Articles that include retirement destinations outside the USA. These will generally have a much lower cost of living and other benefits for retirees.
Four Countries in Four Months From January through April 2018, my wife, Paulette and I felt like homeless vagabonds aimlessly wandering. It wasn’t the happiest time of our retirement, and we had no clear direction for our lives. We had lived in Cuenca, Ecuador for 3 months. By the first week in January 2018, we …
Since retiring at the end of 2015, my wife Paulette and I have made a study of retiring outside the USA. We are now experts in that subject, especially in Latin America. And one of the best places we lived was Cuenca. There are many reasons to retire in Cuenca Ecuador. But no place is …
Hello Everyone! The articles on this website have previously been written by my husband, Steve. But I decided it would be useful to share my thoughts from a woman’s perspective on retiring to Roatan Honduras. I hope this article will both educate and encourage you to think about taking this step toward a new chapter …
A reader asked a question that gave me a great idea for a post. Why is the cost of living important? My goal with this post is to talk about why the cost of living matters, and then explore why it is so much lower outside the USA. The map above paints a great picture …
They call it “Pase del Niño Viajero. The English translation is “the Passage of the traveling child” and of course refers to Jesus and his parents, Joseph and Mary. This is the Christmas parade in Cuenca, and it is a really big deal to the citizens. It draws visitors from all over Ecuador. It is …