Best Places In The World To Retire

Volcan and Cerro Punta are very interesting areas for ecotourism.  One example is bird watching.  Every December, the Audubon Society celebrates the Annual Bird Count.  The Quetzal one of the most beautiful birds you can see in this area.

 

Also there are good trails for different levels.  If you like to hike you can hike the Volcan Baru from this area, but you need to be in good condition and it is recommended that you go with a...

Volcan and Cerro Punta are very interesting areas for ecotourism.  One example is bird watching.  Every December, the Audubon Society celebrates the Annual Bird Count.  The Quetzal one of the most beautiful birds you can see in this area.

 

Also there are good trails for different levels.  If you like to hike you can hike the Volcan Baru from this area, but you need to be in good condition and it is recommended that you go with a professional guide who can guide you and provide you with all you need to be safe on your way up.

 

Also there are several coffee farms you can visit.

 

Is really a beautiful place to visit.

 

Shopping is actually quite good in Ambergris Caye because there is such a large variety of items here.
 
From a hardware standpoint, we have a half a dozen good large hardware stores, where you can buy anything from a TV to a stove to a fridge, to nuts and bolts, stainless steel, gardening supplies, plumbing and electric supplies, etc. Whether you need an electric panel or a fuse, all that is available here in Ambergris Caye. We have marine supply stores. We have at least half a...

Shopping is actually quite good in Ambergris Caye because there is such a large variety of items here.
 
From a hardware standpoint, we have a half a dozen good large hardware stores, where you can buy anything from a TV to a stove to a fridge, to nuts and bolts, stainless steel, gardening supplies, plumbing and electric supplies, etc. Whether you need an electric panel or a fuse, all that is available here in Ambergris Caye. We have marine supply stores. We have at least half a dozen large, good quality grocery stores. We have half a dozen stores where you can buy fruits and vegetables on a regular basis and they have a good selection.
 
One of the things that I tell people all the time is when you come here, one of the things that you need to pay attention to a little bit more frequently than you might back home is expiration dates. When you are buying products that have expiration dates, you have to make sure that you check the dates when you purchase those items.
 
There are also a couple of wine stores here in Ambergris Caye. I could walk down the street and get a fillet mignon or a bottle of Opus One that you might not be able to do quite as easily in the US. The selection of a lot of different things is very good here in Ambergris Caye. Recently, we had an egg shortage and so we couldn’t find eggs for about a week. There were only a few stores that had eggs but that is gone now.
 
One of the things that you get used to here in Ambergris Caye is seasonal fruit. You buy your fruit in season. It is not like in the US where they bring it in from wherever it has to come from so there is enough inventory on the shelves. Mangoes ripen at a certain time of the year here in Ambergris Caye. The rest of the year, we don’t get mangoes so it is something that you have to deal with. There are people here who put together recipes for things that you could always find in Ambergris Caye and there are some things that you couldn’t find occasionally. You can’t always get wild mushrooms. You can’t always get some things that as Americans or Canadians, we are used to being able to get all the time.  

 

(Mango coconut smoothie enjoyed in Ambergris Caye,  Belize, pictured.)

San Juan del Sur is a good place to visit for many different types of beaches for all different needs.  There are plenty of beaches in San Juan del Sur and close to San Juan del Sur.

 

To the north are:

 

To the south are:

San Juan del Sur is a good place to visit for many different types of beaches for all different needs.  There are plenty of beaches in San Juan del Sur and close to San Juan del Sur.

 

To the north are:

 

To the south are:

Personally, I think the most compelling reason to retire overseas is that life here is so much more interesting.  Everything is different, so the mundane is actually a source of novelty.

 

Personally, I think the most compelling reason to retire overseas is that life here is so much more interesting.  Everything is different, so the mundane is actually a source of novelty.