In this issue we present our annual Quality of Life Index. The U.S. looks like a pretty good choice for retirees. That’s good news, now that the collapsing dollar makes the rest of the world so much more expensive. Still, Vicki and I choose to live abroad. We’re Americans, but since 1981 (except for brief periods in Austin, Texas and in Las Vegas in the 1990s), we’ve lived overseas. Why? We have a spirit of adventure, the key to a quality retired life abroad.

Wooded valleys plunge to the infinite sapphire of the sea. Byzantine monasteries lie hidden in the folds of the hills. Winding through the olive groves, pathways lead to stone-built villages contentedly trapped in another time.