Puerto Vallarta is safer than any city in the United States with a population of 200,000 or more people. I came from Midland, Texas, which has a population of around 100,000 people. Midland probably has double the crime rate of what Puerto Vallarta would have; both violent crimes and crimes against property. 
The best reason to retire overseas is to improve and change your lifestyle.
The crime rate in Boquete is fairly low. You won't hear about a lot of crimes because it rarely happens in Boquete. Crimes, such as murders or rape are unusual in Boquete. We get more news on car crashes than somebody getting killed in Boquete. 
On account of there being so many new mobile companies in Portugal, there is a lot of competition, so you can get a bundle including Internet, television, mobile phones, television, and depending on how many foreign calls you want, you can pay anything from €32 up to €78 (about $35 / £23 to $85 / £56). 
There are many kids running around Belize who call me “aunt.” I love to see these kids in their little bicycles and tricycles and watch them in the park. It is such a fun place for kids because it is wide open space. They could fall but you don’t feel like they are going to hurt themselves in any major way. There is always a play field or an open space to go. Kids play football or soccer. There is always something going on. You will see school buses back and forth...Driving from Ajijic and Arriving in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico: Cornfields, Transcendence, and a Nice, Planned Housing Development
As we left the tropical splendor of the Ajijic area and drove generally east, it didn’t take long to be surrounded by farmland. Gently rolling hills dotted with trees reminiscent of Northern California chaparral lightly embraced vast, shallow valleys covered mainly with immense cornfields. Consistent with a recurring theme for much of our road trip through Mexico, what we encountered on our drive from Ajijic through the Central Mexican Highlands was...
Sometimes when you read about a country, many times you only find the "tourist" attractions. But I want to introduce a little bit of history about Panamá that is not mentioned in many books or tour guides.