Posted on 08/13/2010 4:26:50 PM PDT by cll
In spite of its natural beauty, Belize is an impoverished nation. If you're into third world living then this might be the place for you.
The place I’m retiring to can beat that all day long:
http://www.LivingInThePhilippines.com
BTW, there are already quite a few FReepers living there...
Have you ever seen the HGTV show “House Hunters International”? They’ve had several shows on Americans buying in Belize, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Seems to be a trend.
” Violent crime, especially in areas of Belize City, remains a serious concern. Read the Department of States Background Notes on Belize for additional information.”
State Dept site.
“The place Im retiring to can beat that all day long:
http://www.LivingInThePhilippines.com
BTW, there are already quite a few FReepers living there...”
Count me in on that My wife is planning our place there now.
I always wanted to visit there. We share Spanish colonial ties and what they endured during WWII and what the Filipinos did for our POWs during that time and many other reasons. I also have quite a few Army buddies who are from there.
Thanks for the link.
the place is third world but the way things are going in the states it make look better in a few years, can i take my firearms?
Me? I'm retiring in England, I hear the health care is great!.:=)
All of this is swell until some Marxist thug takes over the country. Of course, that could be said about the US too.
...The upbeat tone this article reminds me of an intro to an episode of “Locked Up Abroad”.
I’ve been to Belize, and I would never go back.
All of the nicer houses have bars on the windows and/or barbed wire fences around them.
The local museum has not a single work of art by a local artist; just Mayan artifacts and press clippings about famous hurricanes.
Thirty years ago I got an investment newsletter written by an American expatriate living in Belize. The newsletter ended suddenly when the author was murdered by some Belizeans who lured him out in the country to inspect a piece of real estate.
Think of the worst place to live in the USA, and it’s probably nicer than Belize City.
Who can get health insurance for 50 bucks/month?
I am sure it is some real quality coverage </sarcasm>.
“and at times it seems as if there are no rules for anything”
That pretty much sums up life in the Caribbean...
You hear the healthcare is great in England? ... So, you’re already deaf. That explains some of it, anyway.
“BTW, there are already quite a few FReepers living there”
I am now past 18 months here, and there is no amount of money
that would get me to go back to the USSA.
I spend a total of about $700 per month, but can get by on as little as $500 for two of us. That is for rent, food, wine, internet, and travel.
I am 100 ft. from the beach.
ROFLOL!
What area are you in that it’s so inexpensive?
Fine for some, buy I say move to Appalachia- it’s cheaper, and safer.
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