02-10-2015, 06:05 PM
As I know you all know, trying to "compare" Jamaica to Costa Rica, or any other place, is like trying to compare apples & oranges. You just cannot view it that way! I've been to Jamaica (lots), Costa Rica, and although I've not been to Belize, that's on my itinerary whenever it becomes affordable for me. I won't approach any of these by comparing them to the other; that's not fair. So will just look upon any new place I visit as a "new experience." Having said that, I do find that the eastern coast of Costa Rica to have some of the things I love about Jamaica. Of course, then there was the rare occasional thing I didn't like; the MAJOR potholes (although maybe that slowed drivers down, huh?!) & the fact that the owners of a property where we stayed had all 5 of their dogs poisoned on the back of their property, after which they were robbed. I got the feeling that that doesn't happen a lot, but it certainly gives me pause when I think about retiring to another country; my dogs' & family's safety comes FIRST.