Newcomers to Belize always ask where the best place to live here is, and my answer is always a definite, ...

Should you really be thinking about retiring to a new country? That is... who should consider this idea? Surely it's ...

The world’s best buys on beachfront property in 2021 are to be found in Northern Cyprus, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, and ...

Thinking about making an overseas property purchase can arouse feelings such as excitement, fear, anxiety, relief, and accomplishment. Even seasoned ...

Hindsight is 2020... and we’ve definitely learned a lot this year. Cities have been eerily quiet during the pandemic and ...

To any keen cyclist, bicycle tourism isn’t a new phenomenon… The concept of traveling to a new country, bike in ...

Durango is my favorite spot for full-time city living in Mexico. In fact, I consider this city my most exciting ...

Longtime editor and friend Lee Harrison and his wife Julie divide their time between California and Mazatlán, Mexico. However, Mazatlán ...

Not everyone is a beach person. In fact, I believe that most full-time expats in Mexico prefer the ambiance and ...

After more than 14 months away, Lief and I have returned to Los Islotes. We arrived at Tocumen International late ...

I knew Panama had been hit hard by the pandemic, but hearing about the challenges and living them are two ...

Tavira is a traditional fishing town in the eastern Algarve, a region in the south of Portugal, that offers European ...

I've always wanted to travel, live in other countries, experience other cultures, and live simply and sustainably. I never got ...

Panama is a gorgeous, diverse country with everything from white-sand beaches on the Atlantic coast to the capital of Panama ...

More than 40,000 adventurous Americans and almost 130,000 Europeans have decided to live or retire in Thailand. With so many ...

Among the new trends we faced last summer in Ireland, a country home being snapped up by a foreign buyer ...

Tavira is found in the Algarve, the region Live and Invest Overseas identified a while back as the world’s top ...

My wife and I have been full-time expats living in Northern Belize, maybe the least-known part of this country, for ...

Clear turquoise waters lapping gently against soft white sand… palm trees rustling in the warm breeze… red and blue fishing ...

As I celebrated my daughter’s first holiday season, the idea of legacy was strong in my mind. As all new ...

I hear lots of parents and grandparents bemoaning the fact that kids’ lives are so regimented these days… how they ...

What a dicey year. Just when we thought our respective countries had a grip on the pandemic, a second or ...

The Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (FEIE) is one of the only expat’s line of defense against the IRS. It's a ...

Belize is a little country… That packs a double punch when it comes to lifestyle upside. Belize is both quintessential ...

Whether you are simply exploring this beautiful Central American country, or snow-birding for the winter months, or moving on a ...

El Cangrejo is our top pick for an urban lifestyle in Panama. No other neighborhood has more personality than this. ...

“Kathleen, my fiancé and I are considering moving overseas and are researching different areas that we may like. I have ...

Belize is many good things and recognized for many advantages and attractions, but medical care is not typically one of ...

This week I’m hosting my annual Offshore Wealth Summit from Paris. For the first time ever, it’s a virtual event. ...

Over the weekend I read one of those Q&A articles in a mainstream financial publication. A reader had written in ...

If you want to open a bank account in the United States, you walk into a branch of a bank ...

While some countries make residency difficult and painful to acquire (ahem, France), others make it exceedingly easy. They want foreign ...

The question I get more than any other is to do with structures.  At every conference we host and in ...

Around the globe, countries have faced the COVID-19 pandemic differently. In Colombia, we experienced strict lockdowns that affected our ability ...

I'm never shy when it comes to singing the praises of my adopted home and favorite city: Paris. But I've ...

What a world we’re living in, right? The biggest global pandemic in 100 years... continuing terrorist threats... war... famine... mass ...

All the world is asking: Trump or Biden? But it’s the wrong question. You can’t control the outcome of next ...

Seven months into this pandemic, and we still don’t know what the “new normal” might be. Here in Panama we’ve ...

"The word for a scraping in Italian is graffito," explained our guide. "Here at Pompeii," he continued, "on the facades of ...

White-sand beaches... warm water... year-round sunshine... and one of the healthiest diets in the world... For sun and sand lovers, ...

I’m a big fan of the tiny home. Many times, I find myself dreaming of less clutter...better economy... a simpler ...

The benefits of spending time in water are well documented, as are the ways that simply living near water is ...

This doesn't have to be all or nothing. You could "retire overseas" and still spend part or even lots of ...

When establishing a Plan B or backup residency, most people look for the easiest option... but "easiest" isn't a one-size-fits-all ...

How can you keep up with your plans of moving and/or buying property overseas in the middle of a pandemic? ...

Last week my husband and I successfully renewed our residency permits here in France, and, boy, are we relieved to ...