"Every morning in Panama we wake up and say, 'It's another beautiful day,'and it has never stopped. We love it here," says Donna James of her and husband Ron's six-month stays in Panama. "We go for a lot of walks and love morning coffee on the side patio, and evening drinks watching the sunset. Our area is full of birds, so the bird-watching is wonderful,
Most people would think a young girl growing up in Anchorage, Alaska, would not necessarily dream of becoming an opera singer. But Mara Gano’s love of culture far exceeded Alaska’s rugged reputation for dog-mushing or...
A year before his retirement, when Keith Paul was visiting Florence, Italy, he saw artists sitting on street corners, relaxing as they sketched landscapes, and thought how cool that would be to do. But he felt his artistic talent was limited to being able...
Deana Culp is part pioneer woman, part international explorer, and part math and Spanish teacher. She feels her sense of adventure is in her DNA—inherited from her grandmother, who boarded a boat in Switzerland at age 16, with...
“Without exception, everyone I have met has been friendly and welcoming. Perhaps this all has something to do with the idea that ‘rushing’ isn’t living. It seems everyone has time to say ‘bonjour’ or ‘bonsoir’ as we encounter each other on the...
Imagine a life lived outdoors…surrounded by lush green rainforest and breathing brisk mountain air. With sunny mornings, afternoon showers, and clear skies again at sunset. Temperatures never fall below 65 F and rarely climb above 85 F. Five-minute...
“I love this island,” Brian Gruber says of his new tropical home. “I can be alone when I want to be, but have everything I need at my fingertips. I take regular yoga lessons, but can also enjoy more hedonistic pleasures. The reggae bar near my home...
In 2010, Larry John paid $142,000 for his three-bedroom, two-bathroom condo with a sea view, in Penang, Malaysia. It's off a tree-lined street in a well-kept, gated development, with a top-of-the-line gym and swimming pool.
After Bill Carmine had heart bypass surgery and was diagnosed with diabetes, retirement was looking grim for him and his wife Lynn. “Even though Bill was on disability, Medicare, and we had supplement insurance, the medical expenses were outrageous," says Lynn.
“The one word that always comes to mind when asked how I like living here is ‘contentment,’” says Ann Winters of her retirement on the Caribbean island of Roatán. “I have never felt so content anywhere.” Ann and her husband Ron have much to be content about.