Our annual Overseas Retirement Index presents our selection of the world’s best places to retire overseas. These are beautiful, welcoming, ...

It’s a pivotal time in Belize’s tourism industry and an ideal moment for investors to stake a claim in its ...

If you’re an Overseas Living Letter subscriber, you likely won’t be reading this… I expect instead your head is buried ...

The world is alive with opportunity. Specifically, in the context of the conversation we carry on in these dispatches, the ...

For better than two-and-a-half decades, Lief and I have been working together to identify and then position pieces of our ...

When I moved abroad in 2001 at age 49, Social Security was far from my mind. Today, with the passage ...

Although firmly on the map as a world-class retirement haven, parts of Panama are still relatively undiscovered. The country’s Veraguas ...

We’re all looking for a “sure thing.” An investment we know is going to make us money—no matter what. Not ...

I’ve made four international moves across three continents with two kids, a dog, a turtle, a husband, and one fast-growing ...

The news in the United States says times are difficult for home buyers right now… for both first-time buyers and ...

If I had to name one thing that can make the difference between embracing an exciting, adventure-filled new life in ...

For most people thinking about retirement, either at home or overseas, budget is a key factor. In my more than ...

Portugal is considered to be one of the best places to retire in Europe. As a matter of fact, it ...

You hear from me every day in these dispatches on some aspect of living and retiring overseas. One day I’m ...

The sight of sparkling, turquoise water makes me want to jump in instantly... I love to swim with dolphins, and ...

One of the questions I am most frequently asked about Belize is… Is it really safe? Unlike Mexico, Guatemala, and other ...

Christmas In The Emerald Isle iStock/eugene_remizov Our seven Christmases in Ireland, we could never bring ourselves to participate in one ...

Twenty years ago, Vicki and I spent our first Christmas in Paris, France. We stayed in Paris all that winter ...

Back in Paris now to enjoy the holidays with our children and granddaughter... all of whom call the City of ...

What better place to spend the holidays than Panama? As the sun shines overhead, the waves lap at your toes, ...

Belize, a nation of immigrants, has adopted and adapted Christmas traditions from abroad and combined them with Mayan traditions that ...

Portugal is the oldest country in Europe, with the same defined borders since 1139. Before that, it was part of the ...

"Do you know where our passports are?" my husband asked, sounding slightly panicked over the phone. I was away on ...

One of the best things about living in Europe, and one you’ll hear touted by all expats who come to ...

Can you afford to live in Belize? The simple answer, I'd bet, is yes. But the better answer is that ...

Portugal is home to Europe’s best beaches, 1,115 miles of coastline, and 300 days a year (3,300 hours) of sunny ...

Risk-taking is personal. Everyone has their own thresholds. Most people take few risks in their lives. They go with the ...

I’m most comfortable in cities with long pasts, and Lisbon’s past is long indeed. This city on the Tagus, one ...

We give a lot of virtual ink to Latin America. That’s because it’s nearby to North America, from where most of ...

Portugal’s Silver Coast is a treasure trove of natural wonders, cultural attractions, and culinary delights. Known as Costa de Prata ...

A lot has happened in Portugal recently: • The Non-Habitual Residents (NHR) regime expires on Dec. 31, 2023. • The ...

It’s been nearly five years since I packed my bags and left the tropics. I have to admit that I ...

Madeira is an archipelago made up of three main islands (Madeira, Porto Santo, and the Desertas) that float 1,000 kilometers ...

Traveling has always enriched my life. Studying different countries in books and travel articles can be eye-opening... But nothing compares ...

My team and I have finalized our conference schedule for the new year. Here’s a first look at where and ...

Driving down the peninsula on smooth roads baked by the tropical sun, it suddenly struck me that I hadn't been ...

Last week at our Live And Invest In Spain Conference I gave a presentation on bringing your pets overseas with ...

The existence of so many independent “nation states” across the world… “countries” the way we think of them today… is ...

Offering a wealth of lifestyle opportunities in an array of sun-drenched havens where the cost of living can be less ...

When my children were young and we lived in Paris, we looked forward to our once-a-year trips to the boutique ...

After 32 years of marriage and four children, my husband and I were retiring to Belize in six weeks... Being ...

The friendliest spot in Belize? If you ask me, that's Ambergris Caye, the little island just offshore from where we're ...

My first visit to the island of Ambergris Caye, Belize, I climbed down the stairs of the eight-seater airplane, grabbed ...

As the only English-speaking country in Central America, Belize has been attracting expats in the know from the U.K., the ...

"What in the world am I gonna' do with her?" That was Mick Fleming's first impression of me, he admitted ...

Pop… Pop… Pop! Berries burst under my bicycle’s tires as I pedal along the seafront. They’re acai, blown down by ...

Along Spain’s southwestern coast is an area you’ve probably never heard of… It’s called the Costa de la Luz, or ...

The Spanish property market came under close scrutiny in the years leading up to Brexit. Many hoped for a mass ...

You want something taken out of your thighs, not your bank balance. You want a new set of choppers, not ...