Sell your winter clothes, and prepare for the adventure of your lifetime. In Ecuador, every cliché you’ve heard about living large on little money-about settling into the lap of luxury on even a pensioner’s budget-is true. Take $300 out of the ATM Monday morning-and your expenses are covered for the week. This is one of the world’s cheapest places to live. Ecuador is gentle...safe...healthy...private...civil. As one friend of ours put it: “It’s like living in the 1950s in the U.S.”

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It doesn’t take newcomers long to realize that Belize has a very unusual culture. It’s a land of Mayan temples, colonial mansions, jungle lodges, and seaside condos. Though the predominant language is English, your next-door neighbors might speak Spanish, Creole, French, German, or any of a dozen other languages. Belize is a country where you can dine out on Mexican food while Garifuna music plays in the background. Escape to Belize will take you step-by-step through this stable English-speaking, democracy and give you a head start in enjoying its benefits.

Wondering if you can afford to retire in Italy? Well, you can. Although the popular areas of Rome, Florence, and Milan are admittedly expensive, not all regions are as unaffordable as you might expect. In rural areas and small towns, plenty of homes are available for less than $150,000. Often a lot less… Escape to Italy will provide you with all the information you will need to turn your dreams of moving overseas into reality.

France has all the ingredients that we at International Living look for: a good climate, unspoiled countryside, top-notch culture, excellent health care, affordable real estate , colorful traditions and history, and, of course, the glitter and sophistication of Paris. It’s not surprising that France is the world’s favorite destination, receiving in excess of 82 million overseas visitors each year. Escape to France will provide you with all the information you will need to turn your dreams of moving overseas into reality.

In 2014, International Living ranked Panama the number one place in the world to retire…for so many reasons. This country has the most advanced and modern infrastructure in Central America, it’s affordable (you can still take a taxi across town for a couple of dollars or have dinner for two with a bottle of wine at one of the city’s trendy restaurants for just $30) and safe and the health care service here are world class. Panama also has one what we think is the world’s best incentive programs for pensioners. What about the cost of real estate? Let’s just say that you’ll be surprised at how much Panama still has to offer.