First of all, this book is seven years out-of-date, and the snippets of facts that it contains are in large measure useless today. However, even in 1991 it was a weak book. Lots of fluffy mini-anecdotes and scatter-shot presentation of information on twelve countries. This is a book to be read in about an hour as a help in organizing your questions about living abroad; then look for in-depth help and information elsewhere.

I thought it was very interesting to learn of other options for retirement living other than the high priced, all-in-one "villages" in this country. Those "villages" are ok for some but, I think they are out of reach, monetarily, for most of us. The book, I think, helps people to reach sound decisions about other alternatives and what to consider when making those choices.