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Welcome!

Written by T. Rob Brown (aka Roberto Chocolate)

Helping you Find Your Ideal Place in the Sun!

Looking for a place to retire? Need some help finding the best place? Then you've come to the right place!

The Retirement Detectives mission is to provide you with authoritative, unbiased information about current and emerging retirement destinations based on the first hand knowledge and experience of our roving investigators. These are REAL people with no axe to grind who either live in or have visited the destination on an extended stay that allows them to see what it is really like to live there. The good. The bad. The bizarre.

You may browse some of the site as a guest, but to access the detailed reports you must become a member (membership is FREE)

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Stay healthy my friends!

T. Rob Brown (aka Señor Roberto Chocolate)

Last Updated on Sunday, 02 August 2009

The Epic Journey

Written by T. Rob Brown (aka Roberto Chocolate) Tuesday, 17 February 2009

Nine countries, 12,120 kilometers, two large dogs and a directionally challenged (but otherwise brilliant) wife - in a Honda mini-van!

Want to find out how it went? We are retracing our steps in April, stopping into over twenty more retirement destinations along the way, giving you our "FIRST IMPRESSIONS" of each location. Find out how to bring your pets into Latin America.

You must be a member to read the account of our journey. Click here to become a free member of Retirement Detectives today! When your registration is confirmed, come back and login, then click on the links in the Destinations box on the right of this page.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 04 August 2009 Register to read more...

Ready for Retirement Quiz

Written by T. Rob Brown (aka Roberto Chocolate) Wednesday, 11 February 2009

Are you ready to retire in a foreign country?

Take this Quick Quiz to rate your ability to manage and adapt to a foreign country. Have your significant other take this quiz separately. But be honest! The results may surprise you. (print this quiz out or have a piece of paper handy to mark down your scores)

Last Updated on Sunday, 02 August 2009 Read more...

How to Protect Your Property While You Are Away

Written by T. Rob Brown (aka Roberto Chocolate) Wednesday, 11 February 2009

If you read my previous article Trouble in Paradise, you know that we had a real mess on our hands when we returned to our winter home in Panama. In an effort to help our readers avoid the same kind of unpleasant situation, I have put together a list of "Lessons Learned" about what to do/not to do when leaving your home/property for an extended period that I hope will save you some time, grief and money!

Last Updated on Tuesday, 04 August 2009 Register to read more...