Start With A Secret And Travel The World The Easy Way

 

Editor-photoYou could say we start with secrets…those things unknown or unseen by most folks, and often kept hidden on purpose.

Each issue of International Living is planned with an urge to reveal secrets. What are the best beach towns for retirement in Central America? How much of a profit can you bank renting out your home in Tulúm, Mexico? What are the best places to get a second passport or open an offshore bank account? Can you get your Social Security benefits overseas? (On that last one, yes, you can in all but North Korea and a handful of other places you don’t want to retire to anyway.)

In your latest issue we reveal some fantastic secrets of affordable travel. For instance, Bob Patrick reveals how he’s been traveling the world without paying a cent for accommodation. It cost Bob less than $7,000 to spend two-and-a-half years enjoying life in Ecuador.

About 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador you’ll find the Galápagos Islands. This volcanic archipelago is unique and notoriously expensive to visit…unless you know what Connie Pombo knows. Discover how she explored these famous islands without the hefty price tag.

The most livable and enjoyable small cities in the world are often anchored by a university or two. They have something special, something you won’t find anywhere else. We reveal the secret of exactly what that is, and where you’ll find the five best for retirement in the world.

The Caribbean is known for laidback islands, white-sand beaches and high-priced real estate. IL Editor, Ann Kuffner, has a secret well worth sharing—an idyllic Caribbean island close to the U.S. where prices are at bargain levels.

Bali is a popular destination for expats and the island gets millions of visitors each year. But most never make it to the black-sand beaches of the north where expat Mike Henry reveals you’ll find monthly expenses—not including rent—of just $500.

Those are just some of the secrets we share with you this month.

—Eoin Bassett, Editorial Director

Home on Europe’s Celtic Fringe

Home on Europe’s Celtic Fringe

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In the northwest corner of Spain you find a land where the bagpipes, known locally as the gaita, is the preferred instrument, a hallmark of the region’s Celtic heritage. The Galicia province, one of the least-known Celtic nations, is littered with Celtic sites. These include ancient places of worship and stone huts similar to those found in other parts of the Celtic world. Festivals with Celtic origins continue to be celebrated. And the local language, Gallego, even has several words of Celtic origin. Today the region is an autonomous community within modern Spain.

You’ll Never Know All the Answers…Just Go

You’ll Never Know All the Answers…Just Go

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One afternoon, as I awoke from a short nap and looked upon the brilliant, blue-green waters of the Caribbean Sea only steps away from my front door, I had a powerful thought. Nothing of what is now my amazing, wonderful life would be possible if I had surrendered to the fears I had only a few years ago. When my wife Diane and I first embarked on our expat adventure, we had second thoughts, unanswered questions, and even an appropriate amount of fear.