I wanted to go some place new between Christmas and New Years.
The place where I work closes down during that time, so I figured it was time to get out.
I had read a few reports here about Costa Rica...Got some good info and a great website (
www.costaricaticas.com).
Did my homework...And off I went...
Left LAX 12/25 at 1:15am...Taca Air nonstop to San Jose...Took about 5 hours 20 minutes.
Since it was Christmas morning when I arrived, the airport was empty...Took about 10 minutes to clear immigration and customs...I'm sure it's much longer during a more normal time.
Got a taxi to my Hotel ($23)...
I stayed at Hotel Little Havana (HLH)...It used to be an MP called Zona Blue. I met the manager Eddie...Nice guy...native New Yorker...Took me out for a drive to show me where some of the hot spots were.
During lunch, Eddie explained how the girls operate at HLH. The girls that work at HLH are in the bar area...starting at about 9am, and working till about 9pm...Only the HLH girls can work in the hotel bar. You can bring back a girl to your room from outside without any problems...she just has to show her ID at the desk (weird, but you get used to it)
If you're staying in one of their hotel rooms (which I was) you take take an HLH girl up to your room for $25/hr...If you're not staying at the hotel, the same girl will be $60/hr. and you'll use one of their rooms downstairs (comes with a shower).
The HLH girls that I met were about 5 to 7 on the looks scale...But 7-10 in attitude and service...
An hour with an HLH girl always included bbbj and multiple shots during your hour. Many times, I was having so much fun that I'd roll over pick up the phone and tell the front desk to extend my session for another hour...At $25/hr., it was kind of a no brainer.
Even got a bit wild one night and brought three girls up to my room...We spent two hours doing all kinds of fun things...these girls were all very into each other as well...Two hours with three girls for $150...Try finding that in Amsterdam.
Another thing...These girls all love to have their picture taken...Don't even have to ask...They just tell you to get out the camera and then proceed to give you quite the photo opportunity. Got the visual evidence to prove it. I'd post a few of them here but I'm not sure if it's OK to do.
So, HLH was great for morning and afternoon sessions, but for the night time activities, I went out to do my research. For sheer numbers of available women, the Hotel Del Rey (HDR) was hard to beat. About 40 to 50 women working the two large bar areas. They are not allowed onto the casino floor...I would sit at a Blackjack table for a while and check out the girls...without being bothered...Find a couple of potentials...make some eye contact and a exchange a smile or two...then move to the bar...the potentials then divert directly over...a bit of small talk...a drink for the likely choice...a bit of negotiation...then a taxi ride back to HLH.
Most negotiations with the independents that work at HDR...start with them asking for"cien" for the hour ($100). I was told to counter with $60...This seemed to offend some of the nicer looking chicas...So I opted for a $60 offer with a $20 propina (tip) if "we were friends when we finished". That technique seemed to work very well...One very hot Tica even said that if we were "friends" she wanted only $100 more for TLN..."Todo La Noche"...We got to be buen amigos...$160 for the whole night with a beautiful woman that didn't need a lot of sleep!!! Damn...
I did do a couple of regular tourist-type things...Went to the Poas Volcano and La Paz Waterfalls. Definitely check out the waterfalls...the volcano isn't that big of a deal. Gonna go whitewater rafting and zip-lining next trip.
And then there's the beach...Didn't make the two hour trip out to Jaco or Puntarenas this time...too busy making new friends...maybe next time...
Safety wise, San Jose is a lot like many other big cities...safe places and dangerous places. The area around the HLH and HDR are pretty safe at night. I never had any problems walking by myself the 1/2 mile between HLH and HDR. Althougth, I never walked late night back to my hotel...always had a girl with me so we took a taxi...which cost about $4 to get back to the HLH.
Bottom line...I can live like a king in Costa Rica without having a fortune. Everything there is cheaper than it is in the US or Europe...Sex, hotels, food and drink...Less than $1 for either Imperial or Pilsen at many local bars...Even the airfare is less for me from California...And the flying time is 1/2 of what it is to Europe from LA.
I never thought I'd find a place on this beautiful planet that would thrill me they way Amsterdam does...The five days I spent in Costa Rica went by way too quickly...And while there is no place quite like Amsterdam...Costa Rica is an amazing country...Can't wait to return!!!
Besides...My Spanish is much better than my Dutch
Salud,
-ale