Belize Retirement Guide: How to Live in a Tropical Paradise on $450 a Month [Paperback]

Bill Gray (Author), Claire Gray (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1999

A how-to guidebook written by an American couple who retired to Belize. It details many of the benefits Belize has to offer North American retirees, including: year-round warm weather, world class diving, and sportfishing. It outlines Belize's low cost of living and inflation rate. It gives information on free medical care and government land give aways. 144 pages. Color/B&W photos. Illustrations. Weight: 0.5 pounds. Size: 5.5" X 8.5" X 0.4"

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Much more than a "retirement" guide... I felt like I had a guide by my side visiting Belize. No matter what you have heard about Belize, good or bad, put it all out of your mind as you read this first-hand story by the authors that have lived in Belize....[They] have put together an excellent "picture" of Belize...you can see it, hear it, feel it and taste it! Along with this picture, they provide you with valuable contacts in Belize and the U.S.A. that can help you and save you money. Where to stay, where to eat, what to see...a complete guide book!" -- Worldwide Investment News

"OUTSTANDING! The Grays have done a fantastic job of weaving personal interest items into a factual guide." -- Coble International

"The book contains practical information for visitors as well as for prospective residents..." -- Transitions Abroad

"Your book was worth the wait...We've already recommended it to several people." -- Carl Franz, The Peoples Guide To Mexico

About the Author

American expatriates, Bill and Claire Gray are resident experts on Belize, having lived there since the 1980's. Bill, a retired TV news director and his adventurous wife tell how they escaped the rat race. Now, they live in a beautiful house overlooking a sun-drenched tropical bay; in a place featured on "Life Styles of the Rich and Famous." They stress that they are neither rich nor famous and that anyone can do it on about $450 a month!

Product Details

• Paperback: 141 pages
• Publisher: Preview Pub; 4th edition (January 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1880862476
• ISBN-13: 978-1880862476
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #919,488 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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53 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars There has to be something better out there, September 26, 2001

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Ross S. Carroll (Klamath Falls, OR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Belize Retirement Guide: How to Live in a Tropical Paradise on $450 a Month (Paperback)

First of all, Bill and Claire Gray need to hire a good editor. Even a bad editor could improve this. Their book is so full of punctuation and grammar errors that it makes reading difficult and continually annoys.

Beyond that, the book is brief, anecdotal, and incomplete. It's poorly organized and badly illustrated. I simply don't understand the positive reviews. I'll be looking for something better since I'm hoping to spend time in Belize soon and possibly retire there.

Granted, the Blair's have shared some helpful hints from their years of living in Belize. There are tips on entering the country, transportation, and immigration. Some of these, though, seem unreliable and vague.

If this were the only book on the subject it might be worth having, but I'm guessing there has to be something better out there.

38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very light on substance, February 20, 2000

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Marc Niaufre (Issaquah, Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Belize Retirement Guide: How to Live in a Tropical Paradise on $450 a Month (Paperback)

I expected a comprehensive guide on living/retiring in Belize. The amount of material is actually very small in this book which spends way too many pages on info of limited relative importance (how to get there for instance) and basically none on the essentials such as real estate. The book is esentially a sales tool for additional 'special reports' written by the authors.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars NOT MUCH INFORMATION....NOT WORTH THE PRICE!, April 9, 2001

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BILL SCHWAB (Norwalk, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Belize Retirement Guide: How to Live in a Tropical Paradise on $450 a Month (Paperback)

I paid for the book and after reading it wanted to send it back. There is very little information for the person that is interested in moving there. If you want that information you have to buy more books or whatever from the authors,again at high prices. It seemed to me that the authors wrote this book to sell more of there books on Belize. I planned on moving to Belize but have to find other books or information to get real information on living there. Sorry, but I think the book is a ...Funny, but I think the authors think the same way. I also got a video on Belize when I ordered the book. The video still didn't give me the information that I wanted.