The best diving in the Yucatan peninsula is on the east coast, which is Cozumel, Playa del Carmen going down to Tulum because that’s where the Caribbean is, and that’s where the reefs are. There is a little diving north of the peninsula, but that’s in the gulf, where the visibility is poor and it’s very shallow. 
The best reason to retire in Belize is that it is a better place to relax. If you want to do something, you can do it. If you don’t want to do anything, you can just spend your day looking out to the beautiful sea. I do not want to retire, but I still want to be there. It’s a beautiful country and can be completely laidback, if that is what you want. If you want to be a go-getter and get things done, you have the opportunities to do that. 
Raising children in Portugal is wonderful. There is no violence here. It’s very secure so the children have lots of freedom and they can have lots of activities after school.
The cost for a housekeeper in San Juan del Sur depends if she’s a sleep-in or not. 
The cost to rent an apartment in Volcán is much the same as if you’re going to buy a house: there is a dichotomy between Panamanian-style and American-style apartments. A newer, American-style apartment will rent for between $800 and $1,000 a month, while small Panamanian-style apartments which are usually a casita on someone’s property can be rented for $500 - $700 a month. A Seven Year Old Photographer in the Making
My husband recently purchased me a new camera to replace the one stolen on our last trip to Tocumen Airport in Panama City. I haven't had much chance to use it because I had been sick with bronchitis. I love the Nikon Coolpix P600, it is brand new but he got it cheap because it is a discontinued model. It is fabulous, a very easy point and shoot with 60X zoom and audio-video at 1080p.
Today Mary, my housekeeper, brought her sweet seven-year-old son. He...
In these days that moral and family values seem to be hiding in different ways, we are responsible to fight back to ensure that the new generation has a place where they will raise their children that will be safe, not only from crime or violence, but the safest place we can provide to give them values, as the best legacy we can give them.
I am married to a foreign-born man. My husband is a naturalized citizen of the United States of America. He speaks English, albeit with a bit of a Danish accent, but he does communicate well in English. We both complained about non-English speaking people. A frequent comment from myself and others was "If you are going to live in my country why do you not try to speak English?"