9727
@wendynelson9727 2 жыл бұрын
Great couple, cant wait to get there moving 2/2/22! Let the adventure begin.
@Keith-jl9ll
@Keith-jl9ll 2 жыл бұрын
What a nice couple. So happy to see that you bring people that show what it is really like to live here. Lots of times there are videos of gringos feos that are just miserable.
@twill1254
@twill1254 2 жыл бұрын
Great video.I love hearing stories like this. I retired early and have been down there at least half a dozen times and love it. I can't seem to get it out of my system.I fell in love with the place my first trip. Thanks for the great video.
@heathertroake2585
@heathertroake2585 2 жыл бұрын
Perfect proof to know they got off the hamster wheel, they don’t know what year they moved. I love your channel, you are part of my stress relief. I woke up with a headache and now it’s gone. When I move you can interview me
@adamlowry7063
@adamlowry7063 2 жыл бұрын
wish I could have the couple more.
@bigdogweb1
@bigdogweb1 2 жыл бұрын
Great fun video
@m809krazee
@m809krazee 2 жыл бұрын
It was nice to hear some expats from SoCal, Im from Orange, CA 🍊 and they grew up a tomato throw away! Im so happy to hear they are making it. If I can just convince the wife, I would love to retire there, and escape the “Hamster Wheel”
@claudehache3160
@claudehache3160 2 жыл бұрын
I love these “real Costa Rica” videos!
@claudehache3160
@claudehache3160 2 жыл бұрын
Retirement coming for us on June 23 and then we head to Samara in the (Canadian) Fall to search for our own place. :)
@dakotahstr
@dakotahstr 2 жыл бұрын
You're right Michael, I've done the concert thing,don't miss it now,besides most groups that I love don't tour anymore. Living in Costa Rica would be peaceful.
@dirkswildworld
@dirkswildworld 2 жыл бұрын
Great again! Really like these expat interview videos. Lots and lots of info, presented in this very special entertaining way!
@eprohoda
@eprohoda 2 жыл бұрын
good night- bravo.breathtaking video-work,
@cindythompson179
@cindythompson179 2 жыл бұрын
Love this super sweet couple.... looks like paradise to me
@seanhogan6897
@seanhogan6897 2 жыл бұрын
Great interview! Oh, and if Zigi is looking for a decent thick cut bbq steak, La Garra Patta isn’t bad.
@thepeoplespeak8620
@thepeoplespeak8620 2 жыл бұрын
Congrats, great interviews. Glad to hear about happy people living in Costa Rica. The weather is prime right now.
@naturehealswellness4404
@naturehealswellness4404 2 жыл бұрын
Never been to CR..I want to ..it vids are awesome
@fredericb.7061
@fredericb.7061 2 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@MegaCranson
@MegaCranson 2 жыл бұрын
love this video...Im a Cali native and currently living-freezing in Canada...man do I wanna live in Costa Rica!!
@denisdannecker7091
@denisdannecker7091 2 жыл бұрын
Love this sh#t! As a Canadian that owns a property in Ocotal, trying to relay the Pura Vida to the masses here is difficult. Most don't believe that the lifestyle is real. Keep on hermano. Dios bendiga.
@hanssolo4ever
@hanssolo4ever 2 жыл бұрын
Good to see you Michael.
@AlteradaRealidadcr
@AlteradaRealidadcr Жыл бұрын
Bob and Ziggy, is funny, like Bob Marley and his son Ziggy Marley
@pigspigs76
@pigspigs76 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome, great content
@isermanm
@isermanm 2 жыл бұрын
Michael, another fandamtastic video very well done and presented. And thanks for introducing me (us) to Bob and Ziggy. They're starting the new chapter of their lives with a bang in, in my opinion, the absolute BEST place in the whole damned planet they could have chosen. I'm sure I'll meet them when I get there, and you and D'Angelo (sp?) and I'm looking forward to it. You ask...why do you think we'll meet? My answer...because I want it to happen :) I have already started my transformation into being a digital nomad and I'm excited! I'm building my H Dambulance now and it's gonna be frickin SWEET. What the hell is a H DAmbulance? A retired 4x4 ambulance that I'm turning into my self sustaining tiny house, which will also be the office I operate out of vloging my informative travel videos onto KZfaq. I'm building my channel as we speak. And...in the H DAmbulance with me and my dog will be one of my Harley Davidsons. That I can load in and out whenever I want...easily. Pulling behind us will be a closed in trailer hauling my other Harley Davidson...and stuff. So, I'll have two H.D.s and an "ambulance". H DAmbulance. After my build, my subscribers will get to come along to Costa Rica on a travel adventure, and I'll be sending them every bit of information I can gather. Like...do's...don'ts, immigration rules, real-estate, lifestyle changes, and the list goes on...and on...and on. And the cool part is, I've got a cool friend down here named Michael that owns a travel business that can hook folks up with whatever they want and he's a straight shooter. He'll treat ya right. DAMM!!! This ain't no frickin sales pitch!!! Sorry Michel. I ain't tryin to sell anybody shit. My cards are always on the table, and I speak the truth from my heart. I'm just excited about my plans, and I want so say THANK YOU for being the inspiration behind it. You started this shit buddy! :) haha For me, what started out as just a curiosity about Costa Rica lead to a brother steering this old dog to KZfaq to get some answers. And then there was Michael. :) You are a bottomless well of information and your delivery always has me smiling, taking notes, and leaves me anxious for your next video. Until I understood that I could start making a few bucks off KZfaq, and then seriously studying and learning about vloging and making videos and stuff, (yup...I payed for a few courses) I just felt you were making some damned good, informative, honest, unbiased videos. Thank you. And now that this old dog is learning new tricks, I have a pretty damned good understanding on what's needed for me to operate comfortably being a digital nomad. With that understanding comes my realization how frickin spot on you are on your content and delivery, as well as me understanding that, unbeknownst to both of us, you were schooling me in the start, operation, and maintenance of my digital nomadic lifestyle. Again, I thank you Michael. The first tool is ordered. My drone will be here Monday. Damm!!! I've been here way to long. I'll be seein ya'll later. I'm looking for the ambulance I want. When I find it the transformation will begin. I'll be liquidating all, and my goal is to be on the road by December next year at the latest. See ya...laterz. Choperz...out.
@MambusBambus
@MambusBambus 2 жыл бұрын
great people & such a nice n smooth conversation there :) I wish you all the best of luck living the dream down there. by the way do you guys think it’s possible to work there as a tattoo artist trying to make a living out of it in Costa Rica ?
@johngiuffrida
@johngiuffrida 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Bob from the video...if you check in here, I was wondering if you competed in any no-gi NAGA events back in the day(circa 2006-2009 or something like that) back on the east coast(New Jersey & New York). You look exactly like I guy I fought once. I still have a picture actually.
@iambobsnyder
@iambobsnyder 2 жыл бұрын
No, sorry, must have been a different skinny old bald guy. 😁 I did some gi tournaments on the west coast though.
@johngiuffrida
@johngiuffrida 2 жыл бұрын
@@iambobsnyder Nice. You have a twin back east. Not quite as handsome, but you get the drift. Thanks to you and Ziggy for the video. Be well.
@alowe338
@alowe338 Жыл бұрын
Wondering if costa Rica has trusts and irs and property tax, insurances
@gerohansalas9046
@gerohansalas9046 2 жыл бұрын
cant seem to find there site on here?
@janziggysnyder3115
@janziggysnyder3115 2 жыл бұрын
Hello. You can find information on the Chachagua Challenge on Facebook and Instagram. 🌺facebook.com/ChachaguaChallenge instagram.com/chachaguachallenge/
@maukamarine3083
@maukamarine3083 2 жыл бұрын
What did they have to pay for a property like that in La Fortuna?
@iambobsnyder
@iambobsnyder 2 жыл бұрын
We purchased the property in 2019 (to clear the confusion from the video!). The owner was asking $275,000 and we paid $260,000. We are 12 km from Fortuna, about 20 minutes on Highway 702. We are 3 km from the highway, last 2 km on a dirt road. The house is 2 bedrooms, 1 1/4 baths plus another bathroom and enclosed shower by the pool. Everything in good condition and was sold furnished.
@maukamarine3083
@maukamarine3083 2 жыл бұрын
@@iambobsnyder Thanks Bob!
@barbaraspiegel3468
@barbaraspiegel3468 2 жыл бұрын
I can't get on your website, is your website down.
@TravelCostaRicaNOW
@TravelCostaRicaNOW 2 жыл бұрын
Nope, seems to be running ok on my end. www.TravelCostaRicaNOW.com
@Poplicola08
@Poplicola08 2 жыл бұрын
Unpopular opinion: Bob Marley < Ziggy Marley
@waynewilhelm9864
@waynewilhelm9864 2 жыл бұрын
Is there going to be a future video on how Bob's knee surgery went in Costa Rica?
@danielqv
@danielqv 2 жыл бұрын
You need to upgrade that camara, man
@sandygo9098
@sandygo9098 2 жыл бұрын
Camera is fine. Lens could've used a wipe.
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