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Suzan Haskins recently spent time in an area of Mexico that, she affirms, has been misrepresented by mainstream media for decades. Baja California, which includes cities such as Ensenada, Rosarito, and Tijuana, is, as far as she’s concerned, a place where you can live a California lifestyle at half the price.
To this day, the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia are like a step back in time to an imaginary England—a place of perfectly mown lawns, gin and tonic on the veranda, and smouldering glances over croquet.
When Bekah Bottone first spent time in Tamarindo, there were no pharmacies, no medical care, and even the smallest mishap could become a major emergency. Now, with modernization, the town is a much more rewarding place to live.
Karen Lefebvre followed her childhood dream and moved to the idyllic island of Syros, Greece. Karen’s life on Syros is a long way removed from the typical stressful worker’s life she had back in Austin, Texas. But as the saying goes, ‘Leap, and a net shall appear’.
Glenda Cole quit the stress of a high-powered career in corporate America for a new home, new country, and new life in International Living’s top-rated retirement destination—Portugal.
Whether it’s the antique stores of Juarez, the urban parks of Hipódromo, or the upscale modernity of Polanco, Mexico City is a hive of activity, antiquity, prehistory, and urban charm. Jason Holland knows it intimately, and shares his insights in this week’s episode of Bigger Better World.
Taking over a small hotel, so close to the water of the Caribbean that they can hear it from their bedroom, JP and Mandy arrived in Panama during a pandemic, and before they even arrived at their new business, they had their first customer. With no background in hospitality, the couple had to learn as they went.
It's pretty quiet on the islands of Greece in March, making it a good time to rent a scooter, get out on the quiet roads, and see what there is to see. There’s a window of opportunity to catch the full beauty of the islands and sample what year-round life is like in destinations which change their character entirely from one end of the year to the other.
A wine lover from an early age, Ann Kuffner found an undiscovered trove of fine wines in the highlands around her adopted city. It goes perfectly with the cultured, sophisticated urban lifestyle of San Miguel de Allende.
“I’m too old to learn a new language!” is a phrase we hear a lot at International Living. But it’s based on a misconception. Janet Buell didn’t swallow the old line about it being difficult. Instead, she enrolled in a full-immersion Italian class in the picturesque Tuscan city of Siena.