How much do restaurants cost in Los Cabos - La Paz, Mexico?
Victoria Moate - Close It Fast
The cost to eat at restaurants in Los Cabos and La Paz, differs depending on where you go. We have a very definite tourist area in Cabo San Lucas and we have one road that’s called Restaurant Row that features all kinds of different restaurants.
If you’re in a tourist area there are a lot of specials that are geared towards tourists so you could get your dollar shot of tequila or you could go into a little bit pricier place and pay $10 for a top shelf tequila....
The cost to eat at restaurants in Los Cabos and La Paz, differs depending on where you go. We have a very definite tourist area in Cabo San Lucas and we have one road that’s called Restaurant Row that features all kinds of different restaurants.
If you’re in a tourist area there are a lot of specials that are geared towards tourists so you could get your dollar shot of tequila or you could go into a little bit pricier place and pay $10 for a top shelf tequila. You can buy street tacos for about 75 cents per taco or you could go into a TexMex southwest type place that is geared more towards the tourists and pay $5 for a taco.
That are some very nice upscale restaurants here that I would compare to a Chicago or a New York cuisine that are truly 4-star high-end places but they are not that expensive. If you had drinks,and dinner, it would cost you about $40 to $50 per person. You could also go in to a local place and have the same amount of food at a local Mexican restaurant and pay $15 per person. So how much restaurants cost really depends on where you go in Mexico.
In Cabo, we’re very different from the rest of Baja and Mexico. We are very much geared towards having a vacation kind of resort experience, but once you go several blocks out of the main area, and you are up again to the neighborhoods where there are these fabulous places that many people don’t get a chance to discover, not because they don’t like to but simply because of the time factor. There is just so much to do and see here.
(Pictured: Terraza restaurant, Melia Cabo Real restaurant, Los Cabos, Mexico.)
The nightlife in Managua starts after 6:00 PM, when everybody gets out of work on week days...
You'll find several places that are a lot like the ones on the States, such as Woody's, Hippos, Buffalo Wings; and if you miss home we have TGI Fridays. Most of these places close at 11:00 PM, but there are several places that close later. You can choose where to go depending which is near you.
I enjoy going to Camino de Oriente....
The nightlife in Managua starts after 6:00 PM, when everybody gets out of work on week days...
You'll find several places that are a lot like the ones on the States, such as Woody's, Hippos, Buffalo Wings; and if you miss home we have TGI Fridays. Most of these places close at 11:00 PM, but there are several places that close later. You can choose where to go depending which is near you.
I enjoy going to Camino de Oriente. Its a bigger location and you'll find more places to choose from there.
All these places have a range of prices from $6 to $20, depending on what you order.
The national school system in Portugal is not very great and not to be recommended. However, there are some international private schools in Portugal that are among some of the best in Europe. They are for the high school levels and lower and cater to expats living in Portugal.
There is a German school, a French school, and an American school. My granddaughter goes to an international school in the Algarve. There are about three or four international...
The national school system in Portugal is not very great and not to be recommended. However, there are some international private schools in Portugal that are among some of the best in Europe. They are for the high school levels and lower and cater to expats living in Portugal.
There is a German school, a French school, and an American school. My granddaughter goes to an international school in the Algarve. There are about three or four international schools in the Algarve, all of which are very good.
However, the private international schools here in Portugal are not cheap. If there is one thing that is expensive in Portugal, it’s a top-rank education.
(Carlucci American International School of Lisbon girl's soccer team, Lisbon, Portugal, pictured.)
Do I lower my US income tax liabilities if I retire or work abroad?
Jackie Lange - Panama Relocation Tours
If you receive Social Security or other pension income, it does not qualify for the Foreign Earned Income Exemption (FEIE). They are considered passive income.
If you have ACTIVE income from a job or business, then you can take advantage of the FEIE. There are rules of course. It is best to consult with an international tax attorney or CAP who specializes in international taxes for more details.
Even if you can't reduce your...
If you receive Social Security or other pension income, it does not qualify for the Foreign Earned Income Exemption (FEIE). They are considered passive income.
If you have ACTIVE income from a job or business, then you can take advantage of the FEIE. There are rules of course. It is best to consult with an international tax attorney or CAP who specializes in international taxes for more details.
Even if you can't reduce your income taxes, you will be probably be able to reduce your cost of living my moving offshore.
Yes, you can receive your goods purchased in the US and shipped to Panama. Personally, we use something like a Mail Boxes Etc., which provides me with my address in Miami. I get Amazon to deliver to my Miami address and then Mail Boxes Etc. puts stuff on a plane every day from Miami to Panama and the goods are distributed to all the locations in Panama.
American retailers could also ship directly to Panama but it is more expensive. If you’re going to...
Yes, you can receive your goods purchased in the US and shipped to Panama. Personally, we use something like a Mail Boxes Etc., which provides me with my address in Miami. I get Amazon to deliver to my Miami address and then Mail Boxes Etc. puts stuff on a plane every day from Miami to Panama and the goods are distributed to all the locations in Panama.
American retailers could also ship directly to Panama but it is more expensive. If you’re going to order online, having a service like Mail Boxes Etc. (there are a lot of other versions of this service) is the cheaper way to go rather than having the retailers directly ship your order from the US to Panama. It is generally relatively inexpensive to use something like Mail Boxes Etc. but if you order something heavy like a generator then that can be relatively expensive. Mail Boxes Etc. ships your order to you and you pay for that shipping. If the duty people don’t figure it out (you’ll notice that Amazon will ship your order in a brown box), often times you will not pay a duty but sometimes, yes, you will pay a duty. However, I haven’t had that happen to me in four years.
(Via Espana, a street near a Mailbox Etc., Panama City, Panama, pictured.)
Is Cayo, Belize, including San Ignacio and Belmopan safe? What's the crime rate in general in Cayo, Belize, including San Ignacio and Belmopan?
Roberto Harrison - Chaa Creek
I wouldn't be able to tell you the exact statistics for crime rate in the Cayo area, however I can assure you that San Ignacio, Belmopan, and even the wider Cayo District is home to some of the safest towns in Belize. We have community police and we also have neighborhood watches in town, in the rural areas, and in the expat communities.
The Cayo District is very safe compared to Belize City, which has a reputation of being an unsafe place. In...
I wouldn't be able to tell you the exact statistics for crime rate in the Cayo area, however I can assure you that San Ignacio, Belmopan, and even the wider Cayo District is home to some of the safest towns in Belize. We have community police and we also have neighborhood watches in town, in the rural areas, and in the expat communities.
The Cayo District is very safe compared to Belize City, which has a reputation of being an unsafe place. In Belize City, you have to be wary of where you go, who you talk to, and what you carry along with you. You don’t have to feel that way when you are in Cayo. You will not worry about being mugged or harassed here. Having lived in San Ignacio for 24 years, my family has been a target of a robbery but that was an inside job. I never experienced being attacked, robbed, or harassed while I was out or while I was socializing. I feel safe walking in San Ignacio even at night and by myself. Of course everywhere you go, there are certain areas where you will heighten your awareness of the environment, but generally, I feel safe in San Ignacio.
Some of the expats in San Ignacio choose to have burglar bars on their windows. Most expats choose to live outside of town and in the rural areas such as Santa Familia and Bullet Tree, which are connected villages. We have a very high population of expats in that area. There are some expats there who even have treetop houses without any burglar bars. We rarely hear about any unfortunate incidents. We rarely hear about any violent crime. They may be some crimes of opportunity, where you also want to be careful about how you carry yourself in order to avoid being a target but this is not isolated to Belize as it could happen anywhere in the world.
(Treetop suite at Chaa Creek resort, Cayo, Belize, pictured.)
This has been our second Christmas living in Panama… and whilst I cannot deny that spending Christmas day on the beach and by a gorgeous pool in glorious sunshine is a huge plus point, for us and many people we know there is that severe lack of ‘chrismassy feeling’
That is not because Christmas is not celebrated here… Christmas decorations have been up everywhere, stores have dedicated floors of Christmas paraphernalia and the shops are crammed...
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Coiba Is an isolated, protected island that can only be visited with special permit from the ANAM, (the...
It’s another beautiful day in Pedasi. In the morning it rained but now the sun is shining and there’s a nice breeze. A great day to go fishing or just plain relaxing on the beach under a shade tree with a tropical drink!
I just wanted to tell people about Pedasi and the Azuero Peninsula without sounding like I'm selling them. lol
I have visited 43 states, including Hawaii. I've...