For some time now I've moved away from the dream of retiring or living in a Caribbean destination. I guess because I don't know exactly "how" it will happen. It's not like I have hundreds of thousands of dollars sitting around that I can use to purchase a second home right now and I don't plan to put myself in debt doing this. Who needs the stress of that. Moving to paradise means leaving a lot of the stress behind hopefully.The older I get the more I realize how important it is to live for our dreams. Time is limited and we need to make the most of it.
I'm not sure right now if I want to actually move to somewhere tropical and purchase a property or if I want to travel to different parts of the world for extended periods of time. I think purchasing a place is more affordable than renting but it also limits the parts of the world you can see. Also my current experience of the Caribbean means staying at fairly luxurious resorts where our every want is at our finger tips. Part of me wants to experience the real life in these countries - to an extent. However, I don't want to give up the modern conveniences. I need to do some research to find out where I can find a place that offers a nice balance. I'm also not so keen on the hurricanes that hit some of these areas. For this reason I really like Costa Rica but the weather isn't all the great all year long. There is quite a long rainy season. I love the weather in Mexico but I'm not comfortable with the political environment there. Safety is of the utmost importance to me and while that isn't guaranteed anywhere in the world there are some places that seem a bit safer. Also the older I get the more I want to be in a country that has good and affordable medical care. You never know. So for all these reasons I am now back to the research phase. In the mean time I'm going to start to set in place some actual goals and dates attached. As someone said if you don't have an actual time frame and plan in place it's just a dream. Dreams are great but they often stay dreams and don't become realities. Now I just need to know where to start.
