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Our family of five moved to the beachside town of Mazatlán, Mexico in October 2016. My husband, Vernon, and I had grown weary of the lack of work-life balance and the struggle to make ends meet that we were experiencing in the U.S. We needed a change...
Pedasí, on the eastern tip of Panama’s Azuero Peninsula, is about four-and-a-half hours’ drive from the capital, Panama City. It still has a bit of a “frontier” feel to it thanks to the location, as well as the vast cattle pastures in the area...
Three years ago, my husband, John, and I attended International Living’s conference at the Hilton Hotel in Panama City. This three-day event would change our lives forever. During the convention, we were introduced to so many people from so many places...
Many people have an outdated perception of Colombia. The country has transformed from its dark past of violence and drug cartels and is now a vibrant, thriving, and welcoming place to live. Colombia is the second most biodiverse country in the world...
Thanks to consistent, high-quality waves and a variety of breaks, Costa Rica has been one of the world’s top surfing destinations for decades. It’s famous for breaks like Ollie’s Point, Witch’s Rock (made famous in the movie Endless Summer 2), Salsa Brava (site of many national surf contests)...
Living part-time in Europe can be the best of both worlds: You can experience life there like a local…but without the responsibilities (like getting residence visas) of full-time life. And Spain offers some of the best part-time living in Europe…
I have a pretty standard morning routine. I’m awakened very early by roosters but stay in bed for a while as the sunrise filters into the bedroom. I start the coffee, open the sliding doors, step out to my deck, and look down into the valley below. I usually see hummingbirds buzzing around my flowers, sometimes a blue-crowned mot-mot. Some mornings one of my neighbors, a farmer, has been up even earlier...
There are plenty of things to do near, in, on, and even under the water in Salinas—but what about when you want something that doesn’t involve sand, sun, and ocean? Fortunately, Salinas has you covered there as well. Let’s look at just five of the non-beachy things to do on the Santa Elena peninsula.
The ultimate dream for many North Americans is to retire early. But the problem is, how do you afford it? In a time when people are working past retirement age just so they can afford to maintain their current lifestyle (a recent U.S. jobs report states that almost 19% of people 65 or older are working at least Read more...: Want to Retire Early? Here’s How