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As you move southeast of Paris, the River Seine becomes more and more like a setting from a children’s book. Beds of rustling reeds soften the banks, green swathes of wildflower-studded meadow grass wave in the river breeze, and willow trees bend over the water with sunlight peeping through their finger-like leaves. It all serves as daily inspiration to...
With more than a million expats estimated to live there, Mexico is far and away the most popular destination for North Americans looking to move abroad. But—with so many places to choose from—where in Mexico should you move? It’s a very large country, after all...
My husband James and I worked for 30-plus years and believed the unspoken promise made to us when we were young. It went something like this, “If I educate myself, get a job, raise a family, work hard for 35-40 years, sacrifice essential times with family and friends, save money, and then retire at 65-70 years old, I can collect Social Security...
From my earliest trips through my years of living here in Italy, I’ve never experienced a moment of feeling unsafe. I once rode the wrong bus in Rome to an outer, densely packed and squalid area; I have wandered country roads at night, and stumbled my way through a decidedly sketchy part of Naples, but never felt I was in danger.
Albania. Not the first place you’d think of for a European vacation. I certainly didn’t…and I bet that most people outside of Europe would be challenged to identify this country on a map. Nestled to the north of Greece, south of Montenegro and Croatia, and across the Adriatic Sea from Italy, the cultural influences of these popular countries are evident.
I can’t imagine a better standard of living,” says Matt Mancini, waving a hand to encompass the city of Kampot, Cambodia. It’s a riverside town in the south of the country that has historically been a refuge from the Southeast Asian hot season. A place that grows almost visibly week to week, and yet it still seems somehow embedded in the past.
Spain boasts an affordable cost of living, but it also offers options for every budget with no scarcity of luxuries for those with the wherewithal to splurge. From ocean view penthouses to urban studios, from Michelin-star restaurants to $12 menús del dia, Spain has something to fit every retirement plan.
“I wanted to get away from the stressful living in the United States," says Jodie. Cuenca checked off everything on her retirement list: temperate climate, low-cost living, affordable healthcare and the kindness of the Ecuadorian culture. She also liked that she was in the Andes mountains in a town of 450,000 surrounded by four rivers.
Through a series of side roads and detours, I ended up in the Central Valley in a lovely town called Ciudad Colón, which is close to the capital city of San José yet outside the far reaches of modernization. I arrived in Ciudad Colón planning to stay perhaps a month, then make my way on down the traveler’s road. However, I decided to embrace “pure life” and stick around...
Along the majestic western coastline of Ireland known as the Wild Atlantic Way sits one of its most welcoming and charming villages. Doolin, located in County Clare, consumes visitors with its fabled Irish spirit and space for adventure. It delighted me so much on brief, first visit that...