IL Magazine: Discover the Best Retirement Haven + 24 More SUBSCRIBE NOW AND SAVE 35% about subscribing to International Living Magazine In 2015 I was contacted by a friend who leads trips to Peru. She asked me to come on her next trip and be her official videographer. In exchange, she'd reduce my trip fee, pay for extra meals, and pay my intra-country airfare: a total of about $2,000.
“The grand plan was to retire at age 55,” says Kent. “But discovering Medellín made it easy to do that sooner. Our cost of living is 65% lower than it would be in Denver, Colorado.”
Several years ago, my wife and I decided to spend our retirement years in our second homeland, Costa Rica. So why did we choose Jacó? It's hard to give just one reason...
We've had a number of enquiries over the last year regarding connectivity in Costa Rica, internet, cell reception, that sort of thing. Of course, people who want to move overseas want to know if the internet will be good enough to video chat...
A good college town generally guarantees plenty of culture, from concerts and dance to art exhibits, theater, and lecture series (a great way to practice your foreign-language skills if you’re an expat). Plus, depending on the college, you may even find good sports facilities…
Housesitting gave me the opportunity to try out new destinations for long stretches of time. If I liked them, I could find another housesit and continue to live there practically cost free.
Carol and Scott have been living in Brittany since 2016, and love how they can enjoy one of the most culturally rich countries in Europe—fine cuisine, beautiful architecture, a thriving art scene, captivating history—at a surprisingly low cost of living.
Surprisingly enough, it wasn’t just the sea and the beach that made me fall in love with this coastal Portuguese town. Cascais has a lot more to offer than just beautiful scenery and a laidback atmosphere.
With a long history of welcoming immigrants, this mid-size city on Mexico's west coast offers visitors more than the standard “golden trio” of great weather, reasonable prices, and a stunningly beautiful location. Mazatlán is one of...
Many baby boomers still don't know what's involved in creating a "go anywhere" income from freelancing. And they often don't even think to ask.