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KrisB
Joined 2014
Posts: 15

Suggestions for a first-timer?

10 years ago

Hi, I'm new to the forum as of today. My husband and I plan to leave the U.S. for early retirement and want to move a bit from place to place, not necessarily settling any one place.

One of the first places we're considering moving to is Belize. However, we haven't ever been there yet. We're thinking we'd like to take a first trip there in January to check it out. But most of the Google searches I do for travel to Belize are tourist oriented (i.e., resorts). So, my question is, where do you suggest would be a good first place to start to get acquainted with the country?

Ultimately, we'd want to live somewhere relatively safe where we would rent a small furnished apartment. We would not want to own a car. We'd like someplace with a decent expat community. If you were us, where would you go on vacation this January?

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