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For less than $200,000 in 2017, we purchased a fully furnished home in a gated community. Our neighbors are a wonderful mix of local business owners and professionals from Mexico, the U.S., Canada, and even Holland and Austria. After breakfast, I head down to my home office to work a remote position in the U.S. I only work 20 or so hours a week to maintain...
In the town of Saint-Remy-de-Provence, Keith and Val discovered rich cuisine, sun-splashed farmers’ markets, and a certain quality of light illuminating the fabled Alpilles (“little Alps”) mountain range at sunset.
The lively coastal city of Benalmádena is situated on Spain’s Costa del Sol, sandwiched between Torremolinos and Fuengirola, just seven miles from the well-known city of Malaga. With a population of more than 61,000, visitors flock to its beaches that can easily be accessed by the tiled promenade lined with shops and restaurants.
There are certain points in time where our experiences have completely changed our thinking and reasoning about deeper issues. One of the first things we learned while traveling was not to generalize, but our roving retirement has revealed some interesting universal life lessons. Here are five things we’ve learned about the world in almost ten years of traveling...
When I first visited Montenegro in 2007, it was one of the world’s newest countries. This southeastern European nation was also basking in the afterglow of a mention in the James Bond film, Casino Royale, released the previous year. Contrary to what you’d think, given the movie’s storyline, none of Casino Royale was actually filmed in Montenegro.
When we imagine Spain, many of us conjure up similar mental pictures. There’s the mouth-watering appetizers known as tapas, steaming skillets of seafood paella, and frosty pitchers of fruit-filled sangria. The ruffled skirts, clicking castanets, and staccato steps of flamenco dancing. Bullfighting.
When I agreed to a three-month motorcycle journey through Mexico, I wasn’t quite sure what I was getting into. Sure, I had done week-long trips through Colorado, where I live part time, on a comfy Harley. But rough roads, tools for all types of repairs, and a wardrobe spanning a wide range of temperatures—all on a BMW touring bike...
In 2010, Grégoire and Erica Bouthier (now 43 and 38) were between jobs at the same time. They took it as a sign to try a new direction. And moved from Denver, Colorado to Montevideo, Uruguay. Why Uruguay? “It was a middle ground between Europe where Grégoire’s family lives and the U.S. where my family is,”
North Americans are discovering Spain’s sunshine, first-world amenities, easy-going lifestyle, and remarkable safety. Besides the well-publicized expat meccas of Málaga, Alicante, Valencia, Barcelona, and Madrid, check out these five smaller alternatives for a relaxed retirement. Although nowhere in Spain can...
Mexico is a country that’s frequently misunderstood, and first-time travelers are often surprised to discover how different it is from how they may have imagined it. Here are nine common misconceptions about Mexico.