Win Your Dream Retirement Overseas With International Living in 2013
In 2013, we’re going to send a lucky winner (along with a friend or spouse) to Granada, Nicaragua -- one of the world’s top retirement destinations abroad -- for a full month, FREE.
If you’re of retirement age (or close to it) and intrigued by the idea that you could retire better for less overseas, then you might just be our perfect candidate…
We’re looking for an American or Canadian with a sense of adventure, a willingness to try new things, and a belief that you might not have to settle for an uncomfortable retirement at home – when you could be living “the good life” overseas…
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We believe the world is full of opportunity… and that you don’t have to be rich and famous to take advantage of it…
In fact, by sending a lucky winner (or couple) to Granada, Nicaragua for a month, we’ll prove it can be done… that you can enjoy adventure, fun, and the joys of a comfortable retirement… on less than it would typically cost you to stay home.
Our ideal candidate needs no reporting or writing experience, but would be willing to share impressions about this month-long overseas “test drive” and details about day-to-day life. (We’ll compensate the winner at our current writer’s guideline rates – above and beyond the living-expense stipend – should we use any of his or her reporting in International Living, on our website, in our monthly magazine, or in our daily postcard e-letter.)
The Prize: Details about What the Winner Receives…
WHERE YOU’LL GO…
One lucky winner (along with a spouse or friend) will win a four-week stay in Granada, Nicaragua—free.
Nicaragua is one of International Living’s top retirement havens for 2013—and one of the best-value destinations on our beat. The colonial city of Granada is a community we recommend most enthusiastically. A town embracing rejuvenation, today you’ll find there nice restaurants and cafes, an active town square, lovely cathedrals, and pastel-splashed colonial homes that hide garden-filled courtyards. Granada is well-located along the banks of Lake Nicaragua, just two hours from Pacific-coast beaches.
During the month, our winner will also receive a weekend away (for two) at Rancho Santana, an upscale Pacific-coast resort Forbes has called “simply stunning.” It boasts five sandy beaches and ample ranchland for horseback riding and hiking. You can swim, surf, fish, or just relax. The ranch will provide transportation to and from Granada, two nights in a 2-bedroom villa near the main clubhouse, and a complimentary horseback ride and spa treatment per person.
(You can read here more about Granada, see here for a slideshow of photos from Granada, and read here about why we at International Living recommend Nicaragua today.)
WHAT YOU’LL RECEIVE…
We’ll give the winner of our “Win Your Dream Retirement Overseas” Competition —
- Round-trip airfare (for two) to Nicaragua from his or her “home city” in the United States or Canada.
- A four-week stay in a furnished home in historic Granada, Nicaragua, rent paid.
- $1,500 spending money to fund a comfortable overseas retirement for a month.
Nicaragua is one of the best-value retirement destinations on the planet today. In Granada, expats on the ground report a couple can live well on $1,200 a month, housing costs included. We’ll give the winner $1,500 to fund a month’s expenses, in addition to covering the cost of rent.
WHAT WE ASK…
Though you don’t need any writing or reporting experience to win this competition, we are looking for a candidate willing to document the month-long stay and share details about how much things cost, what he or she does to stay busy, impressions of Granada and living overseas, likes, frustrations, pleasant surprises, and more. (If we use this reporting, we’ll compensate the winner at the current writer’s guideline rates, above and beyond the $1,500 living-expense stipend.)
How to Apply
To enter the “Win Your Dream Retirement Overseas” Competition, do this –
1) Post a video to YouTube (no more than 3 minutes in length) explaining why you would like to retire overseas – and try a one-month test-drive in Granada, Nicaragua.
- Please start the video with this sentence: “I’d/we’d like to win a dream test-drive retirement overseas with International Living because...”
- If you’re entering the competition as a couple, then both of you should feature in this video.
2) Once your video is uploaded to YouTube, use the form here below to submit to International Living the link to your video and give us your contact details.
Please note that only one video per entry is allowed. Please read our Terms and Conditions before entering this competition.
Deadline for Submission
You must use this form here below to submit your YouTube video link to International Living by midnight EST on April 2, 2013.
Candidates must be ready to start their new life overseas with this one-month test-drive before the end of 2013.
Winners will be announced on International Living’s website and in our free daily postcard e-letter on May 30, 2013.
Timeline and Process for Choosing the Winner
April 2, 2013 – By midnight eastern U.S. time on April 2, 2013, all submissions are due. Any received after this date will NOT be considered.
May 1, 2013 – Choosing from all the submissions received, the International Living staff will post a shortlist of 20 finalists – uploading each of their videos to www.InternationalLiving.com.
May 1 – May 15, 2013 -- The public will have an opportunity to vote for their favorite videos among these 20 finalists at www.InternationalLiving.com. Taking those public votes into account – together with our own in-house preferences – we’ll narrow the finalists to three.
May 16 – May 29, 2013 – We’ll interview those three finalists by telephone, ask each to provide answers to three questions via email, and we’ll choose a winner.
May 30, 2013 – We’ll announce the winner on this page and in our free e-letter.
Fill Out Your Entry Here Below. Good Luck!
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