IL Magazine: Discover the World's Best Retirement Haven for 2023 + 15 more
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After over 20 years of corporate life, working remotely is, for me, one of the best ways to live. The freedom that comes with a flexible schedule really suits my lifestyle, and when you're in a beautiful city like Lisbon, Portugal, there are lots of interesting spots to work from, so I never get bored.
When my wife Alynne and I retired three years ago, like many, we thought it would be a truly fantastic adventure to move to someplace outside the U.S. where we could experience a totally different culture, and travel to all the places we had always wanted to see.
Sunshine, year-round warm weather, great food, and Neptune's palette of vibrant blue hues. From light turquoise and aquamarine through to the deep cobalt and sapphire depths, the Caribbean waters are world-famous for their healing and restorative affects. That is why so many expats choose to live here—myself included.
Before moving to France, our home was Boston, Massachusetts. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania, and while my wife is British, she had lived in the United States for over 30 years. Massachusetts was our home, and we had built a comfortable, cosmopolitan life there. Like many Americans, we worked too much. I traveled a fair amount for my job in the corporate world...
I first visited the south-central coastal resort town of Nha Trang, Vietnam in 2005. I’d heard about the Fairy Spring Waterfall and put it on my list of things to do. It was only 12 miles from the city—an easy daytrip on my rented motorbike. When I arrived, I was met by a gaggle of five local ladies who convinced me that I needed them to guide me...
The Ruta de las Guitarras lies about 22 miles to the east of Cuenca, just outside the small village of San Bartolomé. Along a short stretch of road winding through some photogenic countryside, a handful of family-owned workshops are clustered together, where visitors can learn about the guitar-making process and see the end product of a highly-skilled craft...
Jason arrived in Querétaro in January 2022, and has enjoyed scouting both the city and the surrounding area. He is a videographer and film editor who documents his discoveries and experiences on his own popular YouTube channel. He says, “I take videos of the city and my experiences abroad. I usually spend two days a week filming and the rest of the week editing.
How do I love thee, dear Ohrid? I honestly can't count the ways. But suffice to say that my three months stay here last year wasn't enough, so I'm back for another 90 days. Of the hundreds of cities and towns I've visited (and 41 countries so far), Ohrid is in my top 10, hands down.
Five years ago I was living quietly in a small 1,100-square-foot home just outside my native hometown of Austin, Texas. I was doing my utmost to live simply in contrast the rapidly increasing consumer culture of America. The mortgage on my home was $1,100 per month. Two years later I purged around 70% of my possessions and downsized...
Standing on a path overlooking the Neuschwanstein Castle, we could hear the clip-clop of horses’ hooves. A pair of chestnut-colored horses stomped past me and my husband, pulling a carriage carrying visitors. While the animals were a handsome pair, it was the scene of the medieval-style castle...