9 days and counting . . .

I will be in beautiful Costa Rica in nine days! I have been in regular contact with Terrillyn, the woman who owns the house I will be sitting. I will be on "lock-down", as I am to remain present at the house at all times in case there are squatters or thieves. I have to admit, I'm shitting my pants a bit. There are some alligators in the lake and lots of ants that bite. There are, however, locks on the windows and doors.

I am allowed to leave the house once a week to go to town to buy food and such, when the gardener comes to work. Other than that, I will be working diligently on producing the best photos and the most interesting video footage I can find for the narrative film "Solo Female Budget Traveler".

After this ten week assignment, I will use Terrillyn's house as a home base to explore the rest of Costa Rica, of course, on a budget, and then continue to other parts of Central America for more budget travel footage and substantial information.

Here is the "pilot" I am using to raise funds for my project on kickstarter.com

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/734520629/the-solo-female-budget-traveler

Enjoy! Thanks for your support, and please do tell your friends about my project!

30 days and counting...

I will be flying into Liberia airport in Costa Rica in 30 days! I'm very excited and humbled at the opportunity to build this informational documentary on the Solo Female Budget Traveler. If anyone would like to contribute funds to this operation, please do! I will give rewards such as postcards, local artifacts, art, and even some sand, salt, spices and other local ingredients in a vile while traveling. Please visit paypal.com and find my username which is reginafromrio to donate funds. Even $5 will help!!

the new pollution

i will be moving to costa rica in a month to make an informative documentary on how to be a solo budget traveler. there will be tips on how to prepare, how to afford it, how to live for free, how to pack, how to meet locals, what you should know before going, etc. video and photos to come!