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There is an international airport in San Jose del Cabo, where there are direct flights from other parts of Mexico and the United States such as California and Texas. There are also Canadians who come from that airport. If you are going to Los Cabos, it is more common to arrive at the San Jose del Cabo airport. 

 

There is another airport in Cabo San Lucas, but is more for private planes. There is a third airport in La Paz. 

 

There is an international airport in San Jose del Cabo, where there are direct flights from other parts of Mexico and the United States such as California and Texas. There are also Canadians who come from that airport. If you are going to Los Cabos, it is more common to arrive at the San Jose del Cabo airport. 

 

There is another airport in Cabo San Lucas, but is more for private planes. There is a third airport in La Paz. 

 

The local government of Los Cabos is working on getting more direct flights from different cities in the United States for an easier way to access Los Cabos.  

 

(SJD Los Cabo airport terminal,San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, pictured,)

Well... in my case I had little choice- my preferred country, Australia has become too expensive for me so I had to find somewhere that made my meager pension and savings go further. The argument that everywhere else is as costly as 'home' is false.

 

Originally my motivations were better prospects, warmer weather that cured my chest infections and a better future for my kids.  These are universal motivations, surely? Therefore I find some...

Well... in my case I had little choice- my preferred country, Australia has become too expensive for me so I had to find somewhere that made my meager pension and savings go further. The argument that everywhere else is as costly as 'home' is false.

 

Originally my motivations were better prospects, warmer weather that cured my chest infections and a better future for my kids.  These are universal motivations, surely? Therefore I find some of the comments a bit wide of the mark. 

 

Besides that, I felt I had become a burden to my 'family' and this would get worse, meaning I'd be ever more dependent.   At 70 this was not an option. The ME age has been hard for most older people. So I live in exile, really- and I'm not alone in this. 

 

(Pictured: Opera House in Australia.)

Most of the expats in Cayo are between their 40s and 70s. Most of them are very laid back and they just came to Belize to retire and have a good time. There are other expats who come to Belize with plans of retiring but I guess sometimes you just can’t keep still or stay home and just relax so they open some businesses or they join different investments.  Some expats partner with Belizeans who have local knowledge and the expats provide the capital to back it up.

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Most of the expats in Cayo are between their 40s and 70s. Most of them are very laid back and they just came to Belize to retire and have a good time. There are other expats who come to Belize with plans of retiring but I guess sometimes you just can’t keep still or stay home and just relax so they open some businesses or they join different investments.  Some expats partner with Belizeans who have local knowledge and the expats provide the capital to back it up.

 

The expats in Cayo are very amicable and very nice. They try to blend in with the community as well. The expats here in Cayo are a mix of Americans and Canadians. I have not seen a lot of Europeans or South Americans here but the Belize Tourism Board is working towards those markets at the moment. We will probably see an influx of them coming in to Belize in the next 10 years or so.  

 

(Ivanka Trump's Instagram picture of her recent stay in Belize, piictured.)

I think a woman would be better placed to respond to how women and girls are treated in Portugal, but I suppose I can provide a perspective. Women are generally respected in Portugal and having lived abroad for so many years and observing Portugal, I see a fondness for matriarchs that is perhaps not present in many Western countries. A particular concern for those visiting the country is whether women are safe – in a sense related to a sense of how women may be perceived –...

I think a woman would be better placed to respond to how women and girls are treated in Portugal, but I suppose I can provide a perspective. Women are generally respected in Portugal and having lived abroad for so many years and observing Portugal, I see a fondness for matriarchs that is perhaps not present in many Western countries. A particular concern for those visiting the country is whether women are safe – in a sense related to a sense of how women may be perceived – when visiting Portugal. I would have to say that it is one of the safest countries with which I have been associated, and in particular women can freely walk at night without substantially greater fear than men.

 

Women have historically had very traditional roles in Portuguese culture, namely those associated with providing a core stability of the family unit. This has unfortunately meant that tasks such as cooking, raising children, and matters relating to managing a household, are automatically associated with the mother and therefore changing this has been difficult. However, my perception is that the biggest catalyst for change is the workplace. Despite the balance still being far in favour of males in senior positions, there are many talented women who have proved their worth by choosing careers where the glass ceiling is less in evidence. Medical careers, including nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and medicine, pharmacy, life sciences and to a certain extent teaching, have propelled women into more senior roles in business, R&D and education, for example. This has not happened in engineering, politics or construction, which continue to be male-dominated. I would say however, that women are no more likely to be treated poorly in the workplace than are men, and ironically my perception is that supervision by the opposite sex often results in better people management in Portugal than being managed by someone of one’s own sex.

 

Of course, I am happy to admit that I may have it all wrong as regards how women are truly perceived in the workplace… what I can say is that most traditional corporate environments in Portugal still expect men to work long hours whenever necessary and place much less emphasis on the importance of a male family role than, for example, many Anglo-Saxonic countries.

 

(Women of two generations, Portugal, pictured.)