Reading a Canadian magazine while waiting for my dental appointment there was this blurb about this Canadian family that had left Canada for good in 2015 for Costa Rica. Starting in a beach hut and over the years progressing to a “five bedroom with pool house on top of a mountain”. The whole thing ends with the family retiring to Toronto in 2021, because of the impact of global warming.
First a few facts about Costa Rica: it’s poor and it’s a cheap place to live. When it’s not raining it’s as hot and dusty as hell. That’s Costa Rica, and the reason it’s poor is the above mentioned!
Now having lived in many tropical countries I can attest that the first few years are great, and yes there are some very violent weather episodes, but the real problem with these countries, that is unsaid in the articles, is that they are poor and are destinations for people looking for cheap ways to live in luxury, think the English expats in turkey from the late 1990. Nothing wrong with that, but I am always surprised by people who don’t seem to understand why a tropical paradise is so poor, the reason is the terrible dry seasons and the ungodly thunderstorm that are the reality of Costa Rica. BTW to blame global warming for Costa Arica’s violent and difficult weather is to not understand the country.
Still, if they think they will escape global worming in Toronto…I wish them luck.
Finally, there are tropical paradises out there. Bloody expensive too ifyou ask me. See how much change you get from buying a beach house in Barbados.
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