Best Places In The World To Retire

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Simplemente Madera has the best wood crafted furniture in Managua.  The picture is of a room they furnished for us.  They are on the higher end of pricing, but all their work is guaranteed.  There are 100s of workshops around Nicaragua doing fine wood crafted furniture.  From my experience of furnishing two homes and a few office spaces with modern style furniture, Simplemente Madera is the best option and worth the added investment.  They deliver on time and...

Simplemente Madera has the best wood crafted furniture in Managua.  The picture is of a room they furnished for us.  They are on the higher end of pricing, but all their work is guaranteed.  There are 100s of workshops around Nicaragua doing fine wood crafted furniture.  From my experience of furnishing two homes and a few office spaces with modern style furniture, Simplemente Madera is the best option and worth the added investment.  They deliver on time and always fix any problems if there are any.  I love working with Gustavo.  He speaks English and is available to work in CAD files to give you exactly what you need for the space you are furnishing.  He can do everything by email and Skype.  He will send you shop drawings for approval, if needed.  He has been my point of contact on every project I have done with them, and I have been satisfied each time.  I have been working with them for over 8 years.

 

For children's furniture, I love Casa Madera.  This store uses the same factory to manufacture its furniture. They have the latest designs.

The best reason to retire to Belize and the number one key factor is that Belize is an English-speaking country. If English is a language that you have mastered, you can immediately move yourself to Belize and immerse yourself, and become one with the country because we all speak the same language. A lot of retirees just want to come to a country where they speak the language and where they can learn new things. The language allows you have a real relationship with the local...

The best reason to retire to Belize and the number one key factor is that Belize is an English-speaking country. If English is a language that you have mastered, you can immediately move yourself to Belize and immerse yourself, and become one with the country because we all speak the same language. A lot of retirees just want to come to a country where they speak the language and where they can learn new things. The language allows you have a real relationship with the local community. That is a key factor of why it is best to retire to Belize.

 

Another reason why I believe Belize is an exceptional place to retire is because of the cost of living. As an example, I was speaking to a client of ours today who is moving to Belize. Her whole reason for moving is that she is a retired nurse from Alaska and she said she cannot afford to be retired in Alaska. She sees that the cost of living in Belize is a complete fit for her. It makes a lot of sense.

 

We see a lot of retirees here in Belize who saved their money and lost a lot when there was a crash. Their house is underwater and they just need to be able to go somewhere where they can retire without needing to learn a new language.

 

The other reason why Belize is a good place to retire is if you are from the US, Belize is only a 2-hour flight to Houston, Texas or to Miami, Florida. Once you are in one of those places, it is easy to get to anywhere in the US or Canada.

In its heyday Colon was a jewel of a city, but since the Americans left, this area has been neglected by a succession of governments.  The colonial buildings are falling down, the infrastructure is collapsing to a large degree, sewage problems abound, unemployment is rampant and street crime is a serious concern.  Not on the recommended list of cities in which to settle in Panama as a North American.

In its heyday Colon was a jewel of a city, but since the Americans left, this area has been neglected by a succession of governments.  The colonial buildings are falling down, the infrastructure is collapsing to a large degree, sewage problems abound, unemployment is rampant and street crime is a serious concern.  Not on the recommended list of cities in which to settle in Panama as a North American.

When shipping pets, one thing to be mindful of are the very specific requirements that can apply to travel crates and kennels. When we flew out of the UK with our cat, we arrived at Heathrow airport with our brand new shinny crate only to be told that they could not accept it because it did not have a "central locking mechanism" (the crate happened to lock in 2 places).

 

We were extremely lucky that day to be able to buy a crate from...

When shipping pets, one thing to be mindful of are the very specific requirements that can apply to travel crates and kennels. When we flew out of the UK with our cat, we arrived at Heathrow airport with our brand new shinny crate only to be told that they could not accept it because it did not have a "central locking mechanism" (the crate happened to lock in 2 places).

 

We were extremely lucky that day to be able to buy a crate from them directly, they had one available that day, which is apparently not always the case. Otherwise the cat would simply not have been allowed to fly. 

 

As lucky as we were, the crate still ended costing us a lot more than it would have had we bought it in advance. So be careful with these requirements and don't let this happen to you (and your cat)!