Best Places In The World To Retire

​Foodies will not be disappointed by the restaurants in Mexico City.  The regional cuisines of Mexico are extremely varied, and are all well-represented in the city.  There is something to suit everyone´s palate and budget.

 

Several of the world´s top restaurants, including Michelin-rated hotspots, are located in Mexico City and offer modern versions of traditional dishes.  Obviously, "Mexican food" is a popular...

​Foodies will not be disappointed by the restaurants in Mexico City.  The regional cuisines of Mexico are extremely varied, and are all well-represented in the city.  There is something to suit everyone´s palate and budget.

 

Several of the world´s top restaurants, including Michelin-rated hotspots, are located in Mexico City and offer modern versions of traditional dishes.  Obviously, "Mexican food" is a popular restaurant type, but you might be surprised by the variety of regional cuisines available in Mexico City restaurants.  From tacos eaten standing on the sidewalk to elegant 12 course meals in chic venues, the options are endless.

 

Global flavors are also widely available, with Italian and Brazilian restaurants being very popular.  Happily, the growing Korean community in the city is widening the offering of Asian food.  Recently, Mexico City has joined the "pop up" or "hidden" restaurant trend, and growing numbers of savvy foodies are enjoying meals prepared by world-renowned chefs in private homes, hacienda courtyards, and "one-night-only" secret venues.  If you come to Mexico City, come hungry!

 

(Pork belly sopes,  Mexico, pictured.)

Nicaragua has many nature reserves, hills, mountains, and volcanoes for hiking. In some of them, especially nature reserves, there are established trails for hiking. Some of them are the Mombacho Volcano, which is a private reserve that offers 3 trails that vary in distance and time (2-5 hours).  Another nature reserve is Indio Maiz, where hiking is allowed only with a local guide and for a limited time. Another option with trails for hiking is La Garnacha,  a...

Nicaragua has many nature reserves, hills, mountains, and volcanoes for hiking. In some of them, especially nature reserves, there are established trails for hiking. Some of them are the Mombacho Volcano, which is a private reserve that offers 3 trails that vary in distance and time (2-5 hours).  Another nature reserve is Indio Maiz, where hiking is allowed only with a local guide and for a limited time. Another option with trails for hiking is La Garnacha,  a rural community within a nature reserve. Besides hiking, the place offers other activates as for volunteering in agricultural, vermiculture, cattle, and medicinal plant processes. Other nature reserves in Matagalpa, Jinotega, Nueva Segovia were originally coffee plantations; now people may hike through these mountains and enjoy pure air and impressive views.

 

Another type of hiking, a more adventurous hiking, can be performed on volcanos. On the Pacific side of Nicaragua, there are about 10 accessible volcanoes with heights varying from 700-1,700 meters (about 2,300 to 5,600 feet). Hiking or climbing these volcanoes may take between 5 to 10 hours. It is a unique experience within vegetation, rocks, sand. One of the best things is the view at the top.

 

On the other hand, camping is not so common in Nicaragua, and there are no specific sites for camping. Nevertheless, camping is accepted in many nature reserves and volcanoes-only with a granted permission. 

The question "what are the best places to live in the world" is too board to answer.  For the cities, I know you can find the best in Australia, New Zealand, Canada......  If money is not an issue, you will find a whole lot more.

 

In my opinion, the answer to this question also concerns the heart. If you have a secure home with a loving family and good friends around you, you already have one best and happiest places to live.

The question "what are the best places to live in the world" is too board to answer.  For the cities, I know you can find the best in Australia, New Zealand, Canada......  If money is not an issue, you will find a whole lot more.

 

In my opinion, the answer to this question also concerns the heart. If you have a secure home with a loving family and good friends around you, you already have one best and happiest places to live.

 

The Portuguese stew, called Cozido à Portuguesa, is a popular food in Portugal. It has all meat from pork, veal, and cow, and a lot of cabbage, carrots.  It’s a very rich and heavy meal that is a typical meal for winter in Portugal.
 
Not only women make this meal; everyone does. For example, in my house, I do it. People or families will make it slightly differently.
 
Then we have the barbecue fish, which we call Peixe na Grelha, which is basically just...

The Portuguese stew, called Cozido à Portuguesa, is a popular food in Portugal. It has all meat from pork, veal, and cow, and a lot of cabbage, carrots.  It’s a very rich and heavy meal that is a typical meal for winter in Portugal.
 
Not only women make this meal; everyone does. For example, in my house, I do it. People or families will make it slightly differently.
 
Then we have the barbecue fish, which we call Peixe na Grelha, which is basically just fresh fish on the barbecue. We just grill the fish, and it comes with stewed vegetables. We typically use sole fish, sardines, Rodalo. But the most famous is sardines, our grilled sardines.
 
And then we have another one, which is Arroz de Marisco, which is basically rice and seafood. This contains shrimp, lobster, octopus, calamares, and crab all mixed in a big pan and  cooked with wine, tomato, onions, and pepper; a lot of ingredients. And then the rice is cooked with the sauce of that stew. It’s a wonderful, shellfish rice.
 
The food is one of the main features in Portugal. We take it really, really seriously. If you cook something in a microwave in Portugal, people will get offended with you. There are restaurants in Portugal where you have to go by yourself in the kitchen and fetch cutlery and the plate and the cups and put it on the table. 
 
In Portugal we have Gourmet 3 Michelin Star restaurants and you have these restaurants where you feel at home that you walk into the kitchen, talk to the cook, choose fish, you tell him exactly what vegetables you want, you don’t want the ones that are in the menu, you choose them, and you bring your plates and your cups from the cupboard and you put it on top of your table. So we take food very seriously in Portugal. Not only that, we don’t have a meal in half an hour; we have a meal in two and a half hours… with a lot of wine and a lot of conversation.

 

(Salad menu at Blue Hostel and Suites, Cascais, Portugal, pictured.)