Author Archive: GraySpirit
Best Cities of Thailand for International Retirement and Living
Thailand offers a variety of urban settings for a retirement abroad. This includes large urban metropolitan areas, beach resort towns, remote mountain getaways, and quiet rural villages. Cities that are popular destinations for expatriates or have the potential for growth as destinations for international living [...]
Major Cities in the Philippines for International Retirement
There are a range of different types of cities in the Philippines to consider for retirement purposes. They offer an assortment of varying costs, available social amenities, and basic activities for international living and retirement. Atlhough a developing country, the Philippines does provide for a [...]
The Ugly American Dad at Christmas
I don’t know how Ward Cleaver (for those of you old enough to remember Leave it to Beaver) could be so calm as a father. I, on the other hand, living in the Philippines with four kids, think that I’ve developed the reputation of being [...]
Indonesia Retirement: Expat Living in Bali, Indonesia
The most popular destination in Indonesia for tourists and expats alike is Bali. Bali is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying to the east of Java. The island has a population of nearly four million people, the majority of whom are Hindu rather than [...]
Social Inequality: Gini Coefficients by Country
Social scientists generally believe that one of the roots of instability in any society is the level of social inequality that exists. The greater the gap between the rich and the poor, the greater the likelihood of such problems as crime, terrorism and political instability. [...]
Physical Geography and Features of Indonesia
The Indonesian archipelago consists of over 17,000 islands. The archipelago represents an island arc created by the activity associated with at least 4 major tectonic plates in the region. As a result, the island chain is very mountainous and possesses a few volcanoes that are [...]
Green Lifestyle Abroad: Riding a Tricycad
Whenever I had to make a quick run to for some errand, I used to hop into my trusty old Ford Taurus and drive there. It didn’t matter that the sun was out and it was a nice day. It didn’t matter that it was [...]
Retirement and Living in Thessaloniki, Greece
Many scholars view Greece as the heart of western civilization as we know it. In turn, Thessaloniki, Greece is known as the cultural center of Greece. A Greek retirement provides for international living at the heart of a country that was the first in establishing [...]
Physical Geography and Features of Greece
The physical geography of mainland Greece is dominated by mountains and at sea, it is dominated by over 7,000 islands. It has a distinct Mediterranean climate and throughout its history has played a role in the early emergence of city states, the rise and fall [...]
Health Care Abroad: Understanding Health Systems Financing
When retiring abroad, it is very likely that you will be entering another country with an entirely different way of handling the financing of health systems. By health systems financing, we are talking about the way that a particular country provides funding to the health [...]
