International Living Daily Postcards

There are several neighborhoods which most expats are drawn to in Lima, the most sought-after are Miraflores, San Isidro, and the decidedly bohemian Barranco which is my favorite....

This life could be yours. Plenty of everyday people are choosing to live on the water full-time—in their retirement, no less. After a bit of training and hands-on experience at home, they're tying up beside mega-yachts in the Mediterranean...finding large floating communities of like-minded expat sailors in the Caribbean...and island hopping in the Gulf of Thailand, heading wherever their fancy takes them.

Connecticut native Beth is a prime example of someone who left her expensive life in the U.S. behind for a more affordable one in Panama that saved her a total of $15,000 a year.

U.S. expat Paul swapped his stressful life back home for one of beautiful weather and low costs on the Brazilian coast.

Canadian expat Christine switched to a plant-based diet for health reasons, and she finds that it doesn’t impact her enjoyment of life in Lakeside, around Mexico’s Lake Chapala, one bit.