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They moved with a fierce pride. The men wore thick leather loin cloths, their bodies painted in traditional Maya markings. Some bore elaborate headdresses. Most had large necklaces made from bones and stones and one wore a carved mask atop his head and sported huge, feathered wings on his arms...a bird man.
"Most days, I honestly can't believe that I am getting paid to go fishing in one of the most beautiful places on the planet," says former landscape architect, Randy Bowser. "I get paid to take people fishing almost every day. I spend my days on the beautiful, calm waters of the Gulf of Mexico...
For many, the dream of someday retiring to their own home on a tropical island is just that; a dream. But for former Canadians, Lawrie and Lynda Lock, others’ dreams are their affordable reality.
I’ve spent a considerable amount of my leisure time hanging around airports over the past 45 years. Not the large, commercial mazes of security checkpoints and baggage conveyors. No, the other kind. The small ones, outside the big cities...
Mexico’s Riviera Maya is a stunning expanse of perfect, sparkling white sand, bathed by the warm, turquoise-clear waters of the Caribbean Sea, dotted with swaying coconut palms, and soaked by the rays of a tropical sun...
As the sun drops low, the cool evening breeze carries the rich sounds of a brass band from across the broad, historic square. Small, hand-pushed food carts begin appearing alongside the magnificent, centuries-old colonial buildings...
Figuring out the secrets for anything, the unknown tricks that can make life easier…the shortcuts, the hacks…those are the things that bring a smile to my face. Here are a few of the things that made our move to Cancun much smoother… Perhaps the most important thing you can do to prepare for your new Read more...: Insider Tips to Finding a Place to Live in Mexico
Exchanging your existing life for a brand-new life, in another country, is a really big deal. For many, moving overseas provides a grand and wonderful adventure while significantly reducing living expenses and offering an overall improvement in lifestyle.
"My work as a fashion designer has me working with artisans on several continents," says New Yorker, Nadia Inwood. "I travel quite a bit and I work from...
When the frigid winds and wet, heavy snows of winter threaten the northern state of Wisconsin, Gary and Mary Beth Vanlankvelt head south… All the way south to the small, tropical island of Isla Mujeres, off Mexico’s Caribbean coast...