IL Magazine: Discover the World's Best Retirement Haven for 2023 + 15 more
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Winters in Wisconsin can be cold…cold enough to want to escape them. For Christine Kunert and her husband, Dan, this was their motivation to start looking for a vacation and potential retirement home someplace a bit warmer. Doing their research on locations, prices, and proximity to home, Panama seemed to tick all the boxes.
Perched atop a cliff in the Italian Ligurian Riviera, gazing out onto the steady rolling swell of the Mediterranean Sea, Castello Canevaro stands guard over the sleepy town of Zoagli. Today, it operates as a boutique hotel, but this castle enjoys a storied history. Its modern name derives from its owner, Giuseppe Canevaro, who purchased the castle in the mid-19th century...
It’s been eight years since I read an article, just like this one, that changed our lives forever. Kari and I came to Pedasí, gambling on the chance that the good things I had read about the place were true. They were. We loved it so much that we continued to return here every winter for five years straight, staying at the sports club just down the street...
"I tell you what, I could not recreate this kind of life back in Napa. It's half the cost, and you can live well," says Bob, a retired military lawyer from California. We're sitting on the terrace of a café in Braga, Portugal—a pleasant walkable city about an hour's drive north of Porto. The Romans started building Braga about 2,000 years ago.
A long-time expat, until recently Wendy made her home on the other side of the globe, in Vietnam. Now, in Mexico, what similarities, and indeed, what differences does she find in her new home?
Whether your idea of paradise is a sunny Mediterranean beach or the freshness of a high-altitude town, four seasons, or eternal spring, our climate category is designed to hlp you discover your ideal-weather haven. Read why the countries below made our top five list, and discover the 2023 titleholder of the best in climate category.
Many people have an outdated perspective of life in Colombia. The dark days of Pablo Escobar and the drug cartels that are still portrayed in the Netflix series Narcos, are long gone. However, the question of safety in Colombia remains constant. So, from someone who has lived in the country since 2012, let's get right into it and I will address the...
With costs such as healthcare constantly on the rise in the U.S. and our retirement approaching, in 2016 my husband Dan and I started casting about for a new country to call home. Being avid readers of International Living, many lands sprang to mind but one stood out—Panama. So, we registered for International Living's February 2017 Fast Track Panama Conference.
“The healthcare here is truly excellent,” Cheryl says. “I’ve actually gone to the doctor more often in the three years I’ve been living in Colombia than I did over a lifetime in the U.S. It’s 3,600 pesos for a GP appointment—that’s about $8. And for that, you get actual care from an actual doctor. A full chat and diagnostic, not just a lookover from a nurse and then...
Famous for its summer Jazz Festival, Montreux, on the eastern shores of Lake Geneva, exudes Old World European elegance and oozes natural beauty. Mountains rise sharply from the lakeside in this region, giving the whole town an air of drama. Foliage ranges from ubiquitous Washington Palms to an interesting mix of conifers and deciduous trees.