Most people who move abroad enjoy the familiarity of an existing expat community and seek out destinations with a number of expats already in residence. But not everyone. There are a few of us who want to live among the local community, become a part of the local culture, and are happy if we rarely […]
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Find Real Character In Buenos Aires’ Oldest Neighborhood Plus: Skeptical About These Brazil Beachfront Lots… “This is the soul of Buenos Aires,” the cab driver assured me in his heavily Italian-accented Spanish, “…the heart of Argentina.” Out of metaphors, he stopped the cab at Calle Defensa in the old San Telmo district of Buenos Aires,
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Plus: Watch Out For The Condo Fees Nestled on more than 10 miles of uninterrupted sandy beach, Bucerías has just about everything you’d hope to find in a Mexican beach town. The beaches are long, sandy, and relatively uncrowded and unspoiled when compared to those of nearby Puerto Vallarta. The cobblestoned streets see their share
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Puerto Vallarta: Enjoy Rich Amenities at a Reasonable Price Today’s strong dollar has created a lot of terrific opportunities around the world, and one of today’s best bargains is here in Mexico. The dollar’s buying power here is up over 100% since 2008, so most everything in Mexico is now selling for half price. Even
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Plus: Buying With Your 401k More On Daniel Ortega If you’re paying attention to the news these days, you’ve heard plenty about the Zika virus. It’s just one of many mosquito-borne diseases, and some—like malaria, yellow fever, and dengue—can be far worse than Zika. Dengue alone accounts for 25,000 deaths per year. And Zika seems
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Peru: Offering The Best Destination You’re Not Hearing About Plus: She’s Stealing Your Apartment! And Where To Invest US$150,000 My first trip to Peru revealed one of my absolute best discoveries in Latin America… and also one of my most disappointing. And my biggest and best surprise was found by looking into Peru’s immigration and
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A Low Entry Point Into Cali’s Lucrative Rental Market Plus: Receiving Medicare Abroad, And Pairing Belize With Mexico For Overseas Living I was out taking photos of Cali, Colombia, and I came across an attractive Italian bakery on a corner in the El Peñón neighborhood. In a provincial style, it had a heavy wooden door
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Plus: “My 8-Year-Old Students Can Write Better Than You…” I’ve often made reference to self-directed IRAs, and the fact that you can use them to invest in property overseas… as well as for many other non-traditional investments. I’ve even compared them to self-directed 401Ks. This is a popular and important topic, and many of you
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Plus: How Can You Get A Decent ROI With All Those taxes? Almost everyone has a mental image of what their dream retirement home or vacation home could look like. And this image often includes swaying palms, crystal-clear warm waters, and white sandy beaches. Throw in sportfishing, great food, and a funky Caribbean town, and
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Plus: Beaches, Climate, Expat Community, Restaurants, And Sex “Seas Are Rising At Fastest Rate In Last 28 Centuries” In case you missed it, this was a page-one headline in the New York Times last week. The article reported on new statistics that quantify the current sea level rise and refine previous disaster predictions. Current models
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