Here in San Juan Del Sur, we are very lucky in that we have an assortment of restaurants to go to. We have lots of local restaurants that serve the typical local food. A typical plate would have a protein of fish, chicken, or beef. Most often it's served with rice, sometimes a cabbage salad, and another starch, whether it is French fries or tostones (fried green plantain).
One of the popular dishes and one that I really enjoy here is called jalapeno chicken or "pollo con jalapeno". This jalapeno sauce is made with jalapenos, onions, a little bit of "crema" (cream), and a little bit of butter; and it's absolutely delicious. You can put that on everything; fish, chicken, and beef. It's really good.
Here in San Juan Del Sur, we have a sushi restaurant; three Italian restaurants, and one is an Italian pizza restaurant that makes really amazing thin crust, real Italian pizza cooked in a wood fire oven; Mexican; Thai curry; fried chicken fast food; Mediterranean; and, falafel. For the size of the town, there is a real great assortment of different restaurants.
(Pictured: Dining on the beach at San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua.)
The cost to buy land in Chapala and Ajijic varies depending on several factors but the biggest factor would be the location of the land. Land in Mexico, in general, is not cheap. One of the reasons why it is not cheap is because land is what Mexicans invest in. They do not invest in the peso, bank products, or the stock market. Historically, that has been a bad idea in Mexico. The peso gets devalued over time against other world currencies, particularly the dollar. So for Mexicans who...
San Ignacio is a good location for a retired person. It has very nice weather; a bit warm in the day but it’s cool at night. You’re surrounded by a lot of beautiful nature; a lot of ponds, trees, birds, flora and fauna. And of course you’re going to have access to a lot of activities. You have waterfalls, rivers, caves, and tours available. If you’re into farming, flowers, and having a nice yard, Cayo would be a very good environment for you to grow...
Buying clothes in Panama City is like buying clothes in a “mini Miami” because we have lots of malls and shops.
When living or retiring abroad, you need to look into taxation, financial planning, and citizenship. It’s important to know how these factors would affect making the decision of living or retiring abroad. You need to know the limitations in the length of stay allowed in certain countries, as well as financial restrictions. 
You can hire a gardener in Portugal in different ways. You may get a full time gardener, 8 hours a day and 5 days a week, or you can have them come over to your house on a monthly basis. The minimum wage for a full time a gardener is US $432 (£287) to $649 (£431) a month. If you are hiring a full time gardener, you have to pay for their Social Security and other benefits.
My husband pulled our high-top white van with the dogs in the backseat into the Pemex, the ubiquitous gas stations of Baja California, Mexico. We were returning to the outskirts of La Paz, a busy little town that fronts a bay and is held in by the mountains. He spoke in Spanglish to the attendant about the price of gas as the van was serviced. I sat inside, drowsy from a day of walking along soft surf. From my side of the van, I watched a woman approach the car to the right of me....
I’ve led an interesting life here in Mexico.
Panamá has the privilege of having some of the best weather in the world, as well as having primary rainforest areas, and the most beautiful nature found anywhere.