International Communities
Top Four Destinations for Ex-Pats
International Living Magazine develops a Global Retirement Index every year to determine which countries are the best bets for expats looking to live the international lifestyle in retirement.
Read MoreWhale Sharks and Mayan Ruins
Riviera Maya, in Quintana Roo, Mexico, is a place full of adventure. You can take a step back in time when exploring the ancient Mayan ruins, or indulge in the year round warm temperatures-averaging a splendid 86°-and spend your days on the white sand beaches. It’s a true paradise, the land filled with tropical forests, savannas, mangrove forests, and coral reefs. The land outside the tourist destination is largely undeveloped, allowing the creatures and their habitats to flourish, and preserving the natural beauty of the area. From the water, to land, to history, every day of your life could be an amazing adventure.
Read MoreLiving in Paradise: Iberostate in The Dominican Republic
Living in Paradise: Iberostate in The Dominican Republic Located just an hour and a half from the more crowded beach of Salvador, the quiet retreat of Praia do Forte has everything you could be looking for. Known as the prettiest beach in Brazil, Praia do Forte is an environmentally protected beach with over seven miles…
Read MoreWinter Escape: St. Lucia
Winter Escape: St. Lucia With the intense winter weather that’s made an appearance recently, many people are looking to be somewhere much warmer, like in the Caribbean. More specifically, St. Lucia. The still relatively unknown tropical gem is only 27 miles long and 14 miles wide, and depending on your fruit preference, is shaped like…
Read MoreInternational Living: Retire to Paradise
As you rise in the morning to the sound of a tropical breeze blowing through the trees, grab a cup of coffee, go to your balcony and listen to the Holler monkeys in the distance at play. Look out to the awe-inspiring clouds above the rainforest.
Read MorePuerto Rico: The Caribbean’s Best Kept Secret
Puerto Rico: The Caribbean’s Best Kept Secret With its palm-fringed white sand beaches, warm turquoise waters and verdant rainforest, Puerto Rico is as dreamy a Caribbean island as Bermuda, Jamaica, Antigua or the Bahamas. Its culture is a vibrant blend of Spanish, TaĂno Indian, African and American influences. This tropical, salsa music-filled paradise is a…
Read MoreTasmania
It was 1982, and my young son Kurt and I were working at the Australia Outward Bound School in Tharwa when we heard that Reinhold Messner, the first man to ascend Everest without oxygen, was to give a talk at the University of Tasmania. Armchair Everest groupies, we went to hear him.
Read MoreLiving in Costa Rica
The cold, the slush, the snow, the endless on-and-off of parkas, gloves and boots-it’s reached a point where something must be done. There has to be another way, and, fortunately, there is. Go south, where the weather is warm, the costs are lower and the living is easy. Well, maybe it’s not quite that simple-but it’s certainly worth considering when the cold weather has reached too deep into your soul.
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