International Living Daily Postcards

With its diverse landscape and unique history on display around every corner, Peru has much to offer. Towering mountain peaks, remote Amazon villages, seaside resort towns, modern cities…it’s all here.

With temperatures in the mid-80s F, habitually warm Caribbean waters on all sides, and a perpetual sea breeze accompanied by the trills of soaring sea birds, Mexico’s Isla Mujeres maintains a loyal complement of full-time residents and seasonal snowbirds.

It’s been two years since Dean Kaufman took early retirement and set off overseas, and taking the time to visit and revisit his chosen spot—the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai—in the run-up to his move definitely paid off.“The number one thing that drew me to Thailand is the people,” says Dean, 48.

Steven King says the cost of having his entire wardrobe tailor-made for him in Cambodia has set him back far less than the price of a single off-the-rack, brand-name suit back home.