Retirees follow sun south of border
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Robert Fulton traveled to Mexico many times during his career in manufacturing and as a contractor, but never thought of it as a place to retire. Nonetheless, he and his wife settled in a village on the shores of Lake Chapala called Mirasol, where they found a thriving community of retirees, many from the United States.
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ESTEPONA, Spain  - From lager louts breaking their noses in fights to pensioners tripping down stairs, thousands of foreigners pouring to the coast in search of sun run up a hefty public hospital bill for Spain.
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By Brad Dokken, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun. 20--TWIN VALLEY, Minn. -- They gathered at the river Tuesday morning, serenaded by tribal drummers and swiftly flowing water and showered by bright sun.
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By Joseph Barrios, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 11--PUERTO PEnASCO, Sonora -- In days past, RVs and tents were about the only forms of lodging dotting the long stretch of Sandy Beach, west of downtown Rocky Point.
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At a time when more than a few unhappy liberals in the United States are rumbling about moving north, the expatriates in Nelson, British Columbia, are proof it can be done.
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By Scott Streater, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb.
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MONTERREY, Mexico -- If a quarry needs a migrant worker who can haul 50-pound loads of rock out of a mine, or a big landscaper wants to hire a man who'll mow grass from sunup to sundown for $8 an hour without overstaying his visa, Jeffrey West scrolls through his computer, clicks the mouse and fi...
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SANGRADOURO INDIAN RESERVE, Brazil -- When the sun sinks behind the palm and mango trees, candlelight flickers throughout a tiny village of thatched huts where about 100 Xavante Indians live.
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NACO, Ariz  - Canadian retiree Penny Macdonald and husband Stew have spent winters in the United States for 25 years, but never before have vacations been such good value for "snowbirds" flocking to trailer parks across America's sunbelt.
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By John Moritz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb.
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For the first time since the Depression, more Americans aged 75 and older have been leaving the South than moving there.
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Retailers south of the border are keeping an eye on their tills today, as the holiday shopping season gets its traditional post-Thanksgiving launch.
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Wang Zhushu rarely sleeps at night. Instead, the 61-year-old retiree paces, listening to the drone of passing ships that shake the walls of her house on the banks of the Yangtze River.
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By Janice Gaston, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Feb. 11--HILTON HEAD, S.C.   Late on a misty day, when the wind sighs through trees lining a deserted road and sets their beards of Spanish moss to fluttering, nature takes center stage here.
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By Constance Loizos, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun.
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By Craig Tenbroeck, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.
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ON THE RIO GRANDE, Texas  - The riot of green vegetation that lines both sides of the Rio Grande river along the southeast Texas and Mexican border can give a canoeist the impression of gliding past unbroken wilderness.