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Easiest Places in the World to Retire… Plus: How to Buy a Beach House in Brazil for $15,000; Fly Free–an Airfare Junkies Guide; Pick an Offshore Haven–7 Tips

A Trip to Costa Rica and $8,600—Thank You Dr Cordero!

A Trip to Costa Rica and $8,600—Thank You Dr Cordero!

By Nancy French August 2011

Visiting a U.S. dentist, Alan got a quote of $22,500. As longtime IL subscribers, we knew there were places where we could not only save a lot of money, but have a great vacation, too.

Read more: A Trip to Costa Rica and $8,600—Thank You Dr Cordero!
Your Business Abroad: 7 Tips

Your Business Abroad: 7 Tips

By Shanie Matthews August 2011

In the past 12 years we’ve created and run nine successful businesses, from managing a vineyard in San Rafael to creating a bustling vacation-rental company in Patagonia. To say the least, we have learned a few lessons along the way. Here are seven tips to help you create your own successful business abroad…

Read more: Your Business Abroad: 7 Tips
Nine Santiago Secrets from a Dominican Republic Expat

Nine Santiago Secrets from a Dominican Republic Expat

By Yana Beranek August 2011

Surrounded by a ring of mountains in the lush Cibao Valley, Santiago makes the ideal staging point for a visit to the Dominican Republic.

Read more: Nine Santiago Secrets from a Dominican Republic Expat
Where to Find Nicaragua’s Beach Bargains

Where to Find Nicaragua’s Beach Bargains

By Lee Harrison August 2011

I came away from my first visit to Nicaragua, in 2004, with a lopsided image of the coastal lifestyle in Central America’s largest country. There’s another, far more “authentic” and affordable environment to explore along this country’s central and northern Pacific coast.

Read more: Where to Find Nicaragua’s Beach Bargains
Seven Easy, Affordable Retirement Spots

Seven Easy, Affordable Retirement Spots

By August 2011

Darrell and Amy are just two of the thousands of expats who have made a new home abroad in a place where it’s relatively easy to settle in. Should that be your top priority when choosing a locale overseas?

Read more: Seven Easy, Affordable Retirement Spots
Dividends: Profits in the Power Sector

Dividends: Profits in the Power Sector

By Chris Hunter August 2011

Dividends “pay you” to own a stock…they can give you a regular income and they can help you pick profitable, mature companies that generate lots of cash. My favorite way to “get paid” dividends is in the Brazilian power-generating sector.

Read more: Dividends: Profits in the Power Sector
What to Ask Yourself Before You Choose Your Offshore Haven

What to Ask Yourself Before You Choose Your Offshore Haven

By Robert Bauman August 2011

Haven nations in which privacy was expected, guaranteed and delivered were numerous just two or three decades ago. They’re many fewer today. But you do still have choices. Which is right for you? It will depend.

Read more: What to Ask Yourself Before You Choose Your Offshore Haven
Boca Chica: Panama’s (Still) Hidden Paradise

Boca Chica: Panama’s (Still) Hidden Paradise

By Dan Prescher August 2011

“I had no idea it was like this,” my wife Suzan said. “This part of the coast is like Pirates of the Caribbean!” We were standing on the dock of Seagull Cove Lodge, a tidy little boutique hotel just outside the village of Boca Chica in Panama’s Chiriquí Province.

Read more: Boca Chica: Panama’s (Still) Hidden Paradise
Tapping into Ecuador’s Rising Middle Class

Tapping into Ecuador’s Rising Middle Class

By Herb Terry August 2011

Today, married to a pretty Ecuadorian, Henry is one of Quito’s most successful businessmen. For two years he traveled to Ecuador arranging mahogany shipments for a furniture company.

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IL’s Calendar of Events

IL’s Calendar of Events

By August 2011

The knife-edge mountain ridges in Costa Rica’s Southern Zone curve like a dragon’s spine, twisting and turning their way to the horizon and dropping sharply to the long sandy beaches that run along the coastline.

Read more: IL’s Calendar of Events
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Table of Contents

  • Download Your August 2011 Issue Here
  • Why You Should or Shouldn’t Retire Someplace “Easy”
  • Ten of the Best University Towns in Latin America
  • Drink Beer, Fling Tomatoes, Race Pigs: Festivals from Around the World
  • News and Notes from Around the World
  • Buying a $15,000 Beach House in Brazil Isn’t Easy—Here’s How
  • Colombia’s Remedy for the Big City Blues
  • With Our Child in Colonial Mexico
  • Finding Adventure in Retirement
  • An Airfare Junkie’s Guide to Flying for Free
  • A Trip to Costa Rica and $8,600—Thank You Dr Cordero!
  • Your Business Abroad: 7 Tips
  • Nine Santiago Secrets from a Dominican Republic Expat
  • Where to Find Nicaragua’s Beach Bargains
  • Seven Easy, Affordable Retirement Spots
  • Dividends: Profits in the Power Sector
  • What to Ask Yourself Before You Choose Your Offshore Haven
  • Boca Chica: Panama’s (Still) Hidden Paradise
  • Tapping into Ecuador’s Rising Middle Class
  • IL’s Calendar of Events
  • Wander Lisbon’s Alfama Neighborhood
  • Trek Bolivia: A Machu Picchu Alternative
  • Mongolia’s “Three Manly Games”
  • Is the Easiest Place Really the Right Place for You?

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