Tossing it all, leaving the rat race, living in paradise. If you are committed and work to a goal, it CAN be accomplished. The attached article tells the tale of one couple who successfully made the transition to escapee. They made it to their own little paradise in Costa Rica. Read on and dream big.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/08/11/costa.rica.escape/index.html
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