Inside This Issue…The Secrets of Ecuador’s Valleys; Finding a New Home in Panama’s Chiriquí Province; The Guide to Renting in Bangkok, Thailand; Five Fabulous Towns Just One Hour from Paris; The Truth About Bitcoin…And Much More.
The soft light of dawn rising behind the tiered towers of Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple is a sight that will remain with you for a lifetime. The sky behind the temple turns from a deep blue to shades of pink and orange, with a perfect mirror image reflected in the ponds that lie in the temple grounds. Without a doubt, it’s the country’s biggest draw for foreign visitors.
Winner of the 2013 Global Retirement Index, Ecuador offers sophisticated historical cities…miles of unspoiled, sun-kissed beaches…fertile farmland…and temperate mountain hideaways…and all of it for pennies on the dollar. You can live well for a fraction of the cost of living back in the U.S. And with Ecuador’s official currency the U.S. dollar, you needn’t worry about complicated currency calculations or exchange risks.
The accepted story goes that as humankind progressed over the millennia, we abandoned our cave shelters in favor of constructed homes. But plenty of folks still live in dwellings carved out of volcanic rock, into mountains, rocky hillsides, cliffs, or quarries. And they aren’t living a primitive life in caveman-style homes, either (though they are referred to as “troglodyte” homes).
I remember clearly the knot that formed in my stomach as I approached the Colombian border for the first time. I had been living in Cusco, Peru, and in order to escape the rainy season there I was taking a trip. Colombia was a country that scared me. So why was I going? All I can say is curiosity had gotten the better of me. I had spoken with lots of backpackers passing through Peru and each and every one had told me Colombia was their favorite South American country.
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