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We’re no strangers to Mexican beach towns. We’ve been living on the Pacific Coast, in vivacious Puerto Vallarta, for the last six months. There we get to watch the sun set into the sapphire-blue Bay of Banderas. And if the timing is right, spy a humpback whale showing off its best Herculean dive. But we wanted to check out one of Mexico’s other popular beach towns...
In the summer of 2017, Lea returned to England to visit his parents. While he was in Europe, he decided to take a vacation from his perpetual vacation and volunteer at Estacíon Inglesa, an English-language immersion program in the south of Spain. Estacíon Inglesa brings together adult professional Spaniards who are learning English...
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).
"We winter over in the Caribbean.” “We spend three months a year in the south of France.” “We escape to our place in Mexico when it gets too cold at home.” That may sound like the bragging of a well-heeled set, but you’d be surprised at how accessible—and affordable—a part-time overseas getaway can be. A full-time move abroad can feel like a step too...
They make the mistakes so you don’t have to. And you’d be hard-pressed to find a more savvy group of voyagers—which is why we asked a seasoned collection of them to share their best tips, tricks, and secrets for traveling better and saving time, trouble, and money along the way.
This week, the podcast features International Living contributor Kathleen Evans, an experienced world traveler who fled the corporate rat race of her native Texas and now spends most of her year Tamarindo, Costa Rica.
When the autumn leaves fall and the winter air starts to nipping at your nose, it’s only natural to start thinking of log fires, and dream of wandering one of Europe’s many German-inspired Christmas markets. What many people don’t realize is that even in Spain, in the land of jamon and tempranillo, you can find these amazing and festive markets...
Although Costa Rica is no longer considered a “cheap” place to live like it was in the previous century, there are thousands of expats living comfortably on conservative budgets all around the country. Most will tell you their monthly spending is less than the overall cost of living in numerous cities around the U.S., Canada, and Europe.
The path was rocky beneath my feet…the narrow track I was hiking is frequented more by feral goats than curious humans. I was at the “top end” of my Greek island home of Syros and although just 6 miles from my home, it seemed like a world away. This is a remote, rugged, and uninhabited (except for those goats) part of the island.
"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.”