I am still years away from retirement but I will not deny that the thought has already crossed my mind. My recent return to the UK was a major wake-up call about where I want to live for the foreseeable future. As someone who has spent much of the last 3 years living in Jamaica, …more
Category: Retirement locations (page 13 of 21)
Retirement in Jamaica
March 7, 2014 | Category: Retirement locations | 65 Comments
Author: Julie Thompson posts: 1 Author's
Author: Julie Thompson posts: 1 Author's
Blue skies, sea breezes, sunshine and warmth… that’s the best of Belize. The plants and trees grow incredibly year round. There are two seasons, Dry season and rainy season. And they’re not that much different! Of course there are many faces to Belize… The beauty will make you gasp. And the poverty will make you …more
The Last Gin and Tonic
March 2, 2014 | Category: Humor, Life, Retirement locations | 2 Comments
Author: B Mahoney posts: 44 Author's
Author: B Mahoney posts: 44 Author's
So what do you want done with your body when you have finally drunk your last gin and tonic? Yes, I know that this is not the cheeriest subject to read, but it has to be said and the issue has to be faced. This is an area that few expats consider, and recent personal …more
Escaping the Winter from Hell
February 28, 2014 | Category: Life, Retirement locations | 2 Comments
Author: Len Schritter posts: 37 Author's
Author: Len Schritter posts: 37 Author's
Brutal! That’s the perfect word, the word that describes the plight of millions of Americans this past winter. Residents in dozens of states have been dealing with harsh conditions that were punishing and relentless going all the way back to December. The list of blizzards and Nor’easters that have swept across the country, some of …more
Busted Flat in California – Let’s Move to Costa Rica!
February 27, 2014 | Category: Retirement locations | 10 Comments
Author: Carole Connolly-Shaw posts: 1 Author's
Author: Carole Connolly-Shaw posts: 1 Author's
Pura Vida was his sign-off on his Match.com profile. Pura vida? What did this guy from Montana know about Pura Vida? If he hadn’t signed off that way, we never would have met … or should I say re-met? What, exactly, does Pura Vida mean? Literally translated it means pure life. Costa Ricans use it …more
El Salvador: The Overlooked Gem of Central America
February 17, 2014 | Category: Retirement locations, Travel | 20 Comments
Author: Hugh Talley posts: 1 Author's
Author: Hugh Talley posts: 1 Author's
You do not hear much about the country of El Salvador in the United States, and if you do it is usually bad news – the violence, drugs or the gangs. Yes, El Salvador has these things but so does every other country in the world including the United States, just pick up today’s paper …more
The Abandoned Expat
February 16, 2014 | Category: Life, Retirement locations | Add Comment
Author: B Mahoney posts: 44 Author's
Author: B Mahoney posts: 44 Author's
When planning a new life abroad, many expats forget to seriously consider the implications of disability, advancing age, serious illness and death of a partner later in their lives. These are all issues that readers often tell me about and many realize too late that their new life in the sun has turned into a …more
So what’s so great about Medellin, Colombia?
February 11, 2014 | Category: Retirement locations, Travel | 2 Comments
Author: Lawrence Rose posts: 3 Author's
Author: Lawrence Rose posts: 3 Author's
Last weekend as Beatriz and I left our apartment at about 11 AM we both stopped, looked at each other and agreed that we were astonished once again by the beauty of the place and the wonderful weather. When I taught meteorology at the university in the States we gave a definition of Weather as …more
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