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Harbor in Turkey – Best Places In The World To Retire – International LivingIn 2011 I took a short holiday in Bodrum, south-west Turkey, popular with British tourists. Enjoyed it and spent a few days looking at property, helped by several generous locals; we were driven all over to visit several locations up to 100 km away from our hotel without obligation, all offers of payment refused. 
 
Once we stopped at a tea-room beside a lake where the owner served 'chai' with pastries for 3 of us, lent his binoculars to view...

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Building a House in Panama Part 2- A Christmas Miracle!

Wall of house being built in Panama – Best Places In The World To Retire – International LivingWhat does it take to build a house in Panama?
 
This is what I was able to get done in the last 12 months:
  • Paint on the exterior walls.
  • Interior walls erected on the second floor.
  • The building permit, occupational permit, the power lined dropped and hooked up.
  • Purchased a car!
It was a productive year, apparently.  Although I didn't realize that until I took a look back and made a list of the year’s...

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Christmas Tradition in Panamá

Holidays......
 
Panamá is a 90% Catholic country, and Traditional Panamanian Christmas ham – Best Places In The World To Retire – International Livingfollows "Jesus is the Reason for the Season".  Based on this tradition it is customary that more than Christmas trees, Panamanians focus mainly in their Nativities at home.
 
Since childhood, you learn how to make your own Nativity (see the YouTube at the end of this post), and take pride in making the best one you can.  Wherever you go in Panama, you see different...

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