While many of you are spending the end of January falling behind on New Year's resolutions or recouping holiday finances, Lisa and Ryan of Green Seal Realty are traveling North and Central America like Costa Rican Ambassadors (ala Santa Claus' Helpers) spreading the joyful word of the wonder and value of investing in Costa Rica's superior development, The Oaks, to good little Canadians and Americans alike.
Armed with a paper arsenal of fantastic (if not weighty) fliers and postcards, Lisa and Ryan arrived in beautiful Lakeland, Florida after an incredible two day stint in lovely Vero Beach, Florida. If you haven't been to Vero Beach (on your way to Costa Rica, of course) we suggest visiting the Ocean Grill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and Waldo's at the Driftwood Resort (built entirely of...you guessed it) both imagined and engineered by Vero Beach's own Walt Disney, Waldo Sexton.
Once settled into the Lakeland Hyatt Place, Lisa and I ventured out to explore the quaint Central Florida town that seems to have been touched by Mr. Disney himself as well, obviously renovated in many ways and overlooking large and placid Mirror Lake. The first thing visitors to Lakeland will notice (for a few months, at least) is that the inhabitants are rather slow going and patient...wait, they are all statues! Yes, Lakeland is home to some of the most lifelike (and, at times, disturbing) statues you will ever
see. Very soon though, the town took on yet another quality as Canadian Snowbirds and Floridians alike descended upon little Lakeland like a warm and friendly blanket. Once set up at the Lakeland Center Convention Hall, Lisa and I realized we were one of the only groups NOT to be handing out great SWAG ('Stuff We All Get' for those not privvy). Lousianna's own Charlotte Venable and Patricia Nicholas of Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville were the Queen's of Mardi Gras with their festive beads and Big Easy welcomes. Not the kind to be 'out done', Lisa and Ryan made a quick trip to WALMART and after aquiring o
ver 480 pounds of ripe Costa Rican bananas, we too made our mark on the convention. Ask Lisa about the 'Banana to Beads' exchange rate.
After a warm welcome and orientation by the CSA's Nevel , our lovely and gracious 'Booth Mates', Ms. Bhitti Patel of Plant City, Florida's Comfort Inn and Wendy Cormie and Kirsten of the Hamilton International Airport of Ontario became our fast friends and made the experience a true delight. Many of the people Lisa and I met couldn't say enough about how beautiful Costa Rica is and how they are sorry they didn't get a chance to see more while cruising around Central America. This desire lead to the creation of THE TREASURE BOX (thanks to SteinMart and a theatrical paint job by myself) in which we collected a great number of our ENTER and WIN postcards- where entrants have a chance to win a 3 night trip to Costa Rica and see what Guanacaste has to offer firsthand. Also, our larger fliers (which I refer to as the 'Adventure Maps') were enjoyed by people of all ages for their colorful design and great information about the benefits of living and investing in Costa Rica. Bananas gone and much info shared, Lisa and I made ready for our flight from Orlando to Edmondton.
A chilly (in hindsight, a hyperbole) morning greeted us in Orlando's gorgeous airport Hyatt where the staff couldn't be more helpful and courteous. Off to Minneapolis and then into Edmondton. A stunning view from the hillside overlooking the wintery city of Edmondton was breathtaking (as was the -35 C temperature) and the sight of The Sutton Inn and its helpful porters (and even more useful fireplaces) was enough to melt the heart (and the hands). The next day, Lisa and I arrived at the AgroCom conference and sports fascility just outside of downtown Edmondton where we set up our booth and settled in for our three day adventure in 'PR for CR'. Thank goodness for our friends from 'South of The Border, Down Mexico Way' Max Page, his sons, Eaax and Adrian, as well as Lucia and Anna Chapa from MP Global Marketing for their last minute come-to-our-rescue effort at the end of the day when not ONE Edmondton taxi could be found. So far, (I write this from our booth on Day 2 of the RENOVATION Expo) everything is going great while we 'take'n names and share'n info' (privately and in public)...
Check in a few days from now as Lisa and Ryan's Excellent (if not CHILLY) Adventure continues!
Our first stop on this Magical Mystery Tour? The Canadian Snowbird Association's Lakeland, Florida Conference- January 29th and 30th.
Armed with a paper arsenal of fantastic (if not weighty) fliers and postcards, Lisa and Ryan arrived in beautiful Lakeland, Florida after an incredible two day stint in lovely Vero Beach, Florida. If you haven't been to Vero Beach (on your way to Costa Rica, of course) we suggest visiting the Ocean Grill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and Waldo's at the Driftwood Resort (built entirely of...you guessed it) both imagined and engineered by Vero Beach's own Walt Disney, Waldo Sexton.
Once settled into the Lakeland Hyatt Place, Lisa and I ventured out to explore the quaint Central Florida town that seems to have been touched by Mr. Disney himself as well, obviously renovated in many ways and overlooking large and placid Mirror Lake. The first thing visitors to Lakeland will notice (for a few months, at least) is that the inhabitants are rather slow going and patient...wait, they are all statues! Yes, Lakeland is home to some of the most lifelike (and, at times, disturbing) statues you will ever
see. Very soon though, the town took on yet another quality as Canadian Snowbirds and Floridians alike descended upon little Lakeland like a warm and friendly blanket. Once set up at the Lakeland Center Convention Hall, Lisa and I realized we were one of the only groups NOT to be handing out great SWAG ('Stuff We All Get' for those not privvy). Lousianna's own Charlotte Venable and Patricia Nicholas of Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville were the Queen's of Mardi Gras with their festive beads and Big Easy welcomes. Not the kind to be 'out done', Lisa and Ryan made a quick trip to WALMART and after aquiring o
ver 480 pounds of ripe Costa Rican bananas, we too made our mark on the convention. Ask Lisa about the 'Banana to Beads' exchange rate.After a warm welcome and orientation by the CSA's Nevel , our lovely and gracious 'Booth Mates', Ms. Bhitti Patel of Plant City, Florida's Comfort Inn and Wendy Cormie and Kirsten of the Hamilton International Airport of Ontario became our fast friends and made the experience a true delight. Many of the people Lisa and I met couldn't say enough about how beautiful Costa Rica is and how they are sorry they didn't get a chance to see more while cruising around Central America. This desire lead to the creation of THE TREASURE BOX (thanks to SteinMart and a theatrical paint job by myself) in which we collected a great number of our ENTER and WIN postcards- where entrants have a chance to win a 3 night trip to Costa Rica and see what Guanacaste has to offer firsthand. Also, our larger fliers (which I refer to as the 'Adventure Maps') were enjoyed by people of all ages for their colorful design and great information about the benefits of living and investing in Costa Rica. Bananas gone and much info shared, Lisa and I made ready for our flight from Orlando to Edmondton.
A chilly (in hindsight, a hyperbole) morning greeted us in Orlando's gorgeous airport Hyatt where the staff couldn't be more helpful and courteous. Off to Minneapolis and then into Edmondton. A stunning view from the hillside overlooking the wintery city of Edmondton was breathtaking (as was the -35 C temperature) and the sight of The Sutton Inn and its helpful porters (and even more useful fireplaces) was enough to melt the heart (and the hands). The next day, Lisa and I arrived at the AgroCom conference and sports fascility just outside of downtown Edmondton where we set up our booth and settled in for our three day adventure in 'PR for CR'. Thank goodness for our friends from 'South of The Border, Down Mexico Way' Max Page, his sons, Eaax and Adrian, as well as Lucia and Anna Chapa from MP Global Marketing for their last minute come-to-our-rescue effort at the end of the day when not ONE Edmondton taxi could be found. So far, (I write this from our booth on Day 2 of the RENOVATION Expo) everything is going great while we 'take'n names and share'n info' (privately and in public)...
Check in a few days from now as Lisa and Ryan's Excellent (if not CHILLY) Adventure continues!
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