The New Golden Door to Retirement and Living in Costa Rica

I found this guide to be just what I needed to prepare for the move to Costa Rica. However, the most valuable part of the book was the information about the relocation-retirement tours the author offers. I took the tour and it change my life and convinced me to move to Costa Rica. It enabled me to make valuable contacts, meet others who had moved to Costa Rica and provided me with information to supplement the book. If I had not purchased the book I would have never found out about the fabulous tour.

"Never before have I been so thoroughly prepared for moving to a new location as I was after reading "The New Golden Door to Retirement and Living In Costa Rica". In fact, after arriving here, I was utterly and continuously amazed at how much valuable knowledge I had previously obtained through reading this book. Furthermore, I find it indispensable as a constant reference source for day-to-day operations. Subsequently I had purchased two similar, popular guide books and after several attempts at trying to read them, I find that they are incapable of holding my attention."

[...] I have lived in Costa Rica for five years and continue to use "The New Golden Door" as a constant reference source. [....] Mr. Howard continually refers to the Central Valley and San Jose because ALL of the major services and infrastructure are found there. [...] I have personally used many of the services listed in the ads and have found them to be excellent. The fact that Mr. Howard has honest advertisers is a real plus. I would have never found out about these services if I hadn't read this book. [...]I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Howard and asked him about the typos in his book. He said that he was the victim of a bad proofreader. I wouldn't hesitate recommending Mr. Howard's complete guide to anyone interested in living or investing in Costa Rica.

I found this book to be of tremendous help, we are thinking of retiring in Costa Rica, and Christopher Howard has written about everything you can possibly want to know and where to find it. Excellent reading, am more excited about going to Costa Rica now than I was before I read this book. This book is written honestly and without judgement, it tells ALL about Costa Rica, its people, crime, markets, bankings, driving, walking, safety, etc. I can't think of a single question that was not already answered in this book.

I have been living in Costa Rica for over a year. Before moving here I read all of the guides about living and investing. "The New Golden Door" is by far the best of the bunch. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to live here. It is a real godsend and has helped me out of countless jams.