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Have you always wanted to go crazy with coriander? Or daydreamed of a love affair with limes, but never quite knew what to do with them? Find out more in this month's Travel Press Talks...

The north coast of Ecuador is one of the most beautiful and least expensive that you’ll find anywhere. This natural section of coastline has changed little during more than a decade of International Living coverage.

Three years ago, my partner Kevin and I were driving down the motorway, on our way home from looking at potential rental properties in Hull, England. I was reading an overseas investment magazine when I noticed a small advertisement on the back page for a hotel in northeastern Brazil for sale.

The short-term rental market in Fortaleza, Brazil, is strong. Quality condos (typically, small two-bedroom units) in the Beira Mar area of the city rent for $84 a night in high season and $63 a night in low season.

You’ve settled into your dream life in that villa by the sea. You’re retired. Or you’re a “trustafarian.” Or you’ve invested well and don’t need to work for income any more.

Where can you find a solid stone village house of 1,400 square feet, ready to move into, for $84,000? Your neighbors make a world-famous white wine, and on your doorstep is a nature reserve and one of Europe’s last wild rivers.

On the stretch of coast between Atacames and Bahía, you’ll find a way of life that many people dream of but few ever find. A warm-weather haven, where you can live well on less than $1,000 a month…enjoy inexpensive, fresh tropical fruits and vegetables all year…and buy a small rental unit for $28,000 or a new 1,200-square-foot beachfront condo for $73,000…

In mythology, Cyprus was the birthplace of Aphrodite, goddess of love. An island in the eastern Mediterranean, its year-round sunshine, favorable tax rates, and lower living costs have seduced 60,000 expats into settling here.