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Extremely affordable, warm all year, less than five hours’ flight time from the U.S.... we’ve been flying the Ecuador flag at International Living for decades. If you’ve been a subscriber for anything more than a few months, you’ll know that we rate the country high on our shortlist of locations worldwide...
Nicole and Adrian Robitu are finishing up their lunch at an outdoor restaurant on the beach at Jávea, Spain. There’s time for a glass of wine and that content relaxation which comes from fine food eaten in sunlight, and no pressing duties to attend to for the rest of the afternoon...
Anybody can do it,” Bonnie Gelley says, gesturing with an outstretched arm toward the expanse of Pacific Ocean that forms the view from her home in Puerto Cayo, Ecuador. A wide, gently curved bay fills the view from the panoramic windows, with tropical vegetation sweeping to the beach in the foreground...
From the citrus groves of Valencia’s Turia Gardens to the house-sized cacti in the courtyards of Santa Bárbara castle in Alicante, Spain’s Costa Blanca is a playground for sun-loving Spaniards and expats alike, dotted with tiny hill towns, pulsing cities, upscale marinas, slick beach resorts, and hidden coastal nooks. It’s very much worth taking time Read more...: 5 Old World Beach Retreats on Spain’s Costa Blanca
Claudine’s work as a tour guide brought her to Europe repeatedly, and, tagging along, her husband James realized over the years that the continent was a perfect fit for their lifestyle and values.
Established in 1557 by King Felipe II as a royal retreat away from the beating summer heat of Madrid, the conjoined towns of El Escorial and San Lorenzo fulfill a similar function to the present day. At 3,400 feet above sea level, the temperatures here are more moderate than in the capital, some 26 miles south...