In Mexico, your assets are protected by law. We have jurisdiction, we have courthouses and we have government institutions monitoring investments, so investments here in Mexico are very, very safe. 
The cost of food in restaurants in Portugal varies. I can have lunch for €6 (US $6.50 or £4.32) at my local café for a meal that includes a glass of wine, dessert and coffee. It’s cooked in the morning, served for lunch and you have a choice of two dishes. Grilled fish could cost about €15 to €20 (US $16.27 to $21.70 or £10.81 to £14.42) per person.
There are so many things to be happily surprised by when retiring abroad. It really is subject to the individual person. 
Coming from the north, there is a community called Riversdale, which is about 30 minutes away from the town of Placencia by car. Riversdale is a small fishing community. This is the part of the Peninsula that is attached to the mainland. There are some expats there, too. One expat owns the Last Reef resort. Other expats own beachfront houses. The people that live in Riverdale travel down the peninsula or they go to the mainland for shopping and to use the banking facilities. 
Beach. Arriving in Our Little Village in La Ventana Bay, Just Southeast of La Paz, Baja California, Mexico
As 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,...
