Taj Mahal, here I come; I'm headed for the Promised Land
In a number of years I will be eligible to collect Social Security. Many people are taking what they have and moving elsewhere (aka Mexico, etc). Checking out world wide locations at www.wikipedia.org I find the most realistic for myself would be INDIA. They have lots of Vegetarians there (around 70 percent of the worlds vegetarians are in India, and in India they are around 20 to 42 percent of India's population, as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarian#History ), allot of them speak English; and Cannabis is legal in the states near the Taj Mahal http://wikitravel.org/en/India#Cannabis States: (notably Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Orissa, see map below). The town of AGRA (in the legal area) was listed as a popular tourist destination and home of the Taj Mahal
http://wikitravel.org/en/Agra
Acording to
http://wikitravel.org/en/India
I can get a 10 year India Passport for around US $150 (in advance) http://wikitravel.org/en/India#Visas (US Citizens only)
and they say I can easily live on $4 to $5 per day
Searching Airfare Roundtrip = around US$1,800 (Sept 2008)
OTHER PLACES: checking out wikitravel.org (not directly run by wikipedia.org but using the same software and they pat each other on the back).
MAN is a PRIMATE: along with Gorillas, Orangutans, Chimpanzees, and Samangs (howlers), according to modern day science. Many experts explain that we are the Aquatic Ape (the hairless ape, due to much swimming), and all Great Apes are Equatorial (I don't think we swam with Antarctic penguins).
So searching the world for IDEAL LOCATIONS, the closer to the Equator, the more lush the tropical paradise, but the more dangerous of cultures. Keep in mind that in order to survive, in the best locations, the cultures have had to defend themselves from invaders.
Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches: The Riddles of Culture by Marvin Harris(required reading for all Anthropology majors), points out that 2 of the most dangerous, deadly, cultures are in New Guinea (equatorial paradise), and Yanomamo of northern equatorial Brazil. Traditionally, one third of Yanomamo males die at an early age due to battle, domestic violence is very serious, and now the endangerment of outer society (miners attacking Yanomamo tribe people), and Anthropologists are trying to save the Yanomamo tribe (in spite of their traditional dangerousness, they have their nice qualities as well). Interestingly enough: the Yanomamo have the lowest blood pressure in the world (they eat no salt, sodium accounts for high blood pressure, but also helps Stability (emotional, physical, psychological, social)).
So as beautiful as the Amazon may be, I am not certain how safe it is for a non-anthropological expert, and there are millions of insects.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yanomamo
http://indian-cultures.com/Cultures/yanomamo.html
INDONESIA: is right on the equator, Jakarta, Bali, Borneo, Western New Guinea:
But according to reports, there is lots of Corruption
http://wikitravel.org/en/Indonesia#Corruption
else is sounds wonderful (except it’s not a vegetarian place).
AFRICA: right on the equator, home to our closest relatives Chimpanzees, and apparent home to man, oh to go home, but according to Wikitravel, it’s very unsafe.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
Mexico: well I don't speak Spanish, picito, no comprende Espanole, viva la raza, eye chiwawa, tequila, gracias
Maybe if the Huichol start a Retirement city, like Leisure World, the Huichol are now into SOY , I could probably get lots of vegetarian food. But so far, I don't think they have any Retirement plans for U.S. Citizens.
So maybe, someday, perhaps Mexico, bur for now, looks like:
Hi diddle dee, it's India for me.
It's Equatorial, within the limits of natural habitat for primates, there are lots of people who speak English, 70 percent of the worlds vegetarians live in India, hemp is legal in many states of India, and I can get by on $4 to $5 per day (when I get my Social Security, when I can afford to retire).