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For many, the dream of someday retiring to their own home on a tropical island is just that; a dream. But for former Canadians, Lawrie and Lynda Lock, others’ dreams are their affordable reality.
Volcán has a lot to offer expats looking for a place to live in the Chiriquí highlands. The cooler days and nights, beautiful scenery, and laidback lifestyle are a great attraction. Located an hour from the main city of David and the Pacific Ocean...
When Shane and Bette Ortell decided it was time to leave the snowy mountains near Aspen, Colorado and move to a warmer climate, they started doing research and in 2013 attended an International Living conference...
There is a common thread in the conversation that many expats have when they first move to Belize and try to find long-term rentals—it is hard to do. There are many reasons for this, and I’ve experienced them while trying to rent in two of the most popular areas of Belize, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, and Placencia.
In the beach hub of Coronado—home to one of Panama’s most active expat communities—you can find apartments from about $190 per square foot and houses from as little as $150. In the cool, breezy mountain destination of Boquete, houses have historically been much more common, but these days apartments are...
Panama City has been my base since January 2007. Prior to that my shortlist included Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, even Roatan, Honduras...but I chose Panama City. I made the right choice. It's safe and stable and the weather is tropical and gorgeously warm all year round...
When I decided to move to Medellín I knew I wanted to buy an apartment. Previously, I’d lived in a house back home in New England, U.S., but now I was ready to give up the chores of cutting the grass, weeding the flower beds, painting the house...
Mallorca, the largest of Spain’s Balearic Islands, has been enticing foreigners to its sunny shores since the 1950s. Many a visitor has come on vacation, fallen under its spell, and decided to relocate to this Mediterranean gem...
Boquete's real estate is currently in a buyers' market. That means that you can easily negotiate the sales price right now as the high season is ending. The reference to "Boquete" in real estate terms generally includes all the small villages...
Surf, sun, and fun, that's Bocas del Toro, Panama, in a nutshell. For the many drawn here by cerulean Caribbean waters and immaculate white sands, Bocas does not disappoint. You can spend days motoring out to uninhabited...