Dang, I've been wondering about becoming an expat for awhile now but can't deal with the tropics. I was considering the Philipines but don't speak a word of Tagalog. Maybe Canada, I hear they have this cool oil pipeline deal/s
I really hope we can find a leader, and it's not a complete coup. But it's just so silent it's , well, it's giving me the creeps. I hope your new digs are great because it sure would alleviate some of my stress if I didn't have to live here all the time. I never thought I'd say that, never. This sucks.
I can’t deal with the cold. Tropical beaches, fishing and diving are just fine with me. If anything ever happens to the power, you won’;t freeze to death in the tropics. I have several friends that have purchased homes in Costa Rico, Panama, Canada, etc. Canada’s health care stinks and it’s cold but I have friends that have bought there just because it’s close and easy. One of them has a really cool place but you have to take a boat about 10 miles up a river to get to it. It’s weird, lots of houses there, electricity, and all but no roads.