I HAD NO IDEA THIS EXISTED! //ESCAZU TOUR // San Jose, Costa Rica // Shopping, Hotels, Malls, Costco
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- It's time for a SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA TOUR! We are specifically touring the ESCAZU area in this video. We learn information about the city, explore Escazu, tour our favorite hotel, mall, shopping, restaurants and our "Costa Rican Costco" (Pricesmart).
If you are moving to this country, I hope this helps give you peace of mind. Yes, there is shopping around and yes you can buy back anything that you might of sold when moving to this country:)
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Yes countries outside of USA and Canada do have shopping malls, you just have to go find them
Try shopping in Puntaneous!!! Walk with the Ticos and emerge into their daily life. I worked in El Roble, I was the construction super at the Fiesta resort and Casino's new additions---I had 100 Ticos working for me, along with an interpreter and 2 foremen. The Fiesta Resort is now Double Tree Resort. I really got to feel the real CR and made many friends. I was asked to stay and build CR, but had other committments---my wife was very disappointed--she was hoping to live in CR and enjoying the climate and people. Loved the Ticos!!!
Wow! Thank you for sharing! What an experience! And yes, I love the Ticos as well and I try to immerse myself in the culture as much as I can, especially when speaking Spanish:)
@@zoewilliamson_costarica The Ticos are outstanding people, very savy,and very self sustaining. I often wonder how life would have turned out had I accepted their offer. I was offered a small villa with housekeeper for only $600/mth (1994 money)---very tempting. My biggest problem was my employer from CT, who turned out to be a very sketchy person. The person paying my salary was from Germany, but not accessable---could have been a game changer if he was more in volved with the construction. Just to be clear, I was recruited by the CT contractor to revive the project, his original foreman managed to upset the Ticos to the point where the project was in trouble of failing. I brought it back to a successful completion. Felt good,and that is why I was asked to stay and keep building.
Very nice video. I tink you make the good video explanation about Escazu Down Town.
Thank you very much!
Not much of a downtown area of Escazu to film.
I love your videos, the effort you put into what you do is greatly appreciated.
WOW! Thank you for this comment:) All of the effort is so worth it in the end because this content is really supporting people
We are small country with different things to do. This area Escazú it’s one the of the top for shopping in CR ! Pura vida! Nice video as usually you do!
Escazu has great shopping! And thank you so much!
5:28 i think the biggest mall in Costa Rica is possibly City Mall (located in the Alajuela province veryy close to the Juan Santamaria Airport), next i think is Mall Multiplaza (located in Escazú, San Jose) then Oxygeno (located in the Heredia province) and in fourth place Mall Paseo de las Flores (also located in the Heredia province)
so not all of them are in San Jose hehe greetings from Guanacaste, CR.
thank you so much for this list!! Great information!!
Multiplaza Mall is the most exclusive shopping center in the country. It has the best brands.
In this part of Costa Rican Metropolitan Area even many american celebrities have their houses (Chuck Noris, Mel Gibson, etc... ) so it gives you an idea.
Wow! I didn't know this!
Do you ever see any of the celebs around town?? 😊
Zoe! Thanks for the video and good to know the resources and where to get supplies to stock up! Enjoyed seeing the mall and wow there are a ton of stores!! Great video and see you in the next one...Cheers!!!
Glad you enjoyed! Cheers!!!!
ZOE, you mentioned furniture - so I have to ask: have you been to Sarchi and seen the GORGEOUS solid wood furniture they make ?
That would be a GREAT video, and also an opportunity to furnish your home (they deliver) !
Great to know! I will let my mom know about this- thank you!
@@zoewilliamson_costarica There are many furniture makers in Sarchi. The best plan is to drive down the main street, stopping at each until you find what you're looking for (at the right price, of course !).
Love your videos good editing and information, you have the skill of a journalist
Thank you so much 😊
Thank you Zoe for this nice Video, very interesting...we only passed by San josé once and did not go to see escazu. I'm glad there is this nice mall so my wife can see some of Italy when we are in Costa Rica. early Novenbre I will be in San jose for a few days and I will definitely try that great little restaurant... Great advice!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video and that it's helpful! And the restaurant is delicious!
If you need a travel agent for when you come to CR to help book your stay, create and itinerary and arrange domestic transportation- let me know and I can get you linked up with the best one in the country:)
Great Job!!! Thank You... :-)
Thanks for watching!
ESCAZU is "gringo-landia" to Ticos, due to the throngs of American expats who have moved there. It has ALL the amenities that typical Americans expect - shopping, fine restaurants, nice apartment /condo rentals & sales, and relatively safe streets. IF you desire "city life", then Escazu is for you - IF you have the $$$ to afford it. HOWEVER, if you want the REAL Costa Rica, then you should avoid the San Jose metro area !
I agree with this analysis. This is definitely not the "real" costa rica by any means. Definitely the "city life" pocket of it.
@@jjeniece Not at night - and not if you look like a typical Gringo tourist. There's really not much to see in San Jose anyhow. The real beauty of Costa Rica is in the country. As a native born Tica, I find San Jose clogged with traffic, polluted with diesel exhaust, and lacking any real attraction.
What do you mean "if you want the REAL Costa Rica, then avoid San José"? That's a really mistaken statement.
San José is full of world class museums, great gastronomy, parks, botanical gardens and many more.
On the other hand, Costa Rican culture in mostly based on the Great Metropolitan Area lifestyle, not Guanacaste nor Caribbean, but mostly Josefino Lifestyle.
PLEASE DO NOT TAKE ADVISE FROM THIS PERSON, THEY REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT
@@zoewilliamson_costarica You are absolutely wrong. An as a foreigner, telling us Josefinos that San José is no real Costa Rica is very offensive. Please measure your words next time.
I lived there in Escazu for 3 year,s
I also lived Santo Domingo, De Heriedia 5 years, and other suberb,s of San Jose/ total 18 year,s/ Pura Vida Maye!
¡I loved your video! 🇨🇷 Your dedication, the important information, your opinions, etc. I lived in Costa Rica all my life and I love to see the turist videos, cause I want to understand more about the american culture. I practice english every day, sorry if my english isn't very well, but I try to speak and write more in english. (And yes, I have a cat in my profile, but it's very chiva (cool in english)) ¡Pura vida! 🇨🇷
Thank you so much! I am glad you liked the video! And you typed out your English very well!! Pura vida and I like your cat in your profile picture!
Beautiful area! I was here two times in the last week or so. One day was to stay at an air bnb with my girlfriend and the other was to put file citizenship papers for dual citizenship since I was born in the United States and both my parents are Costa Rican. I've decided to stay here and find work here 👍🏼if you guys are ever in Cartago let me know! Would love to meet my fellow Americans. I'm at the Condominium Barcelona in El Tejar De El Guarco, Cartago. Beautiful & Safe area.
Hi there! Thank you! And I love this area of CR. I'm glad you had a great time here too:)
Thanks Zoe! Do you have an IG?
They have to go to the Oxygen Mall in Heredia... Zoe...!!! it's incredible
OK! I will have to check it out:)
Yes. Much better than MultiPlaza.
Wow! I have learned alot! Thank you for awesome video😊💖
You are so welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it:)
Hola linda Zoe, me alegra mucho que que te diviertas por Escazú, la "ciudad de las brujas".
Muchas gracias!
Ricardo: Especialmente "las brujas gringas" - jajaja !
@@marytica123 Broma de mal gusto. 🤐
I loved this video Zoe! I'm from Heredia and like to go to Escazu very often. Well done girl! 😃
Thank you so much!! I love this part of San Jose!
@@zoewilliamson_costarica keep coming to central valley Zoe! Pura Vida! 😃
Hola Zoe,que bueno saber de ustedes de nuevo,como les va con tanta lluvia❓☔🇨🇷
Good thank you! Lots of rain over here every day!
@@zoewilliamson_costarica- Gracias a la lluvia tenemos un país muy verde lleno de flora y fauna con una diversidad muy alta a nivel mundial. Gloria a Dios por la lluvia🙏🏻
Nice video and of course Escazu like u said cream of the crop but every "provincia" in GAM have there big mall. I'm from Heredia and we have Oxígeno
Thank you and thanks for the info!
Buen video, Dios te bendiga Zoe gracias. Las carreteras de Costa Rica son pésimas, pero fuera de eso mi país tiene cosas muy buenas, gracias por resaltarlas. 🇨🇷💪🏼🇺🇸
Muchas gracias! Thanks for watching!
La circunbalacion es bella ,vives debajo una piedra
Funny…when visiting CR, I already have clothes/shoes/electronics….usually looking for food provisions and basic living products, or things I need that are cheaper in SJ than, say…Tamarindo that are cheaper than shipping from home. I would probably fly in there, shop for necessities (stock up), rent a car and drive to my destination.
Thats why we like price smart! It's kind of like the costco here and it seems to be the one stop shop for a lot of things you mentioned:)
When's the next one coming out? Great to follow your adventures from Florida and Playa del Coco!
Coming out very soon:) i am in the middle of editing a new video right now with a very exciting announcement!
@@zoewilliamson_costarica Thanks for the update, "Editing Zoe"!
@@RobertJWoods LOL anytime!
Actually people usually land in Alajuela, since the main airport is there.
I love your passion!
thank you so much!
¡Linda mi Escazú!
Great video!
Thank you so much!
Love your videos! I have a question not related to this video but hard to find an answer to when you moved to Costa Rica - how did you arrange transport for all your luggage? I will be moving in Nov with 2 kids, 13 pieces of luggage, a surfboard, and a bike and honestly, I do not know how to arrange it logistically - it is hard to find a car big enough to rent (it is going to be around 500kg of load!), prices are also really expensive, same with a taxi. I can't even imagine how to load it onto a car while waiting with a kid and one of them decide to go to the loo lol. Can you recommend a reliable private rental maybe? I have read some horror stories about rental companies and scams.
Hi there! Thank you so much! In episode 2 of my videos you will see all the luggage we took with us (2 suitcases each, carry on bags, and a MASSIVE surf board). We also ended up shipping 2 palettes of items using a shipping company as well and that arrived about 1 month later after arriving in Costa Rica (arrival shown in episode 7). As far as transportation with getting our luggage from the airport to the hotel, we ended up using a shuttle bus that was included with our hotel, so the arrangement was easy and trustworthy.
I will ask my mom to see if she has any contacts for someone who has a good price for a shuttle bus/ van sort of situation. We moved from Nosara to more of the southern zone of CR and I remembered that we had a great driver/company for a good price. As soon as I find out who they are, I will let you know:)
And congrats with your upcoming move to CR! If you need any contacts at all to help make your move smoother, feel free to reach out:) This includes our shipping company we used, realtors, travel agent, attorney, ect. I'm happy to help:)
Oh, and the driver loaded it into the car for us btw. So not too much heavy lifting on our end for the physical loading into the vehicle
Also, where in CR are you moving too? If you don't want to answer on here, you can email me at zoewilliamson1@icloud.com and we can continue our conversation there.
Thank you so much for your reply! I will send you an e-mail then:)
@@anowi84 Perfect! I just responded to the email you sent:)
Gracias está lindo el video
I'm glad that you enjoyed it:)
What areas do you recommend I want to stay there for a month at a time near the Ocean
It depends on what you are looking for! Nosara and Santa Teresa are more tourist friendly. Dominical/ Uvita has more locals and a poppin' food scene! I personally love it in the Uvita area the most:)
Escazú in the 19th Century: ⛰️🦇💀👹⛰️👹👻🧙♀️🦇⛰️
Escazú in the 21st Century: 🦅👴🛍🇺🇸🛍🇺🇸🍔🇺🇸👵🦅
LOLOL!
@@zoewilliamson_costarica It's very weird how it went from being a scary, distant backwoods place that was supposedly full of supernatural monsters and witches, to now being as it is.
Pura vida!!!👍🏽😁
pura vida!!!
are you guys still driving the series 76 Land Cruiser?
No- we sold it. But we got some other different cars instead. I plan on doing a "vehicles" video in the future.
@@zoewilliamson_costarica looking forward to that video in the future. Nice video as usual
@@obedmirandapicado2785 thank you!
Hi. Thanks for the video! I would love to explore the Costa Rican jungle, but am just wondering if there are lots of mosquitoes there?? They love my blood type and sweat. Gross, I know. I also absolutely cannot stand cockroaches. Pls advise. 😩😩
Sorry one question.... I remember you wrote me about someone you know to ship to Costa Rica but I can't find the message again.... I need to ship my bikes and a car from Italy, could you advise me? Thanks
Absolutely! Send me a message to my email zoewilliamson1@icloud.com and I can get you linked up with them straight away!
Have you been to "Barrio Escalante"? You should go! It's full of cafes and small restaurants.
BTW In the hotel you stay they sometimes make amazing all you can eat and drink brunchs.
In regards to the exchange rate the Costa Rican central bank posts everyday a 'reference' price for the dollar.
If you pay at a store, restaurant, etc... With dollars they will exchange at a rate very convenient for them.
Its better to pay with your card whatever colones they tell you (your card bank will charge the exchange automatically) or better change dollars for colones at a bank at an official rate
I did not know this about either thing that you mentioned! Great to know- thank you so much!
Is there any place ZARA is not? LOL Fun video.
LOL! This was actually my very first time in Zara, in CR. They did not have one where I lived in America
@@zoewilliamson_costarica I don't have one either , they are in the bigger cities. I watch a lot of these kinds of videos and it's seems everywhere someone hits the mall there is ZARA. They are a great store for "normal" people. Cute and affordable.
@@pamelawing5747 agreed!
Pura vida Zoe
pura vida!!!!
Really good video! Escazu is a beautiful place for living, basically you can find everything and it's near everywhere. I recommend you to visit Oxigeno Mall in Heredia City and CityMall and Plaza Real in Alajuela City. I hope you enjoy the places you visit. 😁
Greetings from Atenas, Costa Rica 😉
Thank you so much! I appreciate your recommendations!! And yes, I really enjoy Escazu!
Didn’t go to Costa Rica to be in America. I went to see the country and people.
Where do you think costa rica is situated ? Africa ? Asia ?
Hola ojos lindos..lejos de lo q el turista ve q es playa volcanes naturaleza y mucho más , existe lo q casi ninguno logra apreciar q es la modernidad sin gigantesco edificios y claramente la gente el pueblo y lo alegre de la mayoría de nosotros los ticos q es el mayor valor .. saludós
Hola Zoe, saludos, tienen que ir al centro de San José, nuestra Capital, para que veas que no todo es lindo como en Escazú.
Wait I thought Costa Rica is in America?
di si, pura gente de plata won
Not a Costco, it's called Pricesmart. Yes, it's the same concept but definitely not Costco
pretty eyes!!!
Thank you :)
Yes, But Escazu is the most expensive area in all of Costa Rica
More "americanise" lol 😆 . . . Enjoy
LOLOL!
Its funny that Americans have been conditioned to believe that everywhere south of the US border is 3rd world or slightly above. Wrong. I lived in Mexico for 10 years. You can live the same way there as in the US. The world has changed and caught up with or even surpassed American standards in most ways. I am really looking at C.R. as a place to spend my life.
Multiplaza
😎💕🙌🏼👌🏼👍🏼
thanks dad!
Escazu is the southern California of Costa Rica. Very rude people. I avoid like it was the bubonic plague.
And MultiPlaza is NOT the only shopping mall in Costa Rica. There is City Mall in Alajuela (next to the airport), Paceo de las Flores in Heredia, Oxigeno in Heredia. and Lincoln Plaza in Moravia. Of all these MultiPlaza and Avenida de Escazu are the least desirable.
And Price Smart (PSMT) and Costco (COST) are two distinctly separate corporations. However, Price Smart does buy some Kirkland product from Costco.
This is actually not even close to be the best mall in CR, you really have go to "Oxígeno" in Heredia or "City Mall" in Alajuela, there are multiple malls in Costa Rica because for some reason we spend a lot of time in the malls because there is a lot of really cool things to do in the Costa Rican malls, they are not only for shopping here, btw Heredia and Alajuela are really close to San José so you might go to see the real best malls in the country! You can definitely do a whole video in "Oxígeno" Heredia that's probably the coolest mall in the country!
Great to know! I will have to look this mall up:) Thanks for the idea!
are you Canadian? single? Matt, Escazu
No the best mall is Oxigeno in Heredia
I agree
But you are still in America!!!
no haha! I'm still in Costa Rica:)
Andrea: Si, Escazu is part of "gringo-landia" !
@@zoewilliamson_costarica Nope ... you see, you didn't understand ... when you are in Costa Rica - you are in America ... when you travel from North America to Central America ... you never leave America, you are still in America. it should be obvious, America is a continent, not a country - get it straight.
Zoe is completely right. Costa Rica is in Central America, which is a region of North America. That is very different from “America“. The largest country (by far) in both North and South America is Canada. Just for fun, find a Canadian and refer to them as American. Canadians are North Americans, but not Americans. Big difference. Zoe does understand and she is 100% correct on this issue.
You don't even know what you're saying .. Just be clear if your explanation is geography or history? The US educational system 🤷 So your explanation of what America is? is it based on where is it And what is around ?😂 That means that u doesn't even know what the name means or where it comes from.
nice vid but nicazu is super fake, dont like it. also all the pollution from the central valley winds up there. not hating on the video just the city 😉
Makes sense. Everyone has their own opinion. I personally love having some city life every once in a while:)
Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much!!
Go to oxigeno mall in Heredia or Lincoln mall locat3d in Moravia.
will do! Thank you!
Thank you very much Zoe, I will write to your email as soon as possible.
Best regards and see you soon
Your welcome and Sounds good!
Hi hugs from Heredia San Isidro pretty
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goo dmasterpiece. see you later-))
Oh my gosh- thank you so much!!!! :-)