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Eat Like A King, In Belize
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Let’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 […]
Stretch Those Dollars in Dominican Republic: Your Retirement Paradise
Thursday, September 20th, 2007From the Miami Herald, we learn a little more of what makes the Dominican Republic a retirement paradise for so many people.
“The appeal of living or retiring in places where the weather is milder and dollars stretch further is easy to grasp.
But what makes a good retirement spot is often different than what makes 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 […]
The Belize Belikin Fest Has Begun!
Friday, September 14th, 2007Have you moved to Belize yet? If you’re already there, the Belikin Fest has begun! It will run until September 16th, and you really ought to go. What’s that? You don’t know what ‘Belikin’ is? After you’ve lived in Belize for a while, you’ll know. Belikin Beer is a […]
Your Panama City Budget
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007Panama City is one of the most beautiful and modern cities in all of Central America. It has the Canal, of course, but it has much, much more!
Besides the beauty, convenience, English, shopping, and other essentials, I want to point out that a frugal person can live well in Panama City for very little […]
Starbucks and Guatemala: That’s RIGHT!
Friday, September 7th, 2007While we’re still on the subject of Guatemala, did you know that this lovely Caribbean nation is the #1 provider of coffee to all of the Starbucks chains in the United States? That’s right.
Guatemala is famous for many things, coffee among the rest, and Starbucks knows good coffee.
Starbucks buys its coffee from several Central […]
Guatemala: Pensionado Paradise!
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007If you are thinking about moving permanently to the Caribbean, why not consider Guatemala as your retirement destination?
Guatemala is very inexpensive, yet it has almost anything you would want or need. Why live in the ice and snow and pay a fortune for it, when you can live on a white-sand beach and pay […]
Law #9: Panama Is The Greatest!
Tuesday, September 4th, 2007If you are considering choosing Panama as your retirement destination, Law Number 9 just might be the deal-sealer for you!
Most Central American countries have very appealing pensionado programs, or other programs especially aimed at retirees, but Panama’s Law #9 blows them all out of the water.
For one thing, Panama offers Law #9’s benefits to anyone […]
Shopping in Belize
Friday, August 17th, 2007Mr. and Mrs. John Madeira go shopping in Belize! Everything is an adventure in Central America, you know.
“We started to go to Belmopan (20 miles) for breakfast a little more often. Diane thought it would be interesting to see how many stops we make on a typical trip to Belmopan.
First of all I […]
