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In September 2020—with the intention of selling our house in Greenwich, London in 2022 to relocate to the British countryside—my husband and I took the opportunity to “try before we buy.” We chose the area of Cranborne Chase AONB (a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) which covers 380 square miles of countryside...
Finding Perast felt almost accidental. Only, it wasn’t really an accident because we were looking for the place, and because there’s only literally one road into and out of the village—one side bordered by mountains that loom ominous on a gray day, the other fringed by the placid, beautiful Bay of Kotor.
I moved to Puerto Rico in mid- 2016. After my first visit in 1993 for a speaking engagement, I was enchanted and began visiting often. In 1995, I bought a major property on the Puerto Rican island of Culebra. The weather in Puerto Rico is actually less extreme than in Florida, where I lived before...
If you like the idea of living close to big city comforts and an international airport, then you’ll want to take a closer look at Costa del Este, Panama. East of Panama City’s San Francisco sector you’ll find new developments with much to offer...
History buffs will often stop in Huế, a city about halfway between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam. Most people spend a day or two exploring the famous Citadel and the Imperial City hidden within its depths, but there’s so much more to see if you have the time—immense tombs, a quaint covered bridge, a serene Buddhist temple...
From medieval villages where castles stood proud to quaint mountain hideaways where no tourists were found. The ravishing Douro where terraced vineyards surround Roman ruins, baroque churches, and cute cobbled towns. There were so many special delights to see, and although it was challenging here’s our favorite three.
We start at 7 a.m. The first arrival is 66-year-old Marcello, who pulls the fine-mesh nets under the trees that are to be harvested that morning. Olives are a precious commodity, so while there’s a degree of lightness about having me and my wife, Shonna, join in, there’s a seriousness to the business too.
Five years ago I took a three-day kiteboarding course in the little town of Pranburi, Thailand. It was three days well spent, but in the end I thought the sport wasn’t for me. Too much gear, too finicky, too much set up and break down, too complicated. That course put me onto wakeboarding though...
Moments like these are heart-warming, memorable, and funny. These young children that I teach were curious as to why my skin was so different to their much younger Mum’s. When I decided to pursue English teaching as part of my retirement, I never imagined these innocent yet embarrassing moments were part of the deal.
If you’ve fallen for Portugal’s many charms and are looking to take expat life here for a trial run then one of the items top of your list will be finding a place to call home. So, to that end, let’s have a look at how the whole rental market works here…While some real estate companies do offer property management services, most rentals are found online.