 About 500 people are gathered in Quito, Ecuador right now for International Living’s Ultimate Event 2010. They’re learning about life in a bunch of countries where it’s possible to live well on $2,000 a month or less. Can’t be there with them? They’re offering the Ultimate Event 2010 Conference-At-Home Kit, and guaranteeing satisfaction.
Continue reading It’s Time to Fall in Love with Your Life Again  Guest Post by Kathy Nicholls
photo by Kathy Nicholls Nothing is quite as wonderful as living 10 minutes from the Caribbean Sea. In 2008, I had the opportunity to relocate to Barbados, contracted by the government of Barbados to set up a school to train medical transcriptionists. The two years I lived there changed Continue reading Living On Bajan Time International Living’s annual Quality of Life Index. Every year, IL produces a Quality of Life index, which usually differs quite a bit from their recommendations on best places to retire. France has topped the list for several years running.
France (was #1 last year as well) Continue reading End-of-Year Lists According to Forbes.com, Bahrain scored the top spot in HSBC’s recent survey of 3,100 expats. They admit this might be a fluke — only 31 responses came in from Bahrain, compared to 450 from the UK, for example. But it’s an interesting list, nonetheless. Canada moved down from its No. 1 spot last
Continue reading Bahrain: World’s Friendliest Country? Live and Invest Overseas publisher Kathleen Peddicord has named the Top 10 Retirement Havens for 2010, and the list includes some surprises.
Panama occupies the top spot, and Peddicord comments that “this country manages to become more appealing all the time.” Vietnam Her Top 10 picks include: Panama Continue reading Top 10 Retirement Havens Hospital in Guadalajara In Mexico, that is. That’s the headline in today’s email postcard from the Overseas Opportunity Letter. I thought I was done writing about health care, for a little while anyway. But this postcard caught my attention. Author Therese Lewis goes on to discuss in some detail the upside of Mexican health Continue reading Save Up To 50% on Health Care Costs International Living has just named Cuenca, Ecador its Best Retirement Haven for 2009. The cover story, in the September issue of the magazine, outlines why Cuenca beat out the competition as the best place for expat Continue reading Cuenca, Ecuador Named Best Retirement Haven If your overseas move will include doing business, the World Bank has just published a list that might help you narrow your search. According to their annual Doing Business report, the countries most favorable to starting a small- to medium-sized business are:
Singapore New Zealand Obviously, ease of starting a business is not Continue reading Doing Business Abroad First of all, let me state that I’m a big fan of International Living. Their magazine and their daily postcards are gold mines of information, and I’ve also bought several of their country books. But last week, they just floored me, and I’ve come to the conclusion that it comes back to the profit motive. Because IL is a business, and they want to make money, they gave some advice that I really disagree with. Continue reading What Were They Thinking? |
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