We moved to St. Kitts and Nevis from Michigan and yes, it is quite a change! Michigan has some very hot days in summer, some very cold days in winter and some winters are blessed with wintery mix. Wintery mix is not a refreshing cocktail but a miserable combination of snow, ice, icy rain, sleet, … [Read more...]
Moving to West Indies – Taking Our Cats with Us
Moving our three cats to Nevis with us caused us the most worry and had the most nit-picky steps of anything we had to do. We were far more anxious about getting them to the island than we were even about selling our house. After all, selling the house was money, important yes, but far less so … [Read more...]
How to Move to St. Kitts and Nevis
Once we decided to move to the island of Nevis in the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis we had a long list of to-dos before we could go. Here are some of the more difficult steps. Buy a new homePrepare our home for saleSell our homeDecide what to take with usFind a moving companySell the … [Read more...]
Moving from the US to the Caribbean
Our last post looked at a few of the Caribbean countries that welcome long term residents. Before we moved we researched several more countries, Antigua, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, Grenada, Anguilla, Barbados, Dominican Republic, Montserrat, Dominica, St. Vincent and the … [Read more...]
Looking for a New Home Overseas – Research
We've decided to research living outside the US. Moving is a huge decision, and moving out of the country is even bigger. So I'm doing research on countries that welcome older, retired Americans. One prerequisite is that the country has to allow long term residency. The best way … [Read more...]