I have lived in Panajachel since January 11th, 2020. I now spend $320.00 USD for a new studio apartment in an Airbnb run by Cirilo Tonon. Great Super Host. I can walk to Lake Atitlan in 5-10 minutes...Tuk Tuks are only 5Q one way. Best weather for someone like me at 70 years old, always feels like Spring...
Hi DrCarlo, Would you like to be a guest start on one of my videos? Here is an example guest star video: czcams.com/video/ySM_2jAC4v4/video.html Your interview could be just your voice or we could do a zoom call showing your face. If you would like to be a guest star and share your story please leave a personal message here: vagabondbuddha.com/contact/ Thank you for your comment. The detail of your comment makes this real for people. If you have a business, service, or CZcams channel, you could share that on the interview. Best, Dan
For anyone contemplating a retirement in Guatemala it's good to be aware that consumer products, basically the stuff, other than you food, you buy at a Walmart in the US are often, if not always more expensive in Guatemala (which has Walmarts but not at Lake Atitlan). Many household products and clothing (other than appliances) can be bought in open-air markets economically but basically, anything typically made in Asia will cost more in Guatemala. Living cheaply there means adopting a minimalist non consumerist life style otherwise you can end up spending as much in Guate as you might living in a rural small town in the US.
Great point. Costa Rica is promoted like crazy in America. Now it costs almost as much to live in Costa Rica as the USA. Some parts of Costa Rica cost twice as much as certain parts of the USA. Plus, Costa Rica doesn't have the rich cultural distinctions that you find in other Latin American countries. I find Costa Rica beautiful from a nature stand point but the culture there is boring.
Revista VOGUE eligió a Guatemala como uno de los 12 mejores destinos turísticos del mundo para 2023. Otros son Roma Málaga Japón Edimburgo Singapur Portugal el Yucon canadiense la Patagonia chilena Groenlandia 🇬🇹
Traveling inspires me. I am free to buy a ticket to most of the destinations I want to go to. After this pandemic, I am more careful about where I am going. I stayed home for more than a year. After I got a vaccine, I restart my journey. I am happy now staying in Guadalajara. I have to go to Spanish school four hours a day from Monday to Friday, and I don’t like homework.
Hello Douglas Morgans! Thank you for taking the time to share. Check out her channel when you get a chance. It is called Hobo Ventures on CZcams. And thanks for commenting. Our CZcams channel grows when people like, comment, or subscribe. It is like you are giving us a pay raise every time! So we really appreciate your help! Best, Dan
So true about living in a place for awhile before committing to buying something there. Met many a person who went on vacation for a few weeks and decided to live there. After some time living there the charm wore off and reality set in and they were ready to move on. I thought I could live in Guatemala in San Pedro de la Laguna. Been there 4 times from 1999 to 2006 with a total of 12 months there. My last time in 2006 I only spent a few weeks as I was bored with it by then. I guess I missed beaches so spent a lot of time in Honduras at their beaches.
Thanks for sharing Dave. That is why I warn people about buying too soon or about only seeing a few places before deciding. You really need to take your times. There is no rush. The only people trying to rush you into buying real estate are usually getting a commision. Here is my post on that in case others missed it: vagabondbuddha.com/why-retired-expats-should-not-buy-real-estate-overseas/ Thanks for helping others see, Dan
Lake Atitlan is starting to sound very interesting to me. Now I’ll have to show it to my wife to see if it will interest her as well. I’ll be the one to take care of the details so I have to thank you Dan for the extensive work you have done in order to bring these options to us. I hope I can convince my wife to trust me and you lol. ❤️🇨🇦❤️ Cheers!!!
Thank you F&T! This Monday morning I have a video coming out that explains the importance of the exploratory visit. Before making a final decision it teaches what you need to do on the ground when you visit your top places under consideration. Thanks for commenting. Your interactions help our channel grow! Have a great day. :-) Dan
Have been following you for a couple of months. Not knowing your schedule, I’ve inadvertently chosen Guatemala and Tulum to begin my retirement journey. I wanted to thank you for the high quality information. If you have a favorite monthly rental in San Pedro and San Marcos, please do highlight it for me? Where is next for you two?
Hello Peace Inside You: Second Life Reimagined, All of our videos have a webpage that have the information we discussed in that video. Just click the "More Information" link in the notes below this CZcams video for the information you are requesting. In case you don't understand how to find the "More Information" link I am talking about, I have made the below video teaching you how to get to the links: czcams.com/video/p4bP4xd7J4s/video.html It is important that you learn how since most of our videos have multiple links to important information that will help you. Thanks for commenting. CZcams shows our videos to more viewers when you interact with our channel. That causes CZcams to give us a pay raise $$. :-) So, ... thank you, Dan
Thanks again for another great informative video. I can't wait till I'm retired in 5 to 7 yrs. and all your video's will always be a great valuable asset for my travels. So thank you very much!
Unlike me I can't remember which villages my tour visit ed around the lake. Only there once. The lake and sorroundingd were very scenic. Spent most of my times taking groups to antiqua.
This is one of the reasons I love to travel. I live poor at home in the US (e.g., car is 19 years old, and although the neighborhood where I live is safe, my house is definitely on the wrong side of the tracks). But when I travel, I'm at least middle class or even upper middle class in some countries!
Great story Yuan and Marc. Thank you for sharing it with us. Your interaction with our channel helps us get subscribers and views, so we really appreciate it. Best, Dan
Dan. Have you watched a Netflix 2020 production called “The Serpent”. If not I think you and Qiang would find it a fascinating real world saga from nomads and predators of fifty years ago.
Yes. We watched about a week ago. We will be using what we learned to stay alive. lol. Like, never accept a free drink or an open drink, which we already follow. Just order a beer and open it yourself.
Hi Dan & Ching, this is very helpful as I’m quite interested in exploring Antigua and Lake Atitlan ✨💜✨... and have been doing some research... who knows I might run into you guys:)
Hello Ethan Jenkins, thank you for your personal note of encouragement. It really does make a difference for us when we know people appreciate what we are doing. Your comments also cause CZcams to show our video to more people so your note is like paying us a small tip $$ for our time. Thank you, Dan
I only have my disability $800 / month I'm single man. Really wondering if I can live in some small city or Guatemala on my budget . Probably my grocery will be much low I know how Yankee eat . Then alcohol is the long time forgotten Due blood pressure... Ahhh...I need nice and quiet place to work on my book..
Hi Nikolai Potapenkov, Your personal cost of living will depend on a number of factors that only you can control. I am not a licensed financial advisor so I don't give advice based on actual facts, I share data I gather while traveling. I suggest you do an exploratory visit with your feet on the ground to determine where you will live, eat, and entertain yourself and what it will all cost. Then speak to your financial advisor about your data so they can poke holes in any of your assumptions. Thanks for watching and asking a great question so I can give this response to other readers too. Best, Dan
These prices are high I pay way less living in north Georgia USA. Mortgage $400 electric $140 internet & cellphone $100 food $225. Not including my truck and gas because that’s not mention in your video. I live on $1400 a month VA disability pay.
Living overseas is not for everyone. One of my freinds went to France on vacation a few years ago and came home early because she didn't know what to eat there. Oh gosh, I just chuckled when I heard that.
I’ll always have a place in the USA but I am retiring early in Sicily. I have duel citizenship. Done many mission trips to Mexico, Honduras, and El Salvador and have found these were not the area for me. But those area were real cheap.
I did some research on Guatemala,and neighboring central American countries,they are all unsafe destinations,crime is rampid,and basically not a good place to retire,I did find Costa Rica to be the safest country in central America,,,did you guys like Mexico? Cons and pros on Mexico?
We have lots of videos on Mexico and Ecuador. I love them both. Check out our Mexico CZcams video playlist: czcams.com/video/DxjErpZyBCc/video.html Check out our Ecuador playlist here: czcams.com/video/kSQjrve7uGc/video.html
I'm in the PH now,my 3 year visa expires soon and I have to depart to another destination,I have no inclination to go back to Los Angeles or the States not under the current leadership of the Marxists in charge
I'd give it about six months for me. After being landlocked for over thirty years, I wanna see some surf, and smell some salt air. That said, it's still beautiful, and the numbers look good.
Yes. Great place to visit, for a few weeks or months, but I would like a little more culture around me if I were to retire on one places for a few years.
We slow travel the world and document the cost of living as we go so people know what choices they have to retire in various places around the world. Our estimates are lower than because we are bargain hunters. So you will have to do an exploratory visit to see what your preferred lifestyle will cost you.
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I have lived in Panajachel since January 11th, 2020. I now spend $320.00 USD for a new studio apartment in an Airbnb run by Cirilo Tonon. Great Super Host. I can walk to Lake Atitlan in 5-10 minutes...Tuk Tuks are only 5Q one way. Best weather for someone like me at 70 years old, always feels like Spring...
Hi DrCarlo, Would you like to be a guest start on one of my videos? Here is an example guest star video: czcams.com/video/ySM_2jAC4v4/video.html
Your interview could be just your voice or we could do a zoom call showing your face. If you would like to be a guest star and share your story please leave a personal message here: vagabondbuddha.com/contact/
Thank you for your comment. The detail of your comment makes this real for people. If you have a business, service, or CZcams channel, you could share that on the interview. Best, Dan
For anyone contemplating a retirement in Guatemala it's good to be aware that consumer products, basically the stuff, other than you food, you buy at a Walmart in the US are often, if not always more expensive in Guatemala (which has Walmarts but not at Lake Atitlan). Many household products and clothing (other than appliances) can be bought in open-air markets economically but basically, anything typically made in Asia will cost more in Guatemala. Living cheaply there means adopting a minimalist non consumerist life style otherwise you can end up spending as much in Guate as you might living in a rural small town in the US.
I liked San Pedro as well, Pana was nice but it looks like it's getting expensive.. I hope Guatemala does not turn into another Costa Rica!
Great point. Costa Rica is promoted like crazy in America. Now it costs almost as much to live in Costa Rica as the USA. Some parts of Costa Rica cost twice as much as certain parts of the USA. Plus, Costa Rica doesn't have the rich cultural distinctions that you find in other Latin American countries. I find Costa Rica beautiful from a nature stand point but the culture there is boring.
Revista VOGUE eligió a Guatemala como uno de los 12 mejores destinos turísticos del mundo para 2023. Otros son Roma Málaga Japón Edimburgo Singapur Portugal el Yucon canadiense la Patagonia chilena Groenlandia 🇬🇹
Traveling inspires me. I am free to buy a ticket to most of the destinations I want to go to. After this pandemic, I am more careful about where I am going. I stayed home for more than a year. After I got a vaccine, I restart my journey. I am happy now staying in Guadalajara. I have to go to Spanish school four hours a day from Monday to Friday, and I don’t like homework.
Qiang was just studying Spanish in Antigua Guatemala. Are you on a student visa Yuan?
The vaccine admittedly does nothing. Except kill. Hopefully you got a dud
Loved hearing your wife speak ... finally. Lived in Asia for 3 years and her voice brought a smile!!!
Hello Douglas Morgans! Thank you for taking the time to share. Check out her channel when you get a chance. It is called Hobo Ventures on CZcams. And thanks for commenting. Our CZcams channel grows when people like, comment, or subscribe. It is like you are giving us a pay raise every time! So we really appreciate your help! Best, Dan
So true about living in a place for awhile before committing to buying something there. Met many a person who went on vacation for a few weeks and decided to live there. After some time living there the charm wore off and reality set in and they were ready to move on. I thought I could live in Guatemala in San Pedro de la Laguna. Been there 4 times from 1999 to 2006 with a total of 12 months there. My last time in 2006 I only spent a few weeks as I was bored with it by then. I guess I missed beaches so spent a lot of time in Honduras at their beaches.
Thanks for sharing Dave. That is why I warn people about buying too soon or about only seeing a few places before deciding. You really need to take your times. There is no rush. The only people trying to rush you into buying real estate are usually getting a commision. Here is my post on that in case others missed it: vagabondbuddha.com/why-retired-expats-should-not-buy-real-estate-overseas/
Thanks for helping others see,
Dan
Wow! Thank you!
- It's amazing what is available on a budget if you know where to look. Thanks for showing this 👍
No problem 👍
Lake Atitlan is starting to sound very interesting to me. Now I’ll have to show it to my wife to see if it will interest her as well. I’ll be the one to take care of the details so I have to thank you Dan for the extensive work you have done in order to bring these options to us. I hope I can convince my wife to trust me and you lol. ❤️🇨🇦❤️ Cheers!!!
Thank you F&T! This Monday morning I have a video coming out that explains the importance of the exploratory visit. Before making a final decision it teaches what you need to do on the ground when you visit your top places under consideration. Thanks for commenting.
Your interactions help our channel grow! Have a great day. :-) Dan
On my way next month Thank you for your insight Sir Happy travels
Wonderful!
Have been following you for a couple of months. Not knowing your schedule, I’ve inadvertently chosen Guatemala and Tulum to begin my retirement journey. I wanted to thank you for the high quality information. If you have a favorite monthly rental in San Pedro and San Marcos, please do highlight it for me? Where is next for you two?
Hello Peace Inside You: Second Life Reimagined, All of our videos have a webpage that have the information we discussed in that video. Just click the "More Information" link in the notes below this CZcams video for the information you are requesting.
In case you don't understand how to find the "More Information" link I am talking about, I have made the below video teaching you how to get to the links:
czcams.com/video/p4bP4xd7J4s/video.html
It is important that you learn how since most of our videos have multiple links to important information that will help you.
Thanks for commenting. CZcams shows our videos to more viewers when you interact with our channel. That causes CZcams to give us a pay raise $$. :-) So, ... thank you, Dan
Thanks again for another great informative video. I can't wait till I'm retired in 5 to 7 yrs. and all your video's will always be a great valuable asset for my travels. So thank you very much!
Best of luck!
Good job Dan!
Thank you Mark!
Unlike me I can't remember which villages my tour visit ed around the lake. Only there once. The lake and sorroundingd were very scenic. Spent most of my times taking groups to antiqua.
Antigua is one of my favorite places in the world!
@@VagabondAwake I particularly remember all the young people with the beautiful homemade handicrafts
Great info as always
Glad you think so!
I can live on that. Just have an emergency reserve for unexpected expenses. I stayed in Pana for three months in 2015. Great place and climate!
Of course. Emergency reserve is key even if you stay in the USA. :-)
You two are lovely! I envy your lifestyle 😊❤️
- Yes indeed they feel like friends 😊👌
We are having fun. :-) Thanks for watching.
Very righteous stuff!!!!
Thank you Richie! Thanks for watching and commenting. :-) Dan
Hi Dan and Qiang , really great video ,I like all the places you mentioned oh by the way that pizza really looks so yummy lol
Glad you enjoyed it
I had a lunch at the downtown of Guadalajara. Two beers with some deserts. 126 pesos, about 6 dollars.. In Hawaii, I guess it will cost me 25 dollars.
This is one of the reasons I love to travel. I live poor at home in the US (e.g., car is 19 years old, and although the neighborhood where I live is safe, my house is definitely on the wrong side of the tracks). But when I travel, I'm at least middle class or even upper middle class in some countries!
Great story Yuan and Marc. Thank you for sharing it with us. Your interaction with our channel helps us get subscribers and views, so we really appreciate it. Best, Dan
Dan. Have you watched a Netflix 2020 production called “The Serpent”. If not I think you and Qiang would find it a fascinating real world saga from nomads and predators of fifty years ago.
Yes. We watched about a week ago. We will be using what we learned to stay alive. lol. Like, never accept a free drink or an open drink, which we already follow. Just order a beer and open it yourself.
Hi Dan & Ching, this is very helpful as I’m quite interested in exploring Antigua and Lake Atitlan ✨💜✨... and have been doing some research... who knows I might run into you guys:)
That would be fun! Let us know when you go. :-)
Great list, thanks 🙏🏻
Thanks for watching!
Love the videos
Hello Ethan Jenkins, thank you for your personal note of encouragement. It really does make a difference for us when we know people appreciate what we are doing. Your comments also cause CZcams to show our video to more people so your note is like paying us a small tip $$ for our time. Thank you, Dan
Super helpful 👍😀
Glad it was helpful!
Soo funny. Qiang always interested by food, and you Dan smiling when she does
She likes coconut ice cream but stays slender and fit ! Amazing ... 😄💈
She stays skinny no matter what she eats!!!
In Pto Morelos you can't have a beer if you don't order food. I would need a "Qiang" to help...
I only have my disability $800 / month
I'm single man.
Really wondering if I can live in some small city or Guatemala on my budget .
Probably my grocery will be much low
I know how Yankee eat .
Then alcohol is the long time forgotten Due blood pressure...
Ahhh...I need nice and quiet place to work on my book..
Hi Nikolai Potapenkov, Your personal cost of living will depend on a number of factors that only you can control. I am not a licensed financial advisor so I don't give advice based on actual facts, I share data I gather while traveling. I suggest you do an exploratory visit with your feet on the ground to determine where you will live, eat, and entertain yourself and what it will all cost. Then speak to your financial advisor about your data so they can poke holes in any of your assumptions. Thanks for watching and asking a great question so I can give this response to other readers too. Best, Dan
These prices are high I pay way less living in north Georgia USA. Mortgage $400 electric $140 internet & cellphone $100 food $225. Not including my truck and gas because that’s not mention in your video. I live on $1400 a month VA disability pay.
You could live in west Texas for less, but the climate is awful and you’re still in the USSA
Living overseas is not for everyone. One of my freinds went to France on vacation a few years ago and came home early because she didn't know what to eat there. Oh gosh, I just chuckled when I heard that.
I’ll always have a place in the USA but I am retiring early in Sicily. I have duel citizenship. Done many mission trips to Mexico, Honduras, and El Salvador and have found these were not the area for me. But those area were real cheap.
Hello, great program! thanks! how good is the internet service in the area of lake Atitlan?
Thanks
Luis
It is not as good as Antigua for sure.
Wow thats a new truck payment
Good point. That was one of the first things I didn't miss when I left the USA ... car payments.
I did some research on Guatemala,and neighboring central American countries,they are all unsafe destinations,crime is rampid,and basically not a good place to retire,I did find Costa Rica to be the safest country in central America,,,did you guys like Mexico? Cons and pros on Mexico?
- Mexico is likely _more_ dangerous. Ecuador is much better 👌
We have lots of videos on Mexico and Ecuador. I love them both.
Check out our Mexico CZcams video playlist: czcams.com/video/DxjErpZyBCc/video.html
Check out our Ecuador playlist here: czcams.com/video/kSQjrve7uGc/video.html
@@VagabondAwake ,,,,thank you ,what are your next destinations?
I'm in the PH now,my 3 year visa expires soon and I have to depart to another destination,I have no inclination to go back to Los Angeles or the States not under the current leadership of the Marxists in charge
@@jamescalifornia2964 ,thanks
My friend is pana has a sizeable studio for $350 monthly just oss calle santander.
Thats great!
helo,could you tell me please if we need a vaccine or covid test ?is it different coming over land or plane?thank you
We were here a few months ago. I am sure the rules have changed a few times since then. Check the Guatemala Embassy webpage in your home country. :-)
I'd give it about six months for me. After being landlocked for over thirty years, I wanna see some surf, and smell some salt air. That said, it's still beautiful, and the numbers look good.
Yes. Great place to visit, for a few weeks or months, but I would like a little more culture around me if I were to retire on one places for a few years.
How is the heathcare there dude? Are the hospitals any good, or will it be a visit to the local shaman and hope for the best?
Guatemala City has some doctors and hospitals bu nearby costa rica and panama are better for higher specialized medical problems.
pollo campero!!!
Thank you Nata.
Nice
did you visit Tzununa at all?
Not yet. Do you recommend it as a place to check out?
Say Lake Ah teet LAHN, stress on last syllable. NOT Ah TIT lan.
You missed tzununa! So are you living there now??
We slow travel the world and document the cost of living as we go so people know what choices they have to retire in various places around the world. Our estimates are lower than because we are bargain hunters. So you will have to do an exploratory visit to see what your preferred lifestyle will cost you.
International gentrification
Countries set their own entry requirements.