Easy-going coastal havens. Sleepy mountain retreats. Buzzing historical cities. The retirement you always dreamed of is within your reach, even if it sometimes seems to be slipping from your grasp. Every year, readers of International Living make the decision to relocate to locations where their dollar...
The ancient Polynesians traveled among thousands of tiny islands and atolls across the Pacific in double-hulled sailing canoes. Using celestial navigation, an intimate knowledge of tides and currents, and following the flight patterns of birds, their reach stretched to Rapa Nui (Easter Island), according to some experts.
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Costa Rica 101: Where to Go, What to Expect, and Everything You Need to Know to Live Better for Less is your guide to moving to and living in this beautiful Central American country. You’re about to discover a fantastic, exciting, and REALISTIC way to travel, explore and experience the world for as long as Read more...: Costa Rica 101
In the December issue, International Living correspondent, Jim Santos travels to Buenos Aires and packs a lot of the city into one weekend. There are three things that are hard to avoid in Buenos Aires—the tango, Eva Perón, and good food, and on Jim's recent trip there with his wife, Rita, they embraced all three. With dozens of tango shows to choose from, in all price ranges, the first item on the agenda for Jim and Rita was to book one. Their hotel helped them find just what they were looking for—a good show with a live band that included dinner. With that organized, they were ready to turn their attention to something else that is a source of great national pride in Argentina—Eva Perón.
In this issue, discover how a few entrepreneurial-minded expats are turning their relocation experience into a money-maker. John McWilliams and Earl French are hosting seminars from their home in Mexico, and in the South of France Dennelle Taylor Nizoux is helping Anglophones find their perfect community. In our cover story, find out all the ways you can make money helping fellow expats live their dream. Also in this issue, you’ll learn how to create the perfect portable income with skills you already have. And our Ecuador Correspondent, Wendy DeChambeau, tells you about the latest opportunity hitting the South American food scene. Read this and much more inside…
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“The story begins in 1936 in Chiang Mai, Thailand, when a three-year-old boy named Manop was handed a ‘vultures egg’ by his grandmother,” says IL Correspondent Rachel Devlin. “The egg was actually a simple rock and Manop’s imaginative...
The first thing you notice is the colors. Cobalt blue skies and turquoise waters…blindingly white sand beaches. Waterfalls of purple, yellow, and magenta bougainvillea tum-bling over ancient stone walls.
People have used roofs made of natural vegetation for thousands of years. In northern Europe, a thatch roof—of reeds, heather, straw, or rushes—provides very effective insulation (many say better than the artificial stuff).