Is Roatán Safe?
Having now lived outside the U.S. for nearly seven years, I am frequently asked by my friends back in the States if living outside the U.S. is safe. That prompts an internal chuckle that I find tough to stifle...
Donald Murray
A Caribbean Ocean-Front Home for $189,500 in Roatán, Honduras
Roatán is the most beautiful island I have ever seen. And I've spent thousands of hours in the cockpit of airplanes over some stunning atolls and coral paradises around the globe...
Single, Happy, and Carefree on Caribbean Shores
Marion Seaman first visited Roatán with friends in the early ’80s, with no intention of making it her permanent home. She recalls that it wasn’t long before Roatán worked its magic on her. “A few months after I returned to the States, I walked away from everything, including the love of my life. I went to Roatán with only my suitcase, and a dream to spend my days wiggling my toes in the sand...
Building Our Home in Mexico for $20,000
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.
“My Passion for Fishing Became a Money-Maker in Mexico”
"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...
We Pay Less than $70 Property Tax for Our House on a Caribbean Island Beach
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.
How Your Expat Tribe Will Help Your Move Overseas
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...
Fun and Adventure on Mexico’s Riviera Maya
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...
Authentic Living in Southern Mexico from $900 a Month
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...
Insider Tips to Finding a Place to Live in Mexico
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