World’s 25 Best Retirement Destinations

Ecuador named world's best retirement haven for 2010

News Release from International Living Ecuador tops IL’s Annual Retirement Index for the second year running For Kent and Christina Zimmerman, leaving Colorado for Cuenca, Ecuador felt like making a huge jump without a net. But after a year in the country that tops International Living’s 2010 Retirement Index, they’re loving their new lives in [...]

End-of-Year Lists

eiffel tower new year

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) Australia (moved up from #5 in 2009) Switzerland (down [...]

8 Lists of Global Cities

Forbes list of The World’s Most Expensive Cities to Live. According to Forbes, the 10 most expensive cities are: Tokyo, Japan Osaka, Japan Moscow, Russia Geneva, Switzerland Hong Kong, China Zurich, Switzerland Copenhagen, Denmark New York, USA Beijing, China Singapore

Happy Labor Day! Here Are a Few Expat Blogs to Enjoy

I thought I’d post a list of some well known and not-so-well known personal expat blogs to enjoy over the long Labor Day (in the US anyway) weekend.

Cuenca, Ecuador Named Best Retirement Haven

Rope Market, Cuenca, Ecuador

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 retirees..

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