Did you know that English is spoken everywhere in Kuala Lumpur…Malaysia’s colorful capital? That’s the first thing Steenie Harvey noticed when we dispatched her to Asia to write the cover story for your April issue of International Living Magazine. This Asian capital has all the conveniences of home, with an exotic flair. You’ll find Internet cafés, English bookstores, cinemas, international-standard hospitals and schools, and branches of Western supermarkets such as the U.K.’s Tesco.

And it’s cheap. Dinner costs $5.50 in a good restaurant and you can buy an apartment right in the city for less than $150,000.

This is Steenie’s favorite Asian capital and she has always felt safe and welcome here. Read her article, starting on page 16 of your issue this month.

Also in your April issue, Lee Harrison discovers where you can buy beachfront condos for $33,000–Ecuador. As Lee says: "I’m continually amazed that such an affordable paradise can still exist in 2009." See his article on page 7.

Elsewhere in Latin America, Suzan Haskins reveals the top six destinations where you can live a great-value beach life–from beachfront condos in Mexico for $60,000…to ocean view apartments in Panama City for $150,000…and more. See page 12.

Or maybe you prefer the idea of buying a castle in Europe? If you know where to look, it’s easy to live like royalty without paying a king’s ransom. In fact, we found castles for sale for as little as $170,000. (Or, if you’d like to rent a castle to see if it’s a life you could become accustomed to, you can do so for as little as $25 per person per night–a far cheaper alternative to paying hotel rates.)

In your April issue we also give you eight reasons why you should invest in China…tell you how to save 97% on your prescription drugs…show you the best (and quickest) way to learn Spanish…and lots more.

As you can see, your April issue has a whole new look–we commissioned this redesign so we could squeeze in more articles and photos every month. In fact, in April alone we give you 61 globetrotting ideas on travel and retirement…real estate and investment–any one of which could help you start a new life in paradise. That’s why publisher Dan Prescher has convinced Jackie Flynn (IL’s marketing director) to allow you to try International Living Magazine for just one dollar.

For the next six days only, you can use this link to pay $1 to get instant access to the April issue (and every article I mentioned above)…plus instant access to every article in every issue we’ve published during the past 100 months in our members-only archive–that’s less than 1 cent per issue! You better hurry–I don’t think Jackie will ever give this much away for just one dollar again.

Laura Sheridan
Managing Editor, International Living Magazine

Here’s what else you can read in the April issue of the IL Magazine (subscribe now):

The ultimate guide on where to live in coastal Ecuador

How to get half price on your international flights

Speak Spanish in one month

The best investment right now in China

The 300-year-old Italian castle in Tuscany you can rent for $46 a night

Run your own booming B&B business in Mexico, Costa Rica, or Ecuador

Midnight madness sale on real estate in Chile

The best and worst climates in the world

Cuba–how profitable will it be for Americans?

House swapping–the latest trend to save money when you travel

Play golf for free

Discover the ancient gems of Jordan