FROM THE EDITOR
Find Your Perfect Place Overseas in 2023
Nazareen Heazle
Managing Editor
“What’s the best place for me to live overseas?”
FROM THE EDITOR
Find Your Perfect Place Overseas in 2023
“What’s the best place for me to live overseas?” It’s the most common question we get. And the answer is not a simple one. There’s no one-size-fits-all destination. After all, everyone has their own preferences and needs—budget, climate, proximity to home, healthcare accessibility…and so on.
So while we can’t prescriptively tell you exactly where you should move to, we can help to point you in the right direction, so you’ll have a smart idea about where you should be focusing your energy in your search.
Our Annual Global Retirement Index ranks and rates—across seven categories—the best countries in the world today for a comfortable, affordable, safe, and enjoyable retirement. It’s a valuable tool designed to help you compare and contrast countries—given your priorities—and begin to get a picture of the ones most worth your attention.
We do rely on statistics in putting this resource together, but understand: It’s not meant to be a scientific output. For more than 40 years, IL’s editors and correspondents have explored the world, in search of the best opportunities for living, travel, investment, and retirement. We’ve built up a network of reliable, trustworthy on-the-ground contacts who we tap annually to help us compile our Retirement Index. It means this resource is born of real-world, boots-on-the-ground input. And it provides you a reliable snapshot of what’s happening today.
This year’s Global Retirement Index winner once flew well under the radar…today, it’s one of the hottest retirement spots on earth. But we’ve been telling readers about this country for years, long before the mainstream press caught on. Our top retirement haven for 2023—a great-value European gem—offers a laidback lifestyle, a huge variety of locations, a wide choice of visa options, and benefits from the current parity between the euro and the dollar. You’ll find the details here. (And don’t miss the massive bonus report we’ve produced to go with it—the link is in your story.)
PUBLISHER INFORMATION
January 2023 Volume 43 Number 9
Founding Publisher: William Bonner
Publisher: Jackie Flynn
Executive Editor: Jennifer Stevens
Managing Editor: Nazareen Heazle
Designer: Derek Westwood
Online Editors: Donal Lucey and Edel O Gorman
Lifestyle Editor: Sean Keenan
Assistant Editor: John Wallace
Illustrator: Colleen Clapp
Advertising Inquiries: Helen Daly Advertising@InternationalLiving.com
Media Inquiries: PR@InternationalLiving.com
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
International Living (ISSN 0277-2442), © Copyright 2023 by International Living Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. Protected by copyright laws of the United States and international treaties. This magazine may only be used pursuant to the subscription agreement and any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including on the world wide web), in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of International Living Publishing Ltd., Woodlock House, Carrick Road, Portlaw, Co. Waterford, Ireland. International Living is published monthly. Subscriptions: In the United States US$129 for one year, in Canada CAN$165 for one year, elsewhere US$149 for one year. Printed in the USA. Postmaster: Send address changes to International Living, International Living Publishing Ltd., Woodlock House, Carrick Road, Portlaw, Co. Waterford, Ireland. Copies of this magazine are not available on newsstands but are furnished directly to the public by mail subscriptions only. International Living presents information and research believed to be reliable, but its accuracy cannot be guaranteed. There are many dangers associated with international travel and investment, and readers should investigate any opportunity fully before committing to it. How to contact us: Customer service: To place an order for a product/ subscription, renew a subscription, pay a maintenance fee, change an address, follow up on the status of an order, or inquire about a missed issue, etc., see: www.internationalliving.com/about-il/ customer-service.
Nazareen Heazle
,Managing Editor
In the Issue (Articles)
Our Magazine Team
| Founding Publisher | William Bonner | |
| Publisher | Jackie Flynn | |
| Executive Editor, International Living | Jennifer Stevens | |
| Managing Editor | Nazareen Heazle | |
| Designer | Derek Westwood | |
| Online Editor | Donal Lucey | |
| Online Editor | Edel O'Gorman | |
| Lifestyle Editor | Seán Keenan | |
| Illustrator | Colleen Clapp | |
| Advertising | Helen Daly |
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