UNDER THE SUN: A U.S. expat buys land and attempts to build a hotel on the Pacific coast of CostaRica. Chapter 2 of 8.
Of course, in leaving the U.S., one had to have a better destination in mind. Recalling “out of the frying pan, into the fire,” a long list of potential homelands had to be eliminated.
Pretty hard to start fresh in Europe, where they were fairly set in their ways and already hated Americans.
The Far East, too far, Africa, too dangerous, South America, too south. Mexico, too many Gringos, the Caribbean, too expensive, and most of Central America, too rustic – except one tiny country.
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