Best Places In The World To Retire

The best thing for me to do in Los Cabos – La Paz is to kick back and relax because my life is very hectic in the United States. 

 

The most famous thing to do and the number one thing that brought people to Los Cabos and La Paz in the first place is the sport fishing. You could fish for everything; either you want to catch something to put on the table for dinner or join the big marlin tournaments that they have in Los Cabos. I think the biggest...

The best thing for me to do in Los Cabos – La Paz is to kick back and relax because my life is very hectic in the United States. 

 

The most famous thing to do and the number one thing that brought people to Los Cabos and La Paz in the first place is the sport fishing. You could fish for everything; either you want to catch something to put on the table for dinner or join the big marlin tournaments that they have in Los Cabos. I think the biggest marlin tournament in the world, the Bisbee, is in Los Cabos, which is held every October. Fishing is what brought the Americans and the Canadians to Los Cabos back in the day. 

 

 

 

Now, Los Cabos – La Paz have some of the most beautiful golf courses designed by some of the most famous golf course designers like Jack Nicklaus and Robert Trent Jones. There's a new golf course designed by Tiger Woods. There are a couple of small golf courses that are affordable for average people, but you could be paying US $250 to $300 a day to play on them because they're spectacular golf courses. Some people go to Los Cabos – La Paz just for that. 

 

When I fly in, I like to see what kind of carriers and bags they have for these golf clubs. There are some spectacular pieces of luggage there. 

 

A lot of people like to go walking and hiking in the desert. There are also the traditional things that you do when you go to sports areas like sky diving. There are airplanes in Los Cabos that take you up to jump out the airplanes. You can go on the wave runners, parasailing, and rent ATVs. You can also go down to the beach and do just about anything. Now they've got ziplining, too. 

 

I always tell people, "If you're going to Los Cabos and La Paz and you're going to do these adventurous things, make sure that you have added extreme sports coverage in your travel insurance," because people don't think about that when they travel. If you get hurt during one of these activities and you don't have it added on to your travel insurance, you're not covered and they're always going to make you sign a liability waiver. When you're going to do these fun, adventurous things, you're going to sign a piece of paper before you get started, which says that the tour company is not responsible if you get hurt. 

 

I'm an insurance agent, but I'm also a mom and a grandmother, so I'm giving this advice to make sure you're always protected with insurance when you want to do these fun things.

 

(Fishing tournament, Cabos San Lucas, Mexico, pictured.)

The best reason to retire to Belize is to take a break and get out of that fast-paced world we are used to in North America. When you come to Belize you can relax, clear your mind, and be warm. Every time you go to town here in Belize is like an adventure. It is a very entertaining place. It makes you think and prepare.

 

There are a lot of great reasons to live here. Just to experience the Belizean culture is so much more fun. Everyone likes each other...

The best reason to retire to Belize is to take a break and get out of that fast-paced world we are used to in North America. When you come to Belize you can relax, clear your mind, and be warm. Every time you go to town here in Belize is like an adventure. It is a very entertaining place. It makes you think and prepare.

 

There are a lot of great reasons to live here. Just to experience the Belizean culture is so much more fun. Everyone likes each other here. They eat together as a family, people stay close to home, and everybody still goes out to be with their mothers. Belize is like what the US used to be a long time ago. It feels like the good old days to me.

 

(Climbing the Mayan pyramids around Orchid Bay, Belize, pictured.)

Well in 1671, the man who made planting one leg on random objects while striking smug poses fashionable to bar flies the world over, had his eyes on a most wealthy prize: Panama. In January of that year, Captain Morgan and his army of corsairs raided the Spanish forts and swept aside any and all who would oppose him. The pirates laid claim to everything that wasn't nailed down and probably would have left with even more if not for a quick thinking priest.

 

The Church of St. Joseph (Iglesia de San Jose) in Panama City had a great golden altar. So beautiful was it that the pirates quickly made a bee-line for the sanctuary to take it. Fortunately, the Jesuit monk in charge was a quick thinking man and he concocted a rather novel defense. He and his acolytes painted the altar black and covered it with wooden planks.

 

When the pirates arrived, they found what they believed to be nothing more than a shoddily made wooden altar.  The Jesuit came forward and explained that the Altar had already been stolen some time ago and they were little more than a poor church, long ago abandoned by all but the most devout of Christians in the area. Frustrated, Captain Morgan turned to leave only to have the priest then ask for a donation to this poor church.

 

He explained that it would be good for his soul.

 

While usually the greedy pirate would have run the preacher through for such cheek, the old man's words alarmed the nervous crew (who probably were feeling a tad worried about lightning strikes after sacking multiple churches previously).

Pressured by his men, the Captain reluctantly handed over a large amount of the captured booty.

 

"This priest is more of a pirate than I am!" he famously shouted as he stomped off angrily.

To this day, some Panamanians will not drink or serve Captain Morgan brand Spiced Rum.

 

Oh? You want to know what happened to the altar, right? Still is where it was hundreds of years ago. Going to the Church in Casco Viejo is a must for tourists.

It is very difficult to get a job in Portugal.  The unemployment rate in must be hovering at 15% at the moment. 

 

It might also be difficult for a foreigner to find a job here but that could also depend on his area of expertise. The Portuguese are trying to attract high value added professions, which is in part why the government came up with the Non-Habitual Resident regime, to try and get highly skilled people to come here or to be transferred...

It is very difficult to get a job in Portugal.  The unemployment rate in must be hovering at 15% at the moment. 

 

It might also be difficult for a foreigner to find a job here but that could also depend on his area of expertise. The Portuguese are trying to attract high value added professions, which is in part why the government came up with the Non-Habitual Resident regime, to try and get highly skilled people to come here or to be transferred here by multinationals.

 

The local job market, though, is extremely tight. So if you are a foreigner, depending on your skill, it may or may not be easy for you to find a job in Portugal. If you are an IT expert, for example, you would find a lot of opportunities here but if you are a doctor or a lawyer, you would probably find the market saturated. There are some niche areas where there is a shortage of really top class professionals.

 

(Logo for Duncan M cGregor Accounting, DMA, whose proprietor Duncan McGregor is an expat doing business in the coastal town of Cascais, Portugal, pictured.)