Author: The JetSetter Team

Daniel Craig’s first filmrole as British superspy, James Bond, found him staring down worldly villains across a Baccarat table in Casino Royale. Much of the movie was set in the tiny Balkan country of Montenegro, which happens to be the second youngest in the world, achieving its independence in 2006. Any country good enough for…

If you’ve been looking for a crazy cheap price to visit the Latin American country of Guatemala, your ship has come in! To be more accurate, your plane has arrived. While they last, you can grab a five day trip for $399 per person. Why go to Guatemala? No particular reason unless you like ancient…

You do realize that it’s not an all or nothing proposition, don’t you? Retiring overseas doesn’t require that you: 1.Bid the children farewell forever 2.Give away the dog 3.Sell the house 4.Put the car on Craigslist 5.Buy a one way ticket to parts unknown Slow down there, pardner. Why not take an extended vacation to…

When it comes time to plan prospecting trips abroad for the purpose of finding a suitable expatriate country, chances are, unless you’re experiencing Jack Kerouac flashbacks, you’re going to fly on a commercial airline, which can be expensive. Unless you’re literally made of money, don’t run out and book the first flight you find. There…

Positioned immediately south of Mexico and perched above Honduras and Guatemala, the tiny country of Belize is something of an oddity, taking its culture in equal parts from Latin America and the Caribbean. It’s easy for English speaking tourists to get around because that’s the primary language, though you will find three different Mayan languages,…

For the international traveler or expatriate who considers themselves a worldly shopper, get thee hence to Turkey. More specifically, the city of Istanbul. As the last stop on the ancient Silk Road, spices have been a way of life since the 1600s. You like curry? They sell curry, and more! Peruse the mountainous piles of…

If you have been looking for an opportune time to invest in Brazil, it's coming first in 2014 when the World Cup will be played in the town of Fortaleza on the northeastern coast, then again two years later when the summer Olympics come to Brazil. Property investors should sit up and take notice. Infrastructure…

American expat wannabes might be feeling like they've missed the party as real estate prices in Costa Rica and Panama surge past the bargain basement levels of a decade ago, but all is not lost for the gringo. There's another Latin American country moving onto the radar. Uruguay. Wedged in between Brazil and Argentina, Uruguay…

If you plan on moving to Central or South America with nothing more than a Visa, plane ticket, and vague plan to spend a lot of time at the beach, good luck. It might turn out to be the worst decision you ever made. Come on, this is your life we're talking about. Why not…

What”s not to like about Spain – sun, sea, sand, and sangria at your beck and call. Hold it! You think the United States and England are having economic issues? The Spanish economy is worse. The trouble began, as it has here in the dear old U.S. Of A, by shortsighted politicians with out of…