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Stretch Those Dollars in Dominican Republic: Your Retirement Paradise
Thursday, September 20th, 2007
From 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Even MORE Reasons To Retire To Panama
Thursday, August 30th, 2007Panama is extremely attractive to retirees right now, and only part of it is the natural beauty of the country. Sure, the mountains are beautiful, the beaches are clean and uncrowded, the flowers are everywhere, the trees are huge and lovely, but Panama has much more to offer than merely beauty and perfect climate.
The […]
More Reasons To Relocate To Panama!
Monday, August 27th, 2007A $5.2 billion dollar expansion of the Panama Canal is currently underway, and accompanying this expansion is a renewed surge of interest in Panamanian property. If you already own property near the canal, I’m guessing that it will appreciate significantly.
But besides the Canal, Panama has so many other choices for Americans who are seeking […]
Highways in Belize
Thursday, August 16th, 2007More from John Madeira, this time about traveling some of the Belize highways.
“Each time I travel on the Hummingbird Highway, be it southeast to Dangriga or northwest to Belmopan, I can’t get over how beautiful the mountains and rivers are.
Within about ten miles of Dangriga and the shore of the Caribbean, the terrain flattens. […]
