The Most Modern Historic City On The Med Barcelona has done a lot of growing up in the last 30 years… the changes in the last 15 alone are clear after just a few hours in the city. I was last here in 2007, and back then you couldn’t eat dinner before 9 p.m. If…
Top 10 Reasons We Love Belize… And 9 Things Not To Love Belize is a beautiful, sunny, affordable, easygoing safe haven… This quirky little country that was founded by pirates and offers an opportunity for absolute escape. The promise of freedom that Belize holds out is more compelling now than it’s ever been. What is…
Discovering The Lay Of The Land In Belize… “Where can I live that’s close to the ocean, has a killer view, is on a river and near the mountains, in a safe neighborhood, with great bars and restaurants, without too many tourists, where I can walk to snorkel, build my own yurt, and own a…
Medellín, Colombia Versus Cuenca, Ecuador—Top Retirement Havens Faceoff I’ve spoken with lots of potential expats who are trying to choose between Cuenca, Ecuador, and Medellín, Colombia… even though these two cities are actually very different in key ways. But, as I’ve lived in both places (and both are among my favorites in Latin America), I’m…
Barcelona Versus Paris: Europe’s Top Two Cities Compared This time next week, I’ll be off to Barcelona for the first time in nearly 10 years… My husband and I toured Spain together in 2007, long before we were married, and Barcelona was the highlight for me (I can’t wait to see how much progress has…
Diversifying Your Portfolio As The World’s Going Through Changes Record housing prices, record equity in real estate, collapsed cryptocurrency market, inflation at 40-year highs, interest rates up, stock markets down… And that’s just in the United States. We all expected the pandemic to wreak havoc on the economy… and it did in some ways, but,…
Single Overseas—8 Things To Know Before You Go Last issue, I shared the following reader question with you: “I would appreciate some articles specifically about single women retiring to countries in Europe (perhaps in Spain and Portugal and anywhere else deemed suitable) and the types of support (social networks, medical facilities, recreational activities, suitable areas…
Soaking Up History And Sun In Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, the oldest city in the Americas, has over 500 years of history to offer along with its warm, plentiful sunshine and more than 1,000 miles of azure, Caribbean coastline… In an intriguing marriage of Old World history and European culture with Latin friendliness and flair,…
These Currencies Are Turning Against The Dollar—You Need To Act Now To Seize Your Discount Recent changes in exchange rates are creating real estate bargains in unexpected markets. Meantime, some long-time favorable rates—that had been continually improving for almost 10 years—are beginning to turn against us. Managing the movement of money in foreign currencies is…
Cut Your Costs By 50% And Super-Charge Your Lifestyle In Thailand Living and retiring overseas is not a one-size-fits-all proposition. Nest eggs, incomes, and budgets vary by big margins. Not everyone has the same lifestyle expectations. And some folks are better prepared for culture shock than others. Choosing Thailand as your new home or retirement…
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