Brandon Dane Articles
On the Occasion of My Third Deportation from Costa Rica (1 of 2 …Will the third time be the charm? Twelve days will tell, and it will be the
truth ? but maybe not quite the whole truth.
From the beach to Jaco to San Jose, both Tico- and Gringo-style fare, and a
breakdown of the best beer prices, here’s where to grub out.
This IS a travel story, I promise. My roommate’s boyfriend called my house and said, in Spanish, “Have you seen the news? Put it on CNN!” So, I did. What I saw disturbed me beyond belief. The Twin Towers were destroyed. I was snuggled in my house drinking a Pilsen in Costa Rica. After the [...]
Touch the Wire (Part One) – Costa RicaAfter 2 years of highs and lows Brandon Dane’s han
Touch the Wire (Part Two) – San Jose, Costa RicaAfter 2 years of highs and lows Brandon Dane’s han
More Observations from a Costa Rican InsiderQualifying Statement #10
This is a tirade. Also, it is a correction to any mis-statements in any previous articles written by me. Please refer to Observations from a Costa Rican Insider.
1) You know what really chaps my little, brown, Mexican-American bottom? Turistas (Tourists). You know, I used to be a friendly, outgoing, helluva nice guy, but [...]
Finger On The Trigger – Costa RicaIt was a cool morning in April 2000 in San Jose, C
A Twisted ViewA lot of times I sit and look out the window of my apartment and I think: "Whew! It’s been a long road. Where are we headed next?" Finding myself in the suburbs of San Jose, Costa Rica doesn’t surprise me at all. Not one bit. I always knew that it would be this [...]
The Jungle – San Jose, Costa RicaQualifying Statement #8
This article is dedicated to Joy Rothke, my harshest critic.
Well, I came sliding back into San Jose, Costa Rica, last Saturday afternoon. Four months in The States was all that I could stand, even with the fact that I was trading options – my favorite thing in the whole world besides [...]
Gaming Costa RicaI am sitting at my computer at my current location in the United States and I am staring at three, 100 Colon coins (less than $1US) from my stay in Costa Rica. I think that that is about how much I am “up” from my time in casinos in Costa Rica, but HEY, I’m still [...]
