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Arriving in Our Little Village in La Ventana Bay, Just Southeast of La Paz, Baja California, Mexico

Jet Metier in a pool overlooking La Ventana Bay, Baja Sur California – Best Places In The World To Retire – International LivingAs you progress south on Highway 1 in Baja, you know you’re starting to enter La Paz because, just like in any other part of the world I’ve visited, as you enter a more densely populated area, the road adds lanes on your side, in this case, from one, to two, and then, eventually to three.
 
The first major thing you see when you arrive driving south on Highway 1 into La Paz is… Wal-Mart.  So we had driven 842 miles into Baja from Mexicali to La Paz,...

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From Merida to Valladolid to Akumal, Mexico: Interesting Friends, How to Pronounce 'G' in Spanish, and Pre-Planned Inspiration

Jet Metier in the surf at Hotel Tulum, Akumal – Best Places In The World To Retire – International LivingTo paraphrase, add to, modernize (and a little bit botch) Robert Burns: “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry… so it is great to have the Internet for quick research and decision-making.”

And that we did.  Upon leaving Merida, on very short notice, we had to find a place to stay during the first week of December, which is the beginning of one of the most popular tourist times of the year, and in one of the most popular tourist areas in the world-- the...

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It Is Important To Keep Your Eyes Wide Open When You Move To Panama

I have lived in Panama for nearly seven years with my wife Any.  We have a beautiful home on the Caribbean side (known as the Gold Coast), near the town of Portobello, Colon.
 
I spent three years researching Panama before my first visit and I brought six people to Panama on my first visit.  I thought the people who came here with me were interested in moving to Panama, but they were much more interested in golfing than discovering the country. 
 
My...

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