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Granada is a beautiful colonial city with eye-catchingly colorful, refurbished homes and churches. Retirees who live in this grand city are eager to tell you how happy they are to have found such a special place to spend their golden years.
If you can't have the retirement of your dreams in the U.S. or Canada, you can have it somewhere else. Just the other day my retired friend who lives in Manhattan lamented...
Wherever you choose to live in Nicaragua, it takes about a year to “get into the swing of things.” Moving abroad from your home country takes guts, fortitude, and patience. But one day, you sit on your patio in Paradise and say...
San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, is a funky little beach-town, made up of a perfect horseshoe bay and 21 beaches. It’s a small, colorful city with a ton of things to see and do. Stroll through the streets and you’ll see surf shops, beach ware stores, little mom ‘n pop convenience stores, real estate offices, Read more...: We Have Back-to-Nature Living with the Perks of the City in Nicaragua
Mary and Kelley Johnson met in Houston 12 years ago. Kelley is from Louisiana, and works for a major drilling company. Mary is from Houston and most recently worked as a learning...
Kelly McGowan, 55, left her job as a probation officer in Tucson, Arizona to move abroad. Trapped in a regular eight-to-five job and unhappy with the U.S. political climate in 2016, Kelly decided to take a leave of absence and move to Nicaragua.
I just had my 10-year anniversary living in Nicaragua, and it's been the best 10 years of my life. Who would have thought that making a move to a brand-new country where I didn't know anyone would totally get rid of my financial challenges...
Nicaragua is not for everyone…for some it’s too hot, some are apprehensive because English is not widely spoken, and others are put off because they can’t find all the same products and conveniences they would have in the U.S.
I moved to Nicaragua 10 years ago and live in an adorable two-bedroom, two-bathroom home on half an acre with a beautiful ocean view. That would never have happened in the U.S. I also retired 11 years early. Back home I'd be working until the day I died.
During high season in Nicaragua, “head for the hills” is the phrase of choice for many expats who live near the beach. Because the beach is where everyone else goes. When the sun is at its hottest, work-weary people from all over the country head for the beautiful waters to refresh, rejuvenate, and party.