Locally, there are two golf courses in Chapala and Ajijic. One is in Chula Vista, which is in between the towns of Chapala and Ajijic. It is a no-cart course, hilly with short fairways, but tricky so that is one where you have to have a really good short game. It is a nine-hole course with two tees for each hole so you can play 18-holes or different approaches.
The business culture in Portugal can be frustrating. The biggest problem in Portugal, as in other southern European countries, is that the legal system does not work. If you have a dispute to try and recover a debt, your case could take up to 15 years to get heard and there are people who use that situation to their advantage. The business culture here in Portugal is not at par as with Anglo-Saxon models; it has a much lower level. 
We know of no country which requires a person to obtain a second passport to retire or work abroad. 
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We have many friends who are living the day-to-day hardship of the crisis in America. They choose to stay and deal with the political, economic and emotional stress on a daily basis. It takes a toll on everyone of all ages. 
A Sunday afternoon turns from day to night quickly as dark, heavy clouds cover the sky. Lightening bolts across the dark sky and distant thunder rumbles to announce the coming storm. Lights come on like twinkling stars in homes across the valley and up and down the beach. It doesn’t rain here; it is far away but welcome no matter. The fresh scent of rain comes across on the wind and cools off the balcony.