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What are the best places to live in Mexico for retirees? I see some form of this question every week on Facebook boards and even in my e-mails, but it’s tougher to answer than it is for smaller countries with less geographic variety. Even among just the places with large expat communities in Mexico,…
[This post on the cheapest places to travel for Americans was updated in July 2022.] In a normal year when I’m giving advice on the cheapest places to travel to, I’m looking at prices, exchange rates, and special situations that are leading to temporary deals for travelers. In 2021 it was a crapshoot. Many…
Many times I post pictures of a budget hotel deal I found internationally in my travels, usually somewhere between $10 and $50 per night. A few people inevitably comment, “What?! How did you find a deal like that?” The truth is, I find deals like that more often than not. To many infrequent travelers,…
When I was a young budget traveler backpacking around the world, I spent a lot of time sleeping on night trains and overnight buses. The rail sleepers were often a real pleasure, the night buses not so much, but in both cases they combined lodging and transportation in one, which saved a fair bit…
Are you using your freedom to travel, or are you pinned down by chains of your own making? Have you become a creature of habit, a man of routine, a predictable woman? Do all those travel dreams of yours keep getting pushed further and further back? What if you set a deadline for travels,…
The country of Spain doesn’t get much action on this blog or in my books because while it’s a good value, it’s not one of the cheapest countries in Europe. Despite high unemployment still, it’s way too developed for Spain prices for travelers to be in the basement. Bargain-hunters have long headed to neighboring…
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I’m the author of The World’s Cheapest Destinations, Travel Writing 2.0, and the living abroad book A Better Life for Half the Price. All have been published in multiple editions. I am nomadic part of each year with a home base in Mexico.
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