The phrase “the world is getting smaller” gets bandied about a lot these days. But I believe the opposite is true. With information about destinations all around the globe literally at our fingertips, the options for travel and overseas living are broader than ever. Faster and cheaper flights, low-cost accommodation providers like Airbnb, and money-saving travel tips that are shared online has made it easier than ever to explore all the options out there for travel and overseas living.
Take Eric and Larisa Hungerford. They loved to travel but were tired of short vacations overseas. So in 2017 they embarked on a roving retirement. They spent some time in Penang, Malaysia before heading to Malta and Vietnam is next on the list. Choosing where to go is half the fun: “We get to flip a coin and pick a place off our bucket list,” Eric says.
Although the world is getting bigger, we are more interconnected than ever before when overseas. With email, Skype, and good internet in most places around the world, it’s easy to stay in touch with family…and work from anywhere (I’m writing this note in the charming northern Thai city of Chiang Mai). John Williams had spent most of his life hundreds of miles from the sea, so when he moved to Ecuador with his daughter, he chose the small Pacific Coast beach town of Santa Marianita. “Living on the ocean in the middle of the planet has been a new and exhilarating adventure,” John says. John is still a licensed mortgage loan officer and is supplementing his Social Security by doing work for clients in the U.S. “Even in a little fishing village, I have fiber optic internet service,” he says.
Here at International Living, we are always looking to make the overseas retirement world bigger. Our on-the-ground correspondents are always exploring and seeking out new and interesting retirement havens. This month, IL France Correspondent Stewart Richmond shares what he found on a recent trip to the southern French city of Perpignan, a place where two European cultures collide. “This is the place to be if you can’t decide whether you want to live in France or in Spain,” he says.
It’s a big world out there, filled with all new adventures and experiences for your overseas retirement. Turn the page to start exploring…
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