The electricity in Puerto Vallarta is reliable, but, like anywhere in Mexico, it’s a little expensive, so we try not to use air conditioning. We don’t really get blackouts or brownouts in Puerto Vallarta, except maybe in the summer when there’s a huge rainstorm. Within Puerto Vallarta, there aren’t not too many issues with electricity. Outside of Puerto Vallarta in the surrounding areas, they have blackouts that last for 20 minutes. 
High quality, broadband Internet service in Portugal costs about €10 (US $11 or £7.50) a month. The country’s aim is for Internet service to be free for everybody by the year 2020. The reason why the Internet connectivity is so cheap in Portugal is because the government subsidizes it. 
There is no shortage of flowers, plants, and trees around the Cayo District and San Ignacio in Belize. You have the Botanical Gardens in the Duplooys River Lodge Resort, which is a great walkthrough. They have a lot of species gathered in one area so you could just walk through on a self-guided tour and see a lot of the beautiful foliage there. You will pay a small entrance fee, they will give you a little book, and you can go on your self-guided tour. I have done that. I live here,...
The best reason to retire overseas is to improve and change your lifestyle.
The dress code in Granada, Nicaragua is pretty open. Nicaragua is a tropical country so you expect people to be wearing a lot of shorts and t-shirts or short-sleeved shirts. The basic dress code is either jeans with a t-shirt or a short-sleeved shirt with a pair of shorts. Are Americans Leaving Panama?
Presented with permission from Bob Adams, of Retirement Wave.
Are Americans leaving Panama?
From time to time, I have received messages from various RW Members over the last six years asking, "Why are expats leaving Panama?" or they ask, "Why are Americans leaving Panama?" Some get a little colorful and say that American retirees are "fleeing" Panama! The same thing happens once in awhile when I meet Members face-to-face here in Panama. I ask them, why do you ask? They...
It was two years ago, December 9, 2012 when we landed in Panama City. As excited as I was, the fact that I had bronchitis dampened that feeling a lot. Day two found us looking for yet another round of antibiotics. I bought them over the counter. They worked great, too. I had such severe allergies in the USA, especially in Texas, that I usually had some kind of upper respiratory infection at least twice a year. Odd, but it seemed the doctors had no idea how to treat it. I was given the...