Best Places In The World To Retire

To answer this question, it is important first to figure out if you are considered to be a resident or a non-resident of Canada for tax purposes – the Revenue Canada website has more information on this.  Non-residents of Canada do not have to pay Canadian taxes if they are not earning income from Canadian sources.  

 

If you earn income in Mexico, you pay Mexican taxes. If you are earning income from Canada and Mexico at the same time,...

To answer this question, it is important first to figure out if you are considered to be a resident or a non-resident of Canada for tax purposes – the Revenue Canada website has more information on this.  Non-residents of Canada do not have to pay Canadian taxes if they are not earning income from Canadian sources.  

 

If you earn income in Mexico, you pay Mexican taxes. If you are earning income from Canada and Mexico at the same time, you have to file income tax returns in both countries but there is a tax treaty between Canada and Mexico so that you don’t end up being double taxed.  

 

(Connaught Building, home of the The Canada Revenue Agency or Agence du revenu du Canada, pictured.)

The areas that are best to be avoided, if you are looking at moving to Belize, are areas where you do not find a lot of expats.

 

With that said, the areas that you find the most expats are San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, San Ignacio in the Cayo District, Placencia, Hopkins, Belmopan and Corozal (pictured). Those are the main places where expats move. Expats found those areas to be what they are looking for as a place to live where they feel safe. They...

The areas that are best to be avoided, if you are looking at moving to Belize, are areas where you do not find a lot of expats.

 

With that said, the areas that you find the most expats are San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, San Ignacio in the Cayo District, Placencia, Hopkins, Belmopan and Corozal (pictured). Those are the main places where expats move. Expats found those areas to be what they are looking for as a place to live where they feel safe. They are part of the community, and they can immerse themselves into the culture.

The best way to get around San Juan Del Sur is by walking or by riding a bike or a motorcycle; a car is definitely not needed. It is cool to have one and probably convenient to some, but since San Juan Del Sur is a small town, parking can be difficult to find. It may be uncomfortable to drive in in town because there are a lot of people on the road. A lot of people walk or bike in San Juan Del Sur.

 

Expats in San Juan Del Sur usually have a car because...

The best way to get around San Juan Del Sur is by walking or by riding a bike or a motorcycle; a car is definitely not needed. It is cool to have one and probably convenient to some, but since San Juan Del Sur is a small town, parking can be difficult to find. It may be uncomfortable to drive in in town because there are a lot of people on the road. A lot of people walk or bike in San Juan Del Sur.

 

Expats in San Juan Del Sur usually have a car because they would probably go to Managua or to Rivas a lot, but once in the town, that car is not needed. A car is only advisable for people who are leaving the town. If you have a car in San Juan Del Sur, you are not likely to use it.

You can get American TV channels here in Panama if you have cable, but you have to check first with the cable provider to find out what American channels they have. I am not sure if you can get Canadian channels, though. We do have CNN, Food Network, Discovery Channel, etc.

You can get American TV channels here in Panama if you have cable, but you have to check first with the cable provider to find out what American channels they have. I am not sure if you can get Canadian channels, though. We do have CNN, Food Network, Discovery Channel, etc.

There are several specialty furniture stores in the Algarve. There are also furniture stores in the big malls but what you could also do in Algarve is order furniture from the northern part of Portugal, which is one of the best-known areas for the manufacture of furniture using local woods.

 

There is place in the north of Portugal called Paços de Ferreira, which is essentially the furniture capital of Portugal. Often, people who want furniture made...

There are several specialty furniture stores in the Algarve. There are also furniture stores in the big malls but what you could also do in Algarve is order furniture from the northern part of Portugal, which is one of the best-known areas for the manufacture of furniture using local woods.

 

There is place in the north of Portugal called Paços de Ferreira, which is essentially the furniture capital of Portugal. Often, people who want furniture made from certain types of woods would have pieces made to order from Paços de Ferreira and have them shipped down to the Algarve.

 

We have a good amount of quality furniture in Portugal. The quality is very good and the pricing is incredibly great compared to international standards. If I were in Latin America and getting some local hardwood made by a local person, I am pretty certain that I could get it cheaper there but if you were moving to a country and wanted local handmade furniture out of cherry or oak, you would find the price and quality very good here in Portugal.

 

If you want ready-made furniture from popular brands, we do have IKEA, which is being built near Loulé, so for all those who want a modern, Northern European look, they can go to IKEA. At the moment, the closest IKEA would be in Spain, in Seville or in Lisbon, which is the capital of Portugal. Aside from furniture, you would also find stores that sell rugs, carpets, and accessory stores. There is one accessory store that we like going to because it is high end but not excessively expensive. It’s called A Loja Gato Preto, which literally translates to “the shop of the black cat”. They have some very nice home décor pieces.

 

(Hampshire dressing table available at the Furniture Store, an English company with an outlet in the Algarve, Portugal, pictured.)