If you are contemplating a move to South America for your retirement, here are some helpful tips and things to think about. Retirement living for expats in South America is becoming a popular trend, now that baby boomers in the USA and other countries are realizing the many benefits that retirement overseas can bring. There …more
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Destination Marseille: Prepare to Fall in Love
July 4, 2013 | Category: Life, Retirement locations, Travel | 1 Comment
Author: Tanja Bulatovic posts: 1 Author's
Author: Tanja Bulatovic posts: 1 Author's
The short version of a long story looks something like this: I was about to hit the big 40 when I decided to bail out. I quit the dead-end job, sold the house, the car and all my ‘stuff’ and traded it all for a backpack and a one-way ticket to nowhere in particular. Sounds …more
Treasure Island
June 30, 2013 | Category: Retirement locations, Travel | Add Comment
Author: B Mahoney posts: 44 Author's
Author: B Mahoney posts: 44 Author's
I have always been fascinated with the idea of living on an island. As a child, I always knew that I would live on an island one day, although I thought it may be the Isle of Wight, the Isles of Scilly or even the Isle of Islay, off Scotland’s magnificent west coast. The Isle …more
After my first working vacation in Vietnam, I had a feeling that I would like to spend more time in Southeast Asia. I loved the food, the people, the landscape and the culture. I seriously started considering retiring somewhere in Asia, a few years before I actually could take early retirement. I decided to visit …more
Animal Welfare in Spain and the Canary Islands
June 17, 2013 | Category: Life, Retirement locations | 1 Comment
Author: B Mahoney posts: 44 Author's
Author: B Mahoney posts: 44 Author's
I have very little to complain about my life in Spain and the Canary Islands. It is a wonderful place to live and work, and the decision to leave the UK for a new life in the sun was the right one for us. However, I am sometimes asked if there is anything that I …more
Life in Vienna, Austria
June 16, 2013 | Category: Retirement locations, Travel | 18 Comments
Author: Holly Kooi posts: 1 Author's
Author: Holly Kooi posts: 1 Author's
My husband and I have had the privilege of living in the beautiful city of Vienna, Austria for over a year with another year, or possibly more, ahead of us. Our decision to move to Vienna was an easy one to make when the opportunity was offered to us. Who wouldn’t want to spend their …more
Cayman may have the least welcoming government in the region towards foreign retirees. 70% or so of the population are expats, and the ethnic Caymanians frankly don’t want any more. Our politicians are all elected on a “no more expats” platform. Nevertheless, the natives are friendly – or at least courteous. Courtesy is a very …more
As a newspaper reporter in Spain’s Costa Blanca, I quickly came to love and admire some of my fellow expats, who were enthusiastically determined not to let old age and growing infirmity get in the way of having a really good time. Clubs and associations flourished everywhere and new ones seemed to be appearing all …more
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