The Best Time to Visit Bali
Bali, the Island of the Gods, is an Indonesian island sandwiched between Java and Lombok. There really isn’t a “wrong” time to visit the island; it just depends on what you’re after.
Kirsten Raccuia
Afternoon Adventures on a Paradise Island
My husband Mark and I chose to move to the Malaysian island of Penang for lots of reasons. The low costs mean we can enjoy a great lifestyle for just a quarter of what we paid back home. We live in a bright, spacious, three-bedroom apartment in...
“Malaysia Offers Me Low-Cost Luxury and World-Class Medical Care”
In 2010, Larry John paid $142,000 for his three-bedroom, two-bathroom condo with a sea view, in Penang, Malaysia. It’s off a tree-lined street in a well-kept, gated development, with a top-of-the-line gym and swimming pool...
Rent from $430 a Month in Hua Hin—The Golfer’s Paradise Beach Town
Small, frothy waves slowly recede from the light tan sand, while the colorful parachutes of kiteboards fly overhead. A man in a cowboy hat walks his horse along the strand, hoping someone will ask for a ride. I’m sitting in a beach café, drinking fresh coconut water right from the shell for just $2 and taking it all in.
Uluwatu, Bali: Surf, Surf…and More Surf
We are perched on a cliff high above the beach drinking a watermelon juice at Single Fin. It’s a prime place for sundowners or to spend the day gawking at the surfers’ skills below.
Ubud—The Spiritual Heart and Soul of Bali
Near the center of the island, nestled in between lush green rice paddies and forests filled with mischievous monkeys, Ubud is often referred to as the heart of Bali.
5 Reasons Why Penang is Perfect for Me
There is no perfect place in the world. But when my husband and I were looking to relocate and start over in another country, we did a lot of research and soul searching, trying to pinpoint the place that was as close to perfection as we could get.