Ok..guys..for those of you that may be interested in a comparison between Costa Rica and Argentina, here it is. Keep in mind that I have travelled to South America more than 12X now-this is my first trip to Central America (Costa Rica).

I had the opportunity to take a very quick trip to CR from Miami this weekend thanks to AA Netsavers for 189/RT. It was a short 2.5 hr flight from MIA to SJO. I will not post detailed info on flight arrival as it was very smooth and hassle free is all I have to say about it.

OK. The women of CR- It seems that out all of the places I visited, if you are there for only a few days (3 or less), it would be wise to just stay at the Del Rey or Morazan hotel as here you will have the pick of the litter...

What did I love about CR?

First, consider CR the Prime Sampler of Central American latin women. Nowhere can you screw a Colombiana, Panamanian, Dominican, Nicaraguan, Honduras, and of course Costa Rica all in one night!!! These women are very pretty some even beautiful.

How do Central American women compare to South American Women?

IMHO-They are beautiful, but I found out that they (Central American chicas)are hardened pros. This means that I was hurried many times to cum so they can go ahead and bang the next gringo..it's a numbers game to them..how many gringos can I bag in one night is all that's on their mind...

What did I dislike about CR?

I was unsuccesful at all of my attempts to get a BBBJ from any chica-EVEN IF I OFFERED TO PAY THEM 2X THE AMOUNT THEY REQUESTED! They will only give covered BJ's! So..big dissapointment there. I respect that, but I was kind of hoping to find one that would..out of 36 girls I asked, they all turned me down for a BBBJ...heck just to test the waters I offered one girl 400USD for a BBBJ and she refused and instead took 70USD for a covered BJ-Can you believe that! Now, it's not that I am a Fat, dirty old man, I am in my late 20's great physical shape and am very clean, still-this does not matter to them. In Argentina a BBBJ is normal, and you do not even have to ask the girl for it..she will already give it you as part of your session.

Another thing I did not like about CR is that women, for the most part, do not like other women. This means that you can forget about 3'somes and foursomes with some fine chicas..be careful, for all chicas will not mind if you bring another chica with you to the room, just do not expect to do them both at the same time or for them to do each other-one will wait 'til you are finished with the other and then step in after you have cleaned up and the other girl is no longer in the picture...I'm a big fan of 3'somes and this was not as easily available to me as in Buenos Aires.

OK. in the looks category, women from Argentina tend to look more European with Latin blood, and IMHO are more of a GFE. I am never rushed and the BA women will do almost anything to please you, even the most beautiful women. Also, women in BA although very beautiful to my surprise also ask for less money. Women in CR are very spoiled and used to getting 100USD for a 1 hour session-period. In BA you can have 3 girls for 100USD.

Summary:

I did have a great time- I do encourage anyone to take at least 5 days to visit this beautiful country-for its diversifed amount of pretty women, but also for its many places of natural beauty.

I will visit Costa Rica again, but it will never become my #1 spot in the world...Buenos Aires, in my opinion continues to win my heart, for it's beautiful people, women, GFE's, food, nightlife, culture..did I mention beautiful women? ~grin

Good report, Batman. I'd love to go to CR, but for another $100 (flight), I don't see why you wouldn't just go to RIO. You'd make up the difference in $$ after two dates. I'd be interested in your take re: BA vs RIO if you have one.

Batman,

Nice report on Costa Rica. I too just made my first trip to Costa Rica in May, and really enjoyed myself. The part of your report about BBBJ's I found odd though. I really didn't have any problem getting BBBJ's while there, and I didn't even have to ask for it, they just did it. I don't know if I was just lucky, or you were just unlucky. I am really interested in going to Buenos Aires soon. It sounds like a great place to visit and the chicas sound amazing.

CanadaGuy

I admit I'm a Costa Rica booster, but I would point out that if you stay at the BM and don't leave you're going to deal with more hardened girls. But, if you were to spend as much time in exploring in CR as you apparently have in BA you would have very different grounds for comparison.

Batman,

I have to concur with CanadaGuy regarding the BBBJ's. You must have just had some bad luck. I was probably with 15-20 chicas and only 4 or 5 would not do a BBBJ. A couple wouldn't the first time, but would on a repeat. I generally had to ask for it though. I even went 5 straight BBBJ's at one point.

I considered BA based on some of the photos and reports, but I had to make a decision on my trip dates in Dec-Jan when they were having rioting, so I decided against it.

Everybody has to remember that Rio and BA have something like 10 times as many people as C.R., so you're going to have more chicas and more mongering possibilities there. I still think that C.R. is a great destination and a great value that is a short trip from the US.


HC1

Batman,

Nice report. I was particularly interested in your comparison of Costa Rica and BA. Like Bookie, I'm also a Costa Rica booster. Hell, I live here. I've not had the chance to go to BA, although I've known tons of women from Argentina who are now living in Florida. I agree that they tend to be more European-looking in general and some are among the most beautiful women I've ever met.

Until the recent devaluations, I always felt BA was too expensive-no longer true! Unquestionably it is one of the world's great cities and I'm hoping to visit soon. It's almost unfair to make a comparison. San Jose is a backwater compared to BA, but nevertheless a great place to visit or to live.

I was also surprised though that you had so much trouble getting BBBJ's and ran into so many hardcore pros. Everyone's milage can vary, of course, but I've never had a problem at all with BBBJ's - in fact, I won't do business with a girl who isn't willing to forego a condom for oral sex.

I've certainly run into plenty of hardcore pros in the BM and in every other venue here. We're dealing with hookers and many are going to be hardcore. However, I've also never had a problem finding real GFE-type experiences either.

I don't know if the problem was just a run of bad luck, or was because you were here for such a brief visit, but I'm glad you enjoyed your stay.

What happened with your original plan to stay at the Marriott, by the way? Did you change hotels based on the advice of the board, or did you give it a try and decide you didn't like it?

Here's my 2 cents on the bbbj issue.I have paid between $9 and $150 for "full service" in SJ.
Almost always at $30 and above ,I got a BBBJ even
though I didn't ask (and in a sober state most likely would have passed). I don't do the super hotties, even though I occasionly get talked into super hotty prices. In the over $30 category, I try to pick girls that seem to genuinely like me. Almost always, these girls want their pussies eaten, to the point of practicaly demanding it. I find that once the daty begins, the BBBJ is a forgone conclusion. I try to make some sort of primitive Risk/Reward analysis before diving in, although at 4 in the morning, after a night of drinking, the analysis is less then objective.
I would not consider eating or getting a bbbj from the super hotties becuase of the extremely high volume they do. Just watch the blonde columbian and russian girls, they easily can do 5 guys a night. Simarily, the under $30 girls do a fairly high volume for obvious reasons. But it is amazing what low volume some of the other girls, particulary the single mom Ticas do. Many come out only three nights a week and are satisfied with one session a night.


Mr. Bill, 3 reasons, for choosing SJ CR;

-Even after all the discussion about safety in costa rica, San Juan is still a Kindergarten compared to RIO.

- Many of us have worked long and hard on our spanish and the thought of Portugese is scary.

-Don't let the pricing discusions fool you. Truely decent women are available between $14 and $28. Doable women are available between $9 and $12, you just have to get off the beaten path.


Batman; 3 women for $100 in BA, tell us more. I thought pricing started at $100?

Having also visited both Buenos Aires and San Jose, I hope I can contribute some perspective, though it's been about four years since I was last in BA.

I think they're wildly different experiences. The BA girls are like the working girls in any cosmopolitan city. Frankly, I thought some of them could easily get along in the same business in New York City. They were fun and sophisticated. At the time, they were also a bit expensive, but I imagine that's changed quite a bit.

I thought the BA girls were very professional in a good way: they were doing a job, but if they had problems, most wouldn't let it change the way they treated the customer. Overall, I thought that the average session there was top quality.

I think Costa Rica has become a clearing house for uneducated working girls. These girls may be more likely to let external problems affect the quality of their work. The Del Rey, in particular, because of the huge volume of traffic there has pretty much become a factory, and I can certainly understand that if the girl doesn't take to the customer, then that customer is going to get a lousy time. That's not meant to be a negative about you, Batman.

I think that Perorojo's comment about DATY is actually a very good comment... point being that if you distinguish yourself in such a way as to make the girl see that you're not just another faceless, interchangeable customer, she'll treat you like a boyfriend. It may be that that's not necessary in BA... but in CR, perhaps it's getting to be. And I don't think it has to be DATY, for those who don't like that. Frankly, there are some girls that if you just talk with them and listen to them for a while, they think you're the nicest guy in the world. Heck, you don't even have to speak the language. DearJohn, an old friend of mine, made a terrific impression on a girl via pantomine. When I saw the girl on my next trip, she couldn't stop talking about my friend who imitated a chicken. And no, I have no intention of asking him for further details.

As to why CR and not BA? CR is next door, and BA is a real pain-in-the-ass of a plane ride away... at least that's how I see it.

BA plane rides...two glasses of wine, a good movie and some sweet dreams of BA cuties giving bbbj's and you are there before you know it....

I have not sampled CR, but given the recent descriptions of hardened pros....I will continue to go to BsAs, at least as long as the exchange rate remains at present levels....all nighters can be had for $50-75 US per night (@3.5 pesos per dollar).

I guess I must have been having a bad day trying to get a BBBJ based on everyones response to this report.

I will visit CR for 5 days next month on my way to Colombia. Let's see if my luck changes.

TampaGringo-

I did change my mind about the Marriott based on the advice I was given here-I trust the opinion of my fellow hombres, and If they said it was a bad move, I then decided to stay at The Morazan 1 block from Del Rey-clean, spacious rooms, very nice, no guest fees.

Mr. Bill- I did have a discussion 2 months ago about a Rio vs Buenos Aires report..I will look for it and e-mail it to you...but just to mention quickly that Brazil women are very nice, happy and very passionate-I love the fact that anal sex is about as normal as a BBBJ to them..so-for those of you into anal sex-get on the next plane to GIG airport and prepare yourself for the time of your life!

What I disliked about RIO women is that 70% of them are very flat chested-(about an A cup). I like women with a nice firm rack that I can lay my head on at night and fall asleep on. Love it! In BA you get it all, the women have pretty faces, nice personalities, European looks, with latina passion for sex! That's my view on it, but again I encourgae you too visit Brazil for it is a very fun place, just watch out for crime on the streets...it is very common. Sorry, but I'm only being honest...you must be very careful when walking around in Brazil.

Perorojo-

Yes, 100USD = 3 chicas. The economic situation in Argentina is very bad-sadly. I saw news reports in BA where People eat out of trash cans because they have no money-Now the dollar is very strong in BA which is why chicas are more than willing to please you every way they can-a lot of women have only been pros for a couple of weeks due to necessity to feed their kids-it is very sad, and it hurts me every time to see such suffering-I never believe any human being should have to go through this in life, but the people in Argentina remain happy and smile at you despite their desperate situations. Now, for 100USD you can have a wonderful time with 3 very beautiful portenas (Argentinian women). They will all do you at the same time or one after the other-you make all the rules as there is nothing that they will not try once. They love the sex as much as we do..and are not afraid to show it! Now, a lot of women will just say "100" not being clear wether or not dollars or pesos, they will leave that up to you, but I always pay in pesos...also be very careful, falling in love in BA is easier than finding a Tica looking for a gringo in Del Rey ~grin

El Mundo es mio!

Batman,

thanks for an excellent report, and even better for getting a great discussion going.

My luck for BBBJ was close to yours, though I didn't really ask for it (only in the inexpensive Tico places, and they all said no). After my trip in May, I'd say that you've got to get away from only doing BM. Had one good experience there, but the other one was THE worst experince in my life, bar none (guys, stay away from the thin chica who had twins).

Ya, flacas are my downfall, but I only paid for it once. The other one turned out to be better than GFE, and I found her at the Park of all places. Go figure. And she was an A cup, which some of us actually like. Thank God, otherwise we'd all be chasing the same girl.

EMK

Hey Batman, you forgot to mention the....WOMEN....!LOL Hope we get to see you in Ctg.

Oh...yes...did I mention there are lots of beautiful women!! ~grin..

Sandman-I met a girl in Costa Rica this past weekend..who wants to take me to her house in Colombia on an Island called San Andres..ever hear of it? She said she would meet me there the end of this month, and has already wrote about 15 e-mail to me in the last 2 days telling me how much she misses me...cute, I say..take a look at her picture to be posted very soon by hombre. Her name is Liyena. Anyway real nice girl..great in bed too!

Email Kid-

Thx for the kind words. I'm glad I was not the only. I was beginning to think I was unique to be turned down at BM for BBBJ. Geez, but either way I finally managed to get a BBBJ from a non-pro of all people...isn't that ironic?

BTW-Hombres, I sent my pictures to TJhombre last night. I do not know how long he will take to post them, but I'm sure you will like what you see. Just keep checking today and tomorrow I guess. Look out for the Panamanian girl (Paula)-she was my favorite one! Wow-what a body!

Batman...I have been exchanging emails with a non-pro chica from Cali who sent me several photos of herself vacationing on the beach at San Andres. Nice beach...with several apartment buildings visible in the background. No FARC sighted.

Photos are up

Batman,

Just saw your photos-thanks for posting them. I think I recognized most of the chicas from the BM.

Was Paula the Panamanian? Were her tits fake, did she smoke and did she have a tatoo of dolphins on her back? I think this is the chica from the last night of my trip who asked me "Otro polvo por favor?" in my trip report, but she gave me a different name. The second photo looks just like her.

If it is the same chica, she did give me a BBBJ. In the first round, she refused, but then she broke out a pocket rocket and started going to town on herself and she loosened up and gave me one. (MANY THANKS to the monger who gave her the pocket rocket).

Thanks again for the photos,


HC1

Actually she had a tribal tattoo on her lower back...no dolphin, however, and it was the only tattoo she had- I guess this may be a different one...

Yes, If you take a look at the pictures posted from my trip to CR, Kelly is th eone who wants to invite me to her father's condo on the beach...can you send me some of those pictures of San Andres? That would be real cool...I am going to Colombia next month...Cartagena with a short trip to Cali and San Andres...then I'm off to my #1 spot in the world..Buenos Aires..I'm actually banging an American college girl in Argetina from Montana who is studying spanish in BA. Can't wait to get between the sheets with her again..she does wonders with that pierced tongue of hers...~grin

Batman,

I think it's the same one. It was a blueish tatoo on the lower back-I stared at it awile and asked what it was. It's a bunch of intertwined dolphins, but you can't make them out well-it looks like a symbol. She had to tell me it was dolphins.

Anyway, she was my last chica my last night-I liked her a lot after she opened up.

Sounds like you've got it made-First C.R., then Colombia, then B.A. What's next-Rio? I think you must be in monger heaven.

Have fun,


HC1

BTW, I have posted some very recent encounters on my last trip to Argentina. I just e-mailed them to Hombre. Hopefully he can post them here too-so that you may compare Costa Rica pictures with Argentina pictures here and see hwat I mean by BA being my #1 spot in the world...have fun!

Let's try again...

Grrrrr--sheila is hot boy

Shelia is fantastic - while I usually prefer sultry brunettes, Shelia makes me want to leave work, go home and get my passport and clothes, go to the bank and drain it of funds, and catch a plane NOW! Great pictures - and reviews - Batman - thanks,

Yes. She was wonderful indeed; I can't wait to see her again in a few weeks...

Batman,

Congrats on Sheila. She's one of the hottest chicas I've ever seen on this site. Looks like a model.

I'm kind of wavering between Argentina and Rio my next trip-Sheila makes me want to pick B.A.


HC1

Batman,

Where did you find her?

How did you fly from Costa Rica to BA?

I actually flew back to Miami, then left for BA around 11:00PM. Moondog, she was dancing by herself at Buenos Aires News- her girlfriend apparently was busy smooching with some guy in the club...so I decided Sheila must want the same type of company and 3-hours later, Voila!

Fun times.

Hey Batman,Sheila is f**king great.I agree with Hombrecito1 that she is the best looking chic on this site that I have seen.You lucky b***tard, is she one in a millon or are their many like her and how about a report on your fun with her I know I am going to BA now. catsass

Catsass-

Moondog, EZY, and I get women like that ALL the time! Just look at Moondog's pictures from his report on BA-he has some fine looking BA women posted too! This is why I'm in love with BA-it indeed has the most beautiful European looking women with a Latina Passion for sex running through their veins-yikes! IMHO, BA has the best looking non-pro and PRO women in the world...and they love the sex as much as we do!

Here is another treat for your eyes...met her at Cocodrilo's a nightclub recommnded by Sandman!

Excellent pics of Sheila!

Agree mostly on your assessment, but like others I've had better luck on BBBJ. As picky as I can be, I also tended to gravitate towards BM girls.

As for the country comparison, I'll be discussing it in an upcoming report as well. I had a great time in all three(SJ, BA, Rio), but I'd have to give Rio my nod by a relatively wide margin. Current ranking for me is: Brazil, Thailand, Argentina, Costa Rica, Philippines, Cambodia, Tijuana.

The Brazilian girls do mostly have small chests, but there is nothing like their "bunda" and legs.

Heaven for me is a Braziliera in a soapy MP.

Batman,

Why do you post photos that are not your own? Your Shiela is Karina 83 on amigos.com.

If you did really have this girl, you should have taken some additional photos yourself,and not posted those from another website.

Moondog-

Now this has caught me by surprised..as I did take those pictures-and wish you were here in front of me to see them still in my camera with the time stamp on the display..as I explained in the chat area, I e-mailed pictures to Sheila-or at least that's what she told me her name was-and w/o me knowing posted a profile on that site amigos.com...I do not belong to that club-personally I do not like paying to meet women over the web, but that's another story. I don't care if she uses my pictures to psot a profile on the web and start soliciting herself as a pro, I really could care less, but I trust me all of the girls from Costa Rica, Argentina can be easily found at the Blue Marlin Bar or Playwoman-I only shoot what my Sony DCP-71 can see ~grin...rest assured that I have even posted reports previously of other mongers and give them full credit at the very top and indicate so to the board..anyway that is all I have to say on this subject-doubt if you wish, but I will continue to post MY own pictures as Hombres' enjoy watching them.

I'm sorry for the accusation. My apologies to you. Thanks for the hit over the head.

Batman,

I'm sorry about that post today. I guess I just jumped when I saw your photos on amigos.com, and thought that you had posted those from there. I know that about 99.9% of the guys post their own photos, but it bothers the hell out of me when someone posts photos from another site and calls them his own.

Anyway, I apologize to you, and please continue your great reports and photos.

Moondog

Hey d'Art, when did you hit BA bro? I have to agree with you on the sheer beauty of the Brasilerias. Of the 40 gals I have been with in BA, my top four are all Brasilerias. They are all sheer naturally beauty both bod&face with energetic personality. The working Argentinas are pretty BUT aren't magnet-draw and lighting-struck stunning. Now, the non-working Argentinas are a different story. I found them to be very stunning, sweet, intellectual, and sincere.

Overall, BA offerred an unforgetable mongering experience in terms of accomodations, enviroments, foods, pricing, and hospitality. I love BA, but I crave to have all Rio gals working in BA. That would be a mongering paradise.

Next spot I've heard is Prague. Everybody who has been there that I know of, all saying it's another Rio at a very affordable pricing.

FYI. The picture of the chick you said you saw at Crocodillo is also posted on Amigos.com website under some girl that isn't even in Argentina.

I never knew about that site until Moondog mentioned it. Now I'm curious how many of the girls on this site are actually pictures from that site. I noticed a few of the girls with pictures on this site are the same pics of that site.

Kinda wierd.

Sakebomb: Prague ?? As is PRG ? The girls there are now mostly from East Europe, and have wised up to the prices, last year it was inching up to West European rates.

Citydude, Eastern E. invasion is a plus as we'd be able to sample different flavors. A friend just came back from a town called "Koskava" outside of Prague spending $1400us for 19gals in 14days and including hotels, foods, drinks, transportations costs. I think only SE Asia and the PI can beat that at the moment. Prague gals are still running 40-50usd ST comparable to Amsterdam.

Now I am one confused hombre...Is Sheila a working girl or a non pro that Batman just seduced off the Buenos Aires News club? I love that first picture of her, fabulous shot.

I'm confused too. But I think the root of confusion is the fact it was posted in amigos.com which from other people's report is a LTR site.

What is an LTR site?

LTR I think means Long Term Relationship but I'm not sure. I have never subscribed or even been to any of those kind of websites. It was your post Moondog that got me curious about them. I'm not really into the LTR thing. Too complicated for me.

Out of curiosity I emailed a few girls and already got a few responses. In fact, IM'ing with one from Brazil now on MSN. This is interesting.

Hombres
Not that I want to put down that web site but if you want an ltr chica/garota, why don't you just fly to BA or Rio and bring back a 9 or 10. 1/3 of all garotas ask me to come back with me and marry them. Forget the fantasy, deal with reality. I don't know if I am the only one but typically after shooting my cumshot, I am ready to move on to the next one, mujer or mulher that is.

Godfather,

I've tried a few of the sites, but then thought, why bother with all the complications. The minute you set foot in town, there are hundreds to choose from, and many more after your first.

Athos,

Good point. Many of the chicas I've been with try to float you bringing them back, especially after repeats. Best to remember there is always another chica waiting and that the one you are with will be working when you're on the way to the airport. I'ts best for you and the chica to be honest with each other as it will always be easier in the end.

HC1

There is a simple rule in economics. If an asset appreciates you buy it...if it depreciates you rent it. this is as true for women as it is for equipment or property. How many women who were on my A list 10 or 15 years ago are still there? How many of today's A list will make the cut in another 10 years? It seems sensible to stay current...especially if you like to travel.

I totally agree with both Moondog and Athos. I've found that after a while the chicas act like girlfriends or wives. Totally defeats the purpose to me of having fun. I have legitimately dated a few of the hottest esorts in my hometown and end up breaking up with them. (Usually over jealousy issues on their part). Unbelieveable. I've also discovered since getting back from S. America that these girls down South are even worse than American girls. Very, very jealous. Who needs that?

My purpose of posting wasn't meant to question Batman. If he says he took those pictures I'll believe it. I'm just a little confused if these are the actual girls or if someone is using their pictures. There is nothing I can't stand more than guys that post pics claiming to have taken them. Have fun amigos.

I have a little girl in Sao Paulo who I've broken the 3x rule with. She is hot, but she sneaks off to see other guys on my time, and makes up some excuse as to why she has to go. The sex can be a lot better as well.

So I'm going to see her on Tuesday and lay it all out and give her a choice: make the sex better and be honest with me, or get lost. I've been too nice to her to have it any other way, and there are too many other choices within 15 minutes to put up with this stuff.

After she left the other day, I had a few hours, so went to a massage place, and had a great time. This was similiar to the Termas in Rio, but did not have the bar atmosphere. It was very nice though, and the girls all came out and introduced themselves to you. You select one and go have fun.

This will be fun on Tuesday when I give her the choice. Let's see what she does.

Batman,

Nice photos of the girl from Cocodrilos and Columbia. Where is Cocodrilos in BA? I have not been to that club yet.

Moondog,

If women encourage each other with "you go, girl" what do guys say..."you go, guy" and good luck with your Sao Paulo chica...Lay it out there! She can take it or leave it...

It just occured to me that not only did you violate the 3x's rule...you broke with your tradition of BsAs women....smile...

Moondog,

Cocodrilo
Galla 1311 esq. Paraguay (Barrio Norte Area)
4963-7195

Opens at 2AM, the best play to party in town. It's close on Sunday and Monday nights. About 5pesos taxi ride from Recoleta. Lots of regular local guys hang out but they're just there to dance and drink as normal. You can take home 3girls for 300pesos and there's no barfine. That girl Batman posted would be my 2nd tier there (just my opinion and by no mean to dog Batman). Don't forget to check out the twin double platinum blonde bartenders, Veronica and sidekick. They are a kick to party with.

Ezy, the last time I was in BA was in April, so I plan to make up for lost time in July, and be looking for the "silicone free" zone.

Sakebomb, thanks for the location info. I will definitely check it out.

FYI...Yet another picture that Batman posted "Angela/Lisa" above is showing up on Amigos.com. It is a girl supposedly from Sacramento, California. Her user name is Playgirl2002.

She uses the exact same picture that was posted above.

Like I said before..WIERD!!

Godfather...just how many hours per day do you spend doing your "research?" (wink???)
ezy

Ezy,

The scary thing is these girls were the first pictures that popped up for certain areas. I shudder to think how many of the girls on this site might not be pictures actually taken by guys. Again, I'm not saying this is the case here. Just makes you wonder. Especially when one of those pictures looks like it was clearly taken at Mardi Gras.

Didn't spend much time at all.

Godfather...I spend hours on amigos.com pulling up pix from chicas around Latin America and developing rich seduction fantasies...I gotta do something until I can head back to Buenos Aires later this year...smile

...shudder?

the reason those pictures popped up first was because there were only recently posted by a reporter relatively new to ClubHombre. it had only been a few days before they were recognized from elsewhere.

the majority of photos (at least 90%) are submitted by a handful of veteran reporters and I have no question that they are genuine.

btw, all photos in question were from the same reporter and this is the first incident of this kind here.

Ezy,

I don't blame you. I'm also not heading back to B.A. for a few months.

Hombre, I guess I worded my post wrong. I hope I didn't imply any disrespect to the site. I am relatively new on this site and haven't had a chance to look at all the pictures. Sorry for the way that came out.

The_Artist, it never occurred to me that Economics could be that interesting! I wish I had read that 16 years ago! Nah, maybe I wouldn't have listened! At least today I can say, I didn't know!