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International Living
Episode 18: Travel & Retirement Overseas as a Gay, Interracial Couple
Jim Santos delves deeper into Todd and Damon’s experience of cultures around the world. As a gay couple, did they encounter prejudice? As a Black man, did Damon feel any sense of discrimination in the countries he and Todd spent time in?
Episode 17: 28 Countries Later – How We Traveled The World as Roving Retirees
Armed with a sheaf of notes they’d taken from an International Living conference, and an ambitious desire to see and experience more of the world, Todd and Damon quit their jobs, sold their home, let go of their old lives, and set off. Friends thought they were crazy. Family members cried. Colleagues figured they’d soon be back…
IL Connects: Retire Earlier, Better with More Social Security: Six-Figure Secrets to Max Out Your Benefit with Steve Garfink, author of Social Security Secrets
March 2023 - Welcome to the seventh edition of your IL Connects Live Sessions.
Episode 16: My Dream Life on the Caribbean Island of Grenada
Sensitive and insightful, evocative and inspiring, Sarah’s article portrays an island nation that may not enjoy the same wealth or development as some of its neighbors, but which makes up for all that with benefits—friendliness, acceptance, wonderful weather, a distinctive culture—that are more valuable than any GDP score. We had to invite her onto the podcast for a more detailed look into life on Grenada.
Episode 15: Easy Living in Cuenca, Ecuador’s Most Popular Retirement Haven
In this week’s podcast, host, Jim Santos speaks to expat Donna Stiteler. For many years, Donna served as International Living’s Ecuador Correspondent from the city of Cuenca, Ecuador. Cuenca, a highland city built in a steep-sided valley deep in the Andes mountains, is an established expat location. In fact, many would claim that it’s the world’s premier expat city.
Episode 14: Puerto Vallarta vs Playa del Carmen
Caribbean or Pacific? Old-World Colonial or Modern International? Dry and dramatic or green and lush? In the end, it came down to a battle between Puerto Vallarta on Mexico’s Pacific coast, and Playa del Carmen on the Caribbean Riviera Maya.
February 2023
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Episode 13: Discovering the South of France’s Secret (and Affordable) Celebrity Village
In this week’s podcast, host, Jim Santos speaks to International Living France Correspondent Tuula Rampont, who transplanted her life from Southern California to Southern France back in 2010.
Roundtable for Platinum Circle Members – Meet our New Contributors Shane Kenny and Sally Pederson
Meet Shane Kenny, our Belize Correspondent, and Sally Pederson, our Spain Correspondent. They share their “how I got here” stories and talk about what’s on the horizon for their respective countries in 2023. And they answer attendee questions.