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Travel and Retirement magazines love to write about seaside towns like Viña del Mar, but if you’re craving an urban lifestyle, consider Santiago de Chile as an option for your retirement. If you’ve always been a city-dweller the easy access to shopping centers, dining out, urban green spaces, and the bustling energy of Santiago de Chile is a great option.
Too many of us Americans will never afford the retirement we imagined, and which the American Dream promised when we were younger. The cost of living a typical American life today has exploded past anything resembling rationality and has taken expected lifestyle off the table for so many. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Mexico’s Oaxacan coast has a slightly more European feel than its Caribbean counterpart, which is predominantly frequented by North Americans. Here, it’s more of a mix of nationalities. In terms of age, there were plenty of retirees around, especially in Huatulco and Puerto Escondido, 60 miles eastwards, but the expats outside of those two main towns were on the younger...
“There’s a sense of community here,” one expat told me. “Colombians are the warmest and most welcoming people I’ve encountered in the 26 countries I’ve been to. They don’t have much money, but they’d give you the shirt off their back if you needed it.” Same question, a different expat’s answer: “What does Colombia have? You mean, apart from the affordability, and the perfect climate?
Europe’s beaches are as diverse as the continent itself, which makes it puzzling that the overwhelming majority of visitors to Europe choose the established beachside resorts of Spain’s Costa del Sol, Italy’s Amalfi Coast, or the primped and pampered sands of the French Riviera as their beach destination...
My husband, Warren, and I dared to have a dream: We wanted to travel through Europe as slow roving retired nomads, with our two dogs. We knew that traveling by plane repeatedly with a dog weighing nearly 30 pounds was just not feasible, so we decided we’d travel by car. I won’t lie. Being Americans, it was somewhat complicated and daunting to...
I worked for IBM for 32 years, but if I'd stayed in the U.S., I'd have needed another job just to cover my healthcare bills. That's the primary reason I live in Costa Rica now. I like the beaches, the year-round warm weather, and the carefree, laidback lifestyle. But most of all, I like that I can afford to look after my health.
Germany has many traditions, several of which date back hundreds of years. The endurance and steadfastness of these traditions is nothing short of impressive. This is particularly true of the special events and festivals on offer in Germany. This overview gives you a look at the most famous, the oldest, and perhaps the most unusual German festivities.
A career as an electrical engineer in the oil industry whisked Rafael Ferreira, age 67, and his wife Claudia, 63, around the world. But when it came time to settle down and find a happy ever after, this adventurous two-some chose Portugal. “We have been expats for 40 years," Claudia explains.
Not many places in the world give you the chance to live on a volcanic crater, surrounded by steep, forest-clad peaks, deep river ravines, acres of deep pasture…and long, sandy beaches within 20 miles. That’s the package you get in Panama, though. You even have your choice of ocean—either the rolling waves of the Pacific on the south coast...