The Expat Blogosphere is updated at least 10 times a week to give you the latest information and "hand" selected to offer only the best in retirement and expatriate blogs. Special thanks to all those living overseas that are sharing their special experiences with us.
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February 1, 2009 |
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Living In Toulouse, France
“It is cosy and friendly, with local shops, markets and parks,” she says. “The city centre is only a five-minute walk and I can catch the metro to the university at Le Mirail.”
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Panama Travel Guide
With an idyllic setting, from swaying palms and clear-blue ocean to tropical rainforests and beautiful mountain ranges, its natural beauty is unsurpassed.
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Weekend Road Trip to Merida
I am a Canadian woman living in Cancun, Mexico with my Mexican hubby and our almost four year old MexiCanadian Max.
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Cost Of Living - Global Trends
The 10 most expensive global cities for expatriates to live, based on overall cost of living (Index is in brackets) as at March 2008 are:
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February 2, 2009 |
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How to Happily Retire Abroad
What you need to know and do in advance of a move abroad so that your retirement abroad is a happy and successful one
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Affluent Retirees Worry about Retirement Savings
Those most likely to express disappointment with their retirements, by contrast, most frequently cited having retired involuntarily (21%), having debt (13%), and retiring sooner than expected (11%).
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Ultreya
my diary blog of our life living in spain
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BIODIVERSITY
Imagine the number of life forms shown in this photo alone.
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Is Retirement in Your Future?
From our point of view, a full and rich retirement is still possible for many people even in these trying financial times.
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Living la vida loca
Brazilian schools start in 10 days. I'm going to let it go until then because:
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Cost of Living in Nicaragua
If you know the current prices for this country please fill them in for the community by clicking on the "edit" links. Thanks.
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February 3, 2009 |
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Residence Certificates Now Available In Altea
Following hard lobbying by the Altea Town Hall, the ‘Office for Foreigners’has opened, making the need to queue at the Benidorm police station for NIE numbers or Residents Certificates unnecessary!
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Ultreya
my diary blog of our life living in spain
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in Brazil
I arrived to Brasilia last night and so far I like it! The only thing that sucks is that I speak no Portuguese whatsoever.
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February 4, 2009 |
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Intro to Socioeconomics in Mexico
Then we did some calculations to figure out how many hours a person earning the Morelos minimum wage would have to work in order to be able to buy them.
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Transit in France
Living in France thus far has been quite different than living in Canada
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Costa rica protected land
Costa Rica National Parks and Wildlife Refuges. Costa Rica is becoming a world leader in conservation.
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Animal Delivery
Yesterday, we traveled down to Masaya (2.5 hours south of here, just south of Managua) and met up with a man who raises and sells rabbits.
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February 5, 2009 |
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Have You Thanked Mexico Yet
All Americans, everywhere, should be required to watch videotapes of members of the Mexican military pouring into Texas bringing humanitarian aid to the victims of hurricane Katrina. Doctors, nurses, medical supplies, and life’s essentials were loaded on trucks and the Mexican convoy trudged into Texas.
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Diving in the Philippines
Two weeks ago however, my wife and I made our first dive here in Bohol, more or less right in front of our house.
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Spanish Economic Crisis = Cheap Sandwiches
I don’t want to mock those horribly effected by this economic downturn that looks set to last at least another year in Spain), you can’t beat cheap ham sandwiches, especially when it’s Jamon Iberico!
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'Insurance' Retirement
Does nayone have a formula to figure these or know of a certain rate per thousand that one can use to figure this?
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Mexico vacation became a disaster
Mexican police arrested Hood on arson charges after someone set fire to a fishing shack near where he was staying in San Felipe. Hood, a World War II veteran with a spotless record, languished for days in a filthy, crowded Mexican prison in 1982.
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Our First Goose Egg
In the goat house in the hay we found our first goose egg, here's some photographs along side a duck and a chickens egg.
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France will survive
To be honest, the standard of living in France has its advantages and its disadvantages
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February 6, 2009 |
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Disclaimer |
The comments, opinions and facts stated in the blogs above are those of the blog writers and are not necessarily the opinions of Expatriate Views.
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Benefits to Retiring in Panama
The North American economy has taken a big downturn and costs of living have risen drastically over the last decade. Not so in Panama.
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Four in Costa Rica
Here we are—one guy, three girls—taking the plunge and living in Costa Rica for a couple of years. Stay tuned as we share our adventures, joys, frustrations, and mishaps (certainly we'll encounter a few!) as we navigate our way through a beautiful country in Central America.
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