Best Places In The World To Retire

San Ignacio in the Cayo District in Belize is a pretty safe place. The most common crime that we have here would be petty theft. Someone might try to walk up to your house and get your garden hose but when you go around San Ignacio, the likelihood of getting robbed is almost nil. Getting robbed with someone holding you at gunpoint is extremely rare here in the Cayo District. We don’t normally have that kind of problem here.
 
If you listen to the news, you would sometimes...

San Ignacio in the Cayo District in Belize is a pretty safe place. The most common crime that we have here would be petty theft. Someone might try to walk up to your house and get your garden hose but when you go around San Ignacio, the likelihood of getting robbed is almost nil. Getting robbed with someone holding you at gunpoint is extremely rare here in the Cayo District. We don’t normally have that kind of problem here.
 
If you listen to the news, you would sometimes hear of some home invasions but that is usually when someone has their own employees or they have their own set of people too close to them and it turned out to be a bad situation. They always say that usually a crime is perpetrated by someone very close to you. It’s not like you are going to sleep at night and there are going to be complete strangers doing a home invasion. That may happen but it is not a common occurrence. 
 
In Belize, it is common to have bars on the windows. It is almost traditional and people keep their doors locked. It’s always been like that. I have lived here all my life and I have never been robbed or had a home invasion here in San Ignacio. The only problem I’ve seen here is petty theft, when I had something stolen out of my yard. 

 

(Pictured: home in Cahal Pech, San Ignacio, Cayo District, Belize.) 

What you will be most surprised about after moving abroad will depend on how open-minded you are, and of course as mentioned above, where you will be moving. But if you are open-minded and flexible, and don't put yourself into an expat bubble, you will be surprised how many of your basic assumptions will be called into question.

 

For example, many people tell me that they can't travel for a long time because they cannot imagine life without (then they name...

What you will be most surprised about after moving abroad will depend on how open-minded you are, and of course as mentioned above, where you will be moving. But if you are open-minded and flexible, and don't put yourself into an expat bubble, you will be surprised how many of your basic assumptions will be called into question.

 

For example, many people tell me that they can't travel for a long time because they cannot imagine life without (then they name certain possessions, habits, conveniences, their present friends and family, their native language, etc., etc.) You will be amazed how many of these things are either there when you thought they wouldn't be, or that you can, indeed, do without, or replace by others. True, many expats never let go, so if all you are moving for is to have the same things but maybe cheaper, then you will be missing out on the greatest rewards of moving.

 

(Jet Metier of Best Places in the World to Retire, talking to a woman from Oaxaca, Mexico, pictured.) 

Hello - I had 6 caps "installed" in the U.S. and it cost $9,000.  I had six more done by Dr. Gabriel Gonzalez in Chinandega, Nicaragua and it cost $800 and you cannot tell the difference. I am very happy with the results, and the cost!  Definitely get a referral from someone you trust, go to the dentist for a routine cleaning and see how you feel.  You can save a lot of money and be satisfied with the results if you do a little legwork in advance.

Hello - I had 6 caps "installed" in the U.S. and it cost $9,000.  I had six more done by Dr. Gabriel Gonzalez in Chinandega, Nicaragua and it cost $800 and you cannot tell the difference. I am very happy with the results, and the cost!  Definitely get a referral from someone you trust, go to the dentist for a routine cleaning and see how you feel.  You can save a lot of money and be satisfied with the results if you do a little legwork in advance.

Most of the firemen here in Portugal are volunteers. There are also a lot of volunteers in the health services in Portugal, especially for the elderly. There are also charities that collect for food banks and similar projects. The charities here in Portugal are all pretty good and effective.  

 

(Volunteer fire department Valença do Minho, Portugal, pictured.)

Most of the firemen here in Portugal are volunteers. There are also a lot of volunteers in the health services in Portugal, especially for the elderly. There are also charities that collect for food banks and similar projects. The charities here in Portugal are all pretty good and effective.  

 

(Volunteer fire department Valença do Minho, Portugal, pictured.)

Actually, El Valle de Antón is a very interesting place to visit, and in which to retire.  Peaceful, good weather, quiet, with a feel of being in the country, yet you have the necessary modern elements to pamper you with a comfortable life.  The locals are kind and helpful.  Many Panamanians have their weekend homes in El Valle de Antón for generations.  Now, more and more foreigners are seeking El Valle as a good choice to live permanently. ...

Actually, El Valle de Antón is a very interesting place to visit, and in which to retire.  Peaceful, good weather, quiet, with a feel of being in the country, yet you have the necessary modern elements to pamper you with a comfortable life.  The locals are kind and helpful.  Many Panamanians have their weekend homes in El Valle de Antón for generations.  Now, more and more foreigners are seeking El Valle as a good choice to live permanently.  The weather, plants and beauty are magnificent.  As is true of the rest of the country, there are rivers, waterfalls or lakes spread throughout the country, and rivers are too many to count.

 

One thing that makes El Valle very "peculiar" is its thermal waters. Visitors and locals go there to take a nice mud treatment, followed by a thermal water bath; a natural spa.

 

Also, I should mention the public market, especially Sunday morning, after church, as well as the bio diversified exotic zoo and orchid sanctuary, which is definitely, a place to visit.

 

With modern hotels, restaurants and houses, picturesque roads, hills, mountains, beautiful horses, situated at 2.5 hours from the city (Panama City), El Valle is one the towns in Panamá most worth a visit.