Can I buy good clothes in Los Cabos - La Paz, Mexico?
Pepe Acosta - Ventanas Hotel and Residences
In the past years, new stores have opened in Los Cabos and La Paz.
In Cabo San Lucas, there are two big shopping malls. One is at the marina and called Puerto Paraiso. You can find expensive clothes at the Luxury Avenue, where you can find Lacoste, Salvatore Ferragamo, Carolina Herrera, and other luxury brands. There are other clothing stores inside the plaza.
There is...
In the past years, new stores have opened in Los Cabos and La Paz.
In Cabo San Lucas, there are two big shopping malls. One is at the marina and called Puerto Paraiso. You can find expensive clothes at the Luxury Avenue, where you can find Lacoste, Salvatore Ferragamo, Carolina Herrera, and other luxury brands. There are other clothing stores inside the plaza.
There is another shopping mall called Plaza Sendero Los Cabos, which has more local stores and boutiques where you can buy clothes.
( Puerto Paraiso, Cabos San Lucas, Mexico, pictured.)
Is there racial tension, acceptance or diversity in Belize?
Chris Leonard - Paradise Found Belize Real Estate and Development
There’s very little racial tension in Belize. It’s a melting pot, so you have a very diverse group of people, from the native Belizeans to people from other nations. People from Honduras or Panama came over and some have been coming down from Mexico.
While there is very little racial tension in Belize, the Belizeans just have a really strong distaste for people who go out of their way to break the law.
There’s very little racial tension in Belize. It’s a melting pot, so you have a very diverse group of people, from the native Belizeans to people from other nations. People from Honduras or Panama came over and some have been coming down from Mexico.
While there is very little racial tension in Belize, the Belizeans just have a really strong distaste for people who go out of their way to break the law.
Are there any English-speaking churches in Nicaragua?
Daniel Snider - Snider's Realty Nicaragua
In the churches in Nicaragua, there are sermons that are given in English. There are several English-speaking pastors who live in Nicaragua, as well as several priests. For example, when I used to go to the Ave Maria College in San Marcos (35 minutes away from Managua), our priest, Father Robert, would give mass in English there every Thursday and Sunday.
You will find English-speaking priests in Nicaragua. And in major cities or towns of Nicaragua,...
In the churches in Nicaragua, there are sermons that are given in English. There are several English-speaking pastors who live in Nicaragua, as well as several priests. For example, when I used to go to the Ave Maria College in San Marcos (35 minutes away from Managua), our priest, Father Robert, would give mass in English there every Thursday and Sunday.
You will find English-speaking priests in Nicaragua. And in major cities or towns of Nicaragua, they do most likely give sermons in English.
What are the best places in Panama to live and retire?
Melissa Darnay - Choose Panama
There are three main areas in Panama in which to live and retire:
In and around Panama City;
Coronado, which is a big expat area on the beach about 70 miles west of Panama City;
and Boquete, in the Chiriquí Highlands, 8 hours or so from Panama City, near the border with Costa Rica.
Boquete is more remote and it’s cooler. Panama City is very vibrant, but not everyone wants to be in the hustle and bustle of the city. What...
There are three main areas in Panama in which to live and retire:
In and around Panama City;
Coronado, which is a big expat area on the beach about 70 miles west of Panama City;
and Boquete, in the Chiriquí Highlands, 8 hours or so from Panama City, near the border with Costa Rica.
Boquete is more remote and it’s cooler. Panama City is very vibrant, but not everyone wants to be in the hustle and bustle of the city. What we’re finding is that many people prefer the Coronado area. Because there are so many expats, it’s even more English language friendly than Panama City would be.
In Coronado, because there are expats, it’s easy to make friends. You can almost “plug and play;” you can buy a place in Coronado and as soon as you move in, it’s really easy to get plugged into the North American lifestyle. You have people who speak English. You have people who can automatically become your friends and hang out with. You have people who already are doing the happy hours, doing the beach volleyball, doing the morning coffees, and there are already different charitable organizations to belong to. So whatever you would like to do, you can plug yourself in very easily and feel like you’ve been living there for years.
(Built in 1917 as a luxury apartment building with a department store and bank on the ground level, the the building has been revitalized in Casco Viejo as the American Trade Hotel, and is receiving visitors, pictured.)
For me it is impossible to answer the question what are the best places in the world to live. I think it depends on who you are what you are looking for and what things do you need in your life to be happy. Do you need a common language where you are going? How about family and old friends? Weather, rain, climate,medical and all sorts of things a person should consider.
I made a list of what I wanted and needed in a new country. I...
For me it is impossible to answer the question what are the best places in the world to live. I think it depends on who you are what you are looking for and what things do you need in your life to be happy. Do you need a common language where you are going? How about family and old friends? Weather, rain, climate,medical and all sorts of things a person should consider.
I made a list of what I wanted and needed in a new country. I had traveled to 36 countries when I was a younger adult and frankly I found many different countries I thought I could be happy in. I settled on Panama for reasons that were important to me.
A democratic country, tropical, good services for medical and dental, close to the USA, good cost of living, two oceans with just over an hour driving time between them, good shopping and restaurants, golf, scuba diving, fishing, mountain climbing, availability of different temperatures within easy driving distance, sports, movies, lots of expats (however I don't hang around expat groups much), not much violent crime and an easy going tranquil lifestyle.
For me Panama is one of the best places in the world to retire.
To open a bank account in Portugal, the first thing that you have to do is get a Portuguese fiscal tax number as an individual. A US citizen would apply for a tax number directly from the tax office or they could appoint a tax representative, which is a service that we offer whereby we are nominated as the tax representative for a non-resident. If this is set up, all tax correspondence are sent between the tax office and the tax representative.
Some of the...
To open a bank account in Portugal, the first thing that you have to do is get a Portuguese fiscal tax number as an individual. A US citizen would apply for a tax number directly from the tax office or they could appoint a tax representative, which is a service that we offer whereby we are nominated as the tax representative for a non-resident. If this is set up, all tax correspondence are sent between the tax office and the tax representative.
Some of the foreign banks are less demanding than the Portuguese banks. There are a lot of foreign banks here; especially Spanish banks. They seem to make life a lot easier when you are opening a bank account here in Portugal.
I do not know if Americans would have an issues related to FATCA when they open a bank account here in Portugal. FATCA has forced the EU to come up with a similar thing called “Common Reporting Standard” so that in 2017, most financial institutions will be communicating to the tax authorities on the accounts held by their depositors.
The video was taken on our street in Medellin Colombia, and it will charm you with its subject matter, and inherent message. Here are five lessons on what we’ve learned as short time expats, thanks to...
This has been our second Christmas living in Panama… and whilst I cannot deny that spending Christmas day on the beach and by a gorgeous pool in glorious sunshine is a huge plus point, for us and many people we know there is that severe lack of ‘chrismassy feeling’
That is not because Christmas is not celebrated here… Christmas decorations have been up everywhere, stores have dedicated floors of Christmas paraphernalia and the shops are crammed...