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Olhão is in the eastern Algarve, between Faro and the Spanish border. It's a proper working town, with a historic center that has a charm all of its own…and hints of north Africa at its core. The old town is a warren of small streets with square white-washed homes and flat roof terraces. With my lunch companion's words ringing in my head, I set off to explore...
With travel restrictions now lifted almost everywhere, our editors and correspondents are busy booking flights and Airbnbs and planning travel itineraries as they get ready to take to the road to scout out new destinations, revisit old favorites, and get updates from the top retirement spots on our beat. Already the travel schedule is packed for the first...
"There’s not much in life that can match the thrill of sailing into the Guna Yala islands (off the north coast of Panama) for the first time. Anchoring in crystal-clear water behind islands with thatched huts, while molaclad Guna women paddled their ulus out to greet us and show us their handiwork.”
Portugal’s Algarve…it brings to mind glittering, golden-sand beaches, hidden coves surrounding by towering limestone cliffs, 300 days of sunshine a year, and cocktails by the pool. This southern region has long been a popular vacation spot for Europeans for decades, the British and Germans in particular. But there is another side to the Algarve that offers a quieter, calmer...
“I’m going to write a book about living in Arenal,” Christine Baskin told me. “And I’m going to call it 50 Shades of Green. I mean, just look at all those colors,” she exclaimed as we drove around the huge Lake Arenal.
Cosmopolitan cities, glorious sunshine, delicious cuisine, and low costs—as a retirement or second-home destination, Spain is hard to beat. The southern province of Andalucia, particularly the area around the Costa del Sol, is the epitome of good-value, romantic Spanish living. It has everything: long sandy beaches perfect for strolling on…romantic, white-washed hill towns cling to the Andalusian hillsides...