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Mexico: Healthcare, Food, Prices, and a Laid-Back Lifestyle
Monday, October 1st, 2007
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Panama Pensionados Speak Up
Friday, September 28th, 2007Panama has a fantastic pensionado program, and Americans are flocking to this beautiful Central American country in droves.
People speak English in Panama, and American money is good there, too.
Healthcare? Panama has excellent health care: doctors, and hospitals, and. . . you name it. Procedures that are priced out of most retirees’ reach are […]
La Gringa in Honduras: She’s Absolutely FANTASTIC!
Thursday, September 27th, 2007La Gringa’s Blogicito is one of the best blogs “out there,” when it comes to someone actually living in Honduras and writing about it regularly. La Gringa has all kinds of advice for the retiree who is thinking about Honduras, or who has already made the move.
I want to share with you one of […]
A New Life in Guatemala
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007You don’t have to be a resident to begin your new life in Guatemala. The Pensionado plan here is fantastic. Most foreigners get 90 days as a tourist, and you’d be eligible for another 90 days before you have to decide if you’re staying or returning to the States. I’m betting that […]
Eat Like A King, In Belize
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007Let’s pretend we’re living in Belize, and we need to go to the grocery store. How much money should we take with us?
Well, let’s see.
For two dollars, we can get a freshly-baked loaf of bread and some eggs. For another dollar, we can buy a cold bottle of freshly-squeezed orange juice. Do […]
Mexico and Panama in Top Four of Best Places On Earth To Retire!
Monday, September 24th, 2007From International Living magazine comes some interesting news about retiring to another country: the magazine’s 15th Annual Global Retirement Index shows that both Mexico and Panama are still in the Top Five, although Mexico has jumped up a few steps to overtake Panama as #1.
“Mexico jumped four places to take the top spot as the […]
Mexico: Your Health Care Dollar Will Go Much Farther!
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007More and more people of retirement age are moving to Mexico because not only will their dollar stretch much further in Mexico, but also their health care expenses will be much lower.
The combination can be irresistible to people who are or will soon be living on a fixed income.
Many of these fixed incomes require a […]
Plantains: You’ll Be Eating Them In Belize, Panama, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua!
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007In yesterday’s post, I promised you more information about plantains, and here it is:
First of all, plantains are not bananas, even though they look like bananas. Plantains are not eaten raw, as bananas are; plantains must be cooked.
Plantains play an important role in Central American cuisine; they are a staple vegetable, as potatoes are […]
Sunrise in Belize Is Truly A Thing Of Splendor
Monday, September 17th, 2007Retirees in Belize notice something different about the dawn: it doesn’t last very long!
Belize is very close to the equator; therefore, the sun rises really fast. If you blink, you’ll miss it! Many people who live in Belize are up well before the dawn, conducting business, sipping coffee, just so they might […]
American Retirees in Panama Find Much To Do, Little To Regret
Thursday, September 13th, 2007The Washington Post has a very interesting article online about several retirees who decided to retire overseas.
I know that many of our readers are interested in overseas retirement, particularly in Central America, and the testimony of people who actually DID IT means much more than raw statistics.
Here are a few excerpts from the article, by […]
