It’s spring in the southern hemisphere, which means that the southern right whales have returned to the shores around the Western Cape Peninsula. This annual migration is one of the world’s great natural wonders. And it’s a big part of why Allison Plen decided to put down roots in Sea Point, a cosmopolitan suburb bordering central Cape Town...
Scotland might sound like an unusual place to retire, but ours was an unusual retirement. For one thing, we deliberately moved from the Southern California sunshine to a land of wind and rain. For another, we brought our entire family along. Edinburgh is a small capital, with about half a million year-round residents...
Pizza is universal. Everyone understands it. Most people love it. It’s relatively easy to make, and anyway, it was my wife’s idea,” says James Devos with a smile. James never imagined himself running a pizzeria in small-town Thailand. To be fair, not many people would think of such a thing. But in 2013 he met a nurse’s assistant working in his hometown of Bridgeport, Connecticut...
Marion Seaman first visited Roatán with friends in the early ’80s, with no intention of making it her permanent home. She recalls that it wasn’t long before Roatán worked its magic on her. “A few months after I returned to the States, I walked away from everything, including the love of my life. I went to Roatán with only my suitcase, and a dream to spend my days wiggling my toes in the sand...
Kenny Guinn came to live full-time on the tropical island of Ambergris Caye, Belize, five years ago. “I come from Texas, mainly Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston. I worked in the printing and graphics industry for many years. But I’ve been coming to these parts since I was 18, and have been smitten with the area and people for many years now...
“I came here on vacation and quickly realized this is where I needed to be,” says Kathy Pow. She lives in Cabarete, a small beach town on the Dominican Republic’s north coast. With two international airports nearby, in Puerto Plata and Santiago de los Caballeros, it’s fairly easy to get to and from North America, with many direct flights from the major cities there...
Byron and Kelly Harker enjoyed their life in Canada. Both natives of Vancouver, their roots went deep, with family, friends, and jobs in the area. But adventure often comes calling at unexpected times, and this was the case with the Canadian couple. Today their home is nestled in the bucolic riverside landscape of France’s picturesque Loire Valley...
A GPS system, a rental car, and a few wrong turns. That’s how Debbie and Patrick Fishell found their way to the coastal town of Puerto Armuelles, Panama. Originally from Oahu, Hawaii, the couple were always keen travelers. “We spent eight years in Micronesia running a charter boat business, and all three of our children were born overseas...
After visiting a friend in Ao Nang, in western Thailand on the Andaman Sea, J.D. Gruen decided he wanted to live by the sea for the first time in his life. “I love it here. I prefer small-town life, even with the busy tourist areas here. It’s friendly and everything needed is within reach: supermarkets, computer shops, electrical shops, many good Western (non-Thai) and Thai restaurants.”
“Moving to Cambodia was the smartest decision I ever made,” says Ryan Preston with a smile. “Everything, and I mean everything, is affordable. I didn’t know what luxury was before coming here. My refrigerator is full of organic fruit, French wine and cheese, Australian lamb, Belgian chocolates…and you know what? I can buy whatever I want and still spend under $75 a week...