Your Dollar Still Goes a Long Way in These 19 Destinations
Date: 05/31/2006International Living Postcards--your daily escape
Thursday, June 1, 2006
Paris, France
Dear International Living Reader,
Believe it or not, your U.S. dollar still packs a punch in many parts of the world.
Even though the dollar has weakened over the past few months, you can still explore the globe in style, discover your dream home overseas, retire to an overseas Eden for pennies on the dollar, enjoy a first-class lifestyle overseas, and finance a lifetime of global adventure and profits…
…without worrying about lousy exchange rates.
All you need is the most up-to-date information on the world's best values right now.
And that's where we come in.
In the June 2006 print edition of International Living, you'll find the latest strategies on how to make the most of your U.S. dollars--straight from our team of roving correspondents all over the world.
Here's a taste of the dollar-stretching strategies you'll discover:
* The cheapest beachfront properties in the Caribbean--own your own three-bedroom, two-bathroom, octagonal house with great sea and mountains views, and deeded access to the beach out front, for only $149,000.
* Where you can enjoy the perfect climate, great health care, numerous business opportunities, and a carefree lifestyle--for less than $28,000 a year.
* How to own your own hideaway in one of Asia's most exotic beach towns for as little as $14,000.
* A tropical paradise where you can save $30,000 in dental costs.
* Where you can find cheap and tasty ethnic cuisine--enjoy a dinner of garlic prawns for $2.89…four beers for $2.69…and an exquisite local chicken delicacy for only $2.13.
* Spend the perfect week on the Maltese island of Gozo--visit the largest and best preserved of all megalithic temples for only $3.50…explore an elaborate set of catacombs for $5.60…and enjoy a delicious tomato and rice fish soup, bruschetta, tuna in a lampuki (a local fish) tomato sauce, roasted potatoes seasoned with fennel, garden salad, coleslaw, bread, and a complimentary glass of local wine--for only $6!
* How to own your own castle--complete with a living room, fireplace, kitchen, three bedrooms, three bathrooms, terraces, a swimming pool, and great sea views, for only $211,000. Fully furnished!
* How to explore Panama City's natural treasure--where you can catch a glimpse of keel-billed toucans…white-faced capuchin monkeys…noisy parrots…blue-crowned, broad-billed, and rufous mot-mots…and all in a lush rainforest setting. We'll show you how to get a discount before you go.
When you read the June 2006 print edition of International Living, you'll also learn how to travel with children…how to go on a camel-riding safari in Qatar…where to attend some of the summer's hottest music festivals…how to rent a vacation villa in Spain…
…and much, much more.
All in all, we cover 19 destinations--and this is only the June issue!
International Living print edition subscribers get 12 information-packed issues just like this…and a whole lot more…including our well-known Annual Global Retirement Index, our Guide to Adventure Travel, our Quality of Life Index, and more…
Subscribe to the International Living print edition and you'll learn where the prospects are greater, the risks are lower, and the prices are smaller.
Much, much smaller.
I invite you to give the International Living print edition a try.
For just $49 a year--less than the price of a dinner for two at a decent restaurant--you can take your next big step toward living the life of your dreams overseas…and saving thousands and thousands of good old U.S. dollars in the process.
Read more about the International Living print edition here.
Here's to all those exotic locales all over the world where the U.S. dollar still shines!
Kathleen Peddicord
Publisher, International Living
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