Looking for cheap international marina cities to live in

[kennj123]

Originally Posted by Juggerknot

Corn Island, Nicaragua... beautiful, quaint and cheap...awesome diving and snorkeling too

Cartagena Colombia, historic, great nightlife, walking and biking city for exercise, cheap and has everything.

I checked corn island, it looks like a great place to visit, but not make it home base. Airbnb shows some really high prices and small islands have some strange economics that can change really quick.


I added Cartegna to my map. A friend of mines wife is from there and they spend a month a year there. my friend bikes a lot and says he won't bike there, its too dangerous.

[kennj123]

Originally Posted by Symphony

I was in Richards Bay and Capetown January 2018 for a little more than a week. beautiful country, fantastic wind - too fantastic sometimes. excellent sailing scene, fine marinas and yacht clubs. fantastic wine country, beautiful mountains, good roads, penguins, beaches - a vibrant young country barely clinging to its first-world past.

But everywhere you'll find razor wire fences and guards. Friends told us not to travel anywhere after dark. every place has its + and - features.

I checked out both Capetown and Richards bay on my map. Capetown doesn't have much private marina infrastructure and Richards bay has a nice looking marnina but not much of a town near by, but given the crime problems thats probably good. biking seems risky given the crime problem and I checked water temp on weathersparks and ocean temps are quite cold there so swimmings out too. my two favorite sports look like no goes.

[belizesailor]

Originally Posted by kennj123

I checked corn island, it looks like a great place to visit, but not make it home base. Airbnb shows some really high prices and small islands have some strange economics that can change really quick.


I added Cartegna to my map. A friend of mines wife is from there and they spend a month a year there. my friend bikes a lot and says he won't bike there, its too dangerous.

...and the E coast of Nicaragua and parts of the Nicaraguan Banks are pretty dicey security areas. See CSSN for details on the Nica Banks issues.

[belizesailor]

Having done this a few times, an important consideration, especially if looking in less "developed" countries is travel access. Rio Dulce, Guatemala for example is a great option, but getting there is a bit of an oreal.

[tommy1892]

I lived in Puerto Vallerta for a few months and it was amazing. Very inexpensive as well.

[Saleen411]

Originally Posted by El Pinguino

Maybe consider the Los Lagos region of Chile? Between Concepcion and Pto Montt...

Quite a few expats down here... relatively easy to get residency.... bonzer climate, excellent wine, stable government........what not to like... ask questions here... https://www.allchile.net

Isn't that a "cold water for swimming" area?

[Cloroxbottle]

Originally Posted by chuckr

we would have no issues with staying in Turkey long term EXCEPT for the current gov't - it could be ok or not

I have a couple of Turkish expat friends and they have echoed this sentiment. One is returning home next year. Personally, it wouldn't be on my list.

[Cloroxbottle]

Originally Posted by El Pinguino

Maybe consider the Los Lagos region of Chile? Between Concepcion and Pto Montt...

Quite a few expats down here... relatively easy to get residency.... bonzer climate, excellent wine, stable government........what not to like... ask questions here... https://www.allchile.net

That has been on my radar as well, do you know any liveaboards down there?