International Living

Inside this Issue: A million-dollar home for $300,000 in Costa Rica… Plus: Robinson Crusoe-style retreats on seven of the world’s best islands; Successfully reinvent yourself overseas; The five best areas for expats in Montevideo, Uruguay…and much more.

If you’re looking for a laidback lifestyle in a tropical paradise then Roatan, the largest of the Honduran Bay Islands, fits the bill. Just a two-hour direct flight from Houston or Miami it’s the kind of place where dressing up means wearing flip flops.

There has been a lot of hand-wringing lately over the slowdown in official Chinese GDP growth,” writes IL Finance Editor, Chris Hunter

Life moves at a much slower pace now. It’s very different from how things were three or four years ago. Today I wake up to a beautiful blue ocean view from my home on the Mexican island of Cozumel.

When you ask folks who live on an island what drew them to life on a curio of clay, they tend to respond by saying things like, “I can live simply without much interference.”

No matter how affordable the destinations we talk about are, the simple fact is: You can’t live anywhere for free…But what if you had an income that went with you?

They may not have the tropical vibe or clear blue waters of the Caribbean or the Far East, but the islands of Europe do exude their own brand of natural beauty…and are infused with history.