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Every month seems to bring another news report about North Americans relocating to Portugal… but almost none mention that just 100 miles northeast lies an exquisite slice of coastal Iberia that boasts all the same pull factors. Let’s refer to it as Green Spain.
Excellent healthcare, increased safety, and low costs... Greek island living beats out the California dream. Two West Coast couples explain how Greece’s laidback living offers more time to sit and watch the world go by.
Back in San Diego, Griselda and David Valencia were too busy living to enjoy life. Rushing from one place to the next, with responsibilities, expenses, and stress weighing them down… They needed an escape.
With bustling oceanside cities; vast stretches of spectacular coastline; and a near-undiscovered selection of precious historic villages, it can’t be long before Green Spain starts to generate the same buzz among prospective expats that Portugal did 20 years ago.
Ron Melton is something of an International Living success story. At 71 years old, he's not the type to retire fully, and still keeps busy working part-time in the insurance industry. But what's really keeping him active right now is his ongoing plan to build his dream home in Panama. "I went to a number of International Living conferences as I...
“The healthcare here is truly excellent,” Cheryl says. “I’ve actually gone to the doctor more often in the three years I’ve been living in Colombia than I did over a lifetime in the U.S. It’s 3,600 pesos for a GP appointment—that’s about $8. And for that, you get actual care from an actual doctor. A full chat and diagnostic, not just a lookover from a nurse and then...
As is history. Square-mile for squaremile, Wales is home to more castles than anywhere on the planet. Most of them date from the 12th to 15th centuries, built from the dense limestone underlying this compact, beguiling land (Caernarfon and Beaumaris castles are just two that are well-preserved examples which you can visit and tour).
“As far as I’m concerned,” James McKinnon says, “the weather here is perfect. No central heating, no need for air conditioning. It’s one of the reasons I chose to live here.” We’re in Pereira, a city in Colombia’s central highlands which, along with nearby Manizales, is gaining momentum as an expat hub—particularly with digital nomads and...
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...
Chris Day positively bounces with energy and enthusiasm as she describes her expat life on the shores of Lake Arenal in Costa Rica. Physically, she's just bursting with passion for the place, and for the very idea of relocation overseas. If you ever thought that retirement means slowing down, lazing around on the porch, and generally just waiting for life...