will check it out. Apparently Panama is full of ex-pats who rave about it - that's why I checked it out first. Costa Rica has obvious appeal - so I will look into it.
4 years ago, after 10 years in Tokyo. They can't say enough good things about it. I'm really overdue to take a trip down there and see what it's all about
of a lot of ex-pats. I think one negative was that outside of the mini-retirement communities, it wasn't a wonderful place to live.
I later read about Portugal as another place to retire. There are a lot of ex-pats and Brits in a few nice towns on the coast. It is a nice option if you want a jumping off point to visiting other European nations.
I've heard the same, and this is part of the allure for me.
I later read about Portugal as another place to retire. There are a lot of ex-pats and Brits in a few nice towns on the coast. It is a nice option if you want a jumping off point to visiting other European nations.