See the video below, where Dan Prescher reports from Merida, Mexico, with your weekly wrap-up of International Living postcards for the week ending December 11.
On December 6, IL’s Mexico editor, Glynna Prentice tells us about her visit to the eye doctor in Merida, Mexico. Clean facilities, immediate service, qualified staff… and the entire visit, plus medication, cost less just $70. First-rate care at bargain prices…Glynna tells you all about it in her postcard.
Speaking of medical care, Lynn Armstrong writes in from Corozal, Belize, where she says that when you need to see a doctor, there’s no calling ahead or waiting for an appointment. You just show up and they see you. You even get lab results the same day. Plus, they speak English… you knew Belize was the only English-speaking country in the Caribbean, right? Find out more in Lynn’s postcard.
Carrie Dow tells us the story of a friend of hers, Elbert Greer. Elbert had been using Ambergris Caye in Belize as a base to find a Caribbean hideaway to start his life over. He checked out the Caymans, Turks and Caicos, you name it…until he realized that everything he needed—stable government, low prices, “fee simple” land ownership—was already under his feet in Belize. Read his story here.
Don Skiver says that when he first visited Placencia, Belize, it brought back memories of growing up in southern Ohio in the 1950s…a kinder, gentler time… barefoot kids playing in the park, kicking soccer balls, riding bikes, going anywhere in town without a care. That’s not all that touched his heart about this amazing little corner of Belize…find out what else Don found in his December 9 postcard.
Bob Bauman writes to say that natural beauty and English language isn’t all Belize has going for it. If you’re looking for a place to plant your “residency” flag, Bob says Belize should be high on your list. Its offshore laws ensure maximum financial privacy… they allow asset-protection trusts, and there are no local income taxes, either personal or corporate, and no currency exchange controls. Bob really give you something to think about if you’re exploring your residency options.
Ronan McMahon of Pathfinder real estate writes in from beneath a thatched-roof palapa bar on a sunny beach in northern Belize where he’s found an incredible deal… residential property right in front of him that he can see from his stool at the beachside bar for less than $50,000. Find out exactly where this pocket money paradise is and how to get a piece for yourself in Ronan’s postcard.
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