The words of an inquiring man, also known as Brent Dutcher, for whom I have dedicated my book, Everyone’s Advice Is Wrong . . . Including Mine. Two years ago, Mr. Dutcher told me to read a self-help book and sent me the title. Upon review of the nonsense that he sent, I replied, “That book is stupid. I can write you a better one myself.” And the rest is history. Anyhow, this post is much more than a preview for my book that should be released by the end of the month if everything goes as planned. It is meant to address Brent’s valid observation that the angry professor seems to complain a lot when he is not treated like royalty at a hotel or given the red carpet treatment by an airline. In all fairness to myself, this comes from the guy that spams all his friends with emails about how much he hates living in Lake Angelus. [no sic needed, I meant Angelus not Angeles] To begin, I ask you, the audience, what kind of service should do you expect from 5 Star accommodations and do you believe that these expectations should be tempered because you are paying next to nothing to enjoy them.
I arrive at the airport and the less than helpful agent tells me that I have to pay for my backpack because it exceeds the size of a personal item. Pleading with him that my laptop and jambox were very personal, I begrudgingly gave him my credit card and headed for the gate.
But wait, I almost forgot to add, if you do want to go to Costa Rica and you do plan on returning home, you have to pay an exit departure tax of $29.
And, if you are thinking about using your credit card to pay for your getaway to earn points, think again. A credit card transaction will be treated by the country whose motto is Pura Vida as a cash advance. Pura Vida? No, mis amigos, Pure Ripoff. 
In all fairness to the Bureau of Costa Rican tourism, they do sell beer at the airport at 6AM. Too bad it’s $5 a pop.
So in conclusion, I had a great time in 
“This is the first time I’ve been impressed with your points crap,” she halfheartedly complimented. Why when I showed her pictures of 
Honorable Mention goes to
Given my Memorial Day weekend experience, I will cover a few topics this week:
1. How to apply for the Frontier Card so you too can go to Costa Rica while making yours truly a few dollars. (All bloggers who say, “Apply for cards, it’s such a good deal” are getting paid from them. So I’ll just come out and say I too would get paid if you kindly click my referral link. Wow, I am one of them now.)
2. The ridiculous world of airline fees even when you fly for free.
3. Transport and other hidden costs of traveling.
4. When staying in luxury is an inconvenience.
5. More hints about my 
Cambodia: My least favorite country in SE Asia. Calm down all you backpackers who found your soul or discovered yourselves while touring Angkor Wat. Cambodia was the last country I visited in SE Asia and I ended up with food poisoning after drinking bad ice. Ironically, I took a picture of the menu that said “we use clean ice” as a joke before I had my bucket of rum and coke and then the chills and death set in.
Bali, Indonesia
Skip Shooting Guns: You do that enough at home.
Secret: Pho locations. Will have to wait for the 
