Best Places In The World To Retire

Interesting to me to read how expats live in other areas of Mexico. But first I would comment, "super" does not mean grocery store. Of course we have Costco available near where I live but I prefer to shop Mexican chains rather than with other expats. There are some really excellent Mexican supermarket chains.

 

(Market in Mexico, pictured.)

Interesting to me to read how expats live in other areas of Mexico. But first I would comment, "super" does not mean grocery store. Of course we have Costco available near where I live but I prefer to shop Mexican chains rather than with other expats. There are some really excellent Mexican supermarket chains.

 

(Market in Mexico, pictured.)

With 880,000 acres of national parks and nature reserves, you’ll never run out of places to run, jog, hike or explore! The district of Cayo boasts some of Belize’s best known attractions such as the ATM Caves aka Actun Tunichil Muknal; Adopt-an-Iguana program at the San Ignacio Resort Hotel; Actun Chapat and Actun Halal Caving Adventure; Belize Botanical Gardens; Blue Hole National Park; Cahal Pech ruins, Chechem Ha Cave; Clarissa Falls; Mountain Pine Ridge Forest...

With 880,000 acres of national parks and nature reserves, you’ll never run out of places to run, jog, hike or explore! The district of Cayo boasts some of Belize’s best known attractions such as the ATM Caves aka Actun Tunichil Muknal; Adopt-an-Iguana program at the San Ignacio Resort Hotel; Actun Chapat and Actun Halal Caving Adventure; Belize Botanical Gardens; Blue Hole National Park; Cahal Pech ruins, Chechem Ha Cave; Clarissa Falls; Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve; Rio Frio Caves -which was rated by National Geographic as #1 of their Top 10 Sacred Caves; Tubing down the Mopan River, and Xunantunich.
 
You can enjoy many adventure travel and activities in Cayo such as birdwatching, canoeing, caving, exploring Mayan sites, hiking, horseback riding, kayaking, mountain biking, pontoon boat rides on Vaca Lake, river tubing, rock climbing, spelunking, swimming, Ziplining. Within minutes of the Village of Benque Viejo, you can cross the border into Guatemala. Enjoy the trail to Xunantunich from the Guatemala side. Check out Tikal, Flores and Antigua and El Mirador, the recently discovered largest pyramid – by volume, not height – in the world. Fifteen times bigger than Tikal! 

 

(Pictured: volunteers at "Wildtracks", a conservation program.)

When we moved to Managua in 2010, longer power outages (1 hour or more) were fairly common. Over time though, the situation improved considerably. 

 

Nowadays (2015), there are hardly any longer outages. You can also always call the provider to either find out about the reason for the outage, and how long it will approximately take, or to report a problem. When you call the provider (the number is 125), have your invoice handy, as you will need your...

When we moved to Managua in 2010, longer power outages (1 hour or more) were fairly common. Over time though, the situation improved considerably. 

 

Nowadays (2015), there are hardly any longer outages. You can also always call the provider to either find out about the reason for the outage, and how long it will approximately take, or to report a problem. When you call the provider (the number is 125), have your invoice handy, as you will need your so-called "número NIS" (Número de Identificación de Suministro).

 

What still happens quite frequently, at least at the place where we live, are really short outages, sometimes just a few seconds... which can be annoying when you are just watching a movie, as your TV suddenly goes dark. ;-)

 

As I work from home, and need my Internet connection basically all the time, I bought myself a UPS battery. UPS stands for "uninterruptible power supply." It's a small rechargeable battery unit with several sockets. It protects your electrical devices from power fluctuations and supplies them with energy during an outage for about 30 to 40 minutes. I use it mainly to power my Internet router, so that I can continue working during a power outage.

 

(Pictured: uninterruptable power supply, or "UPS".)

The best reason to retire overseas is the curiosity and the willingness to try something new. Most people don’t live in multiple places or multiple cultures so it is a leap of faith to do so later in life. However, the rewards of at least going through that process to deciding whether it’s right for you or not, is a courageous one and there is a payoff. The opportunity to reinvent oneself should not be underestimated.
 
Running from anything should not be a reason to...

The best reason to retire overseas is the curiosity and the willingness to try something new. Most people don’t live in multiple places or multiple cultures so it is a leap of faith to do so later in life. However, the rewards of at least going through that process to deciding whether it’s right for you or not, is a courageous one and there is a payoff. The opportunity to reinvent oneself should not be underestimated.
 
Running from anything should not be a reason to retire overseas. That’s not really what it’s about. Retiring overseas is about wanting more out of life. It’s about the curiosity of what is out there next on this journey and refusing to let the journey look like a dead-end and instead making it look like a door. There is always another door to walk through.
 
One of the best reasons to retire abroad is to satisfy one’s curiosity and to fight against the idea that there is an end. The journey of life is long and when someone continues to show curiosity of what’s out there, and want to pursue a new adventure, which has the ability to keep them young, invigorated, and excited about what’s next.