Panama… a diverse country with white-sand beaches on the Atlantic coast… a modern capital, Panama City... and, perhaps most intriguing ...

When Peta Lowry looks from her window, she sees a beautiful valley and the Apennine Mountains… “I pinch myself looking ...

Lief and I are packing for our return to Panama. When the kids were young, these repositioning events involved a ...

“I have always had a special connection to Bali,” says Daisy McCloud. “I spent a good portion of my childhood ...

Moving abroad is a daunting prospect under any circumstances but going solo? Who does that? In truth, more people than ...

“I was sitting in Primavera Restaurant, a beautifully renovated, harmonious little place, enjoying an authentic Italian meal. There was live ...

The key to living long-term overseas… and to escaping home at a moment’s notice if you need to… is residency ...

I’ve been recommending people spend time and money in Panama for more than 25 years. That recommendation has been based, ...

As a 29-year-old living in the highlands of Panama's Chiriquí province, my point of view is different than that of ...

I first visited Montenegro in the early 2000’s. Back then, it was a new state—freshly split from neighboring Serbia and ...

The morning I met Dalys, she presented herself like a solider reporting for duty. Arms at her side, head high, ...

When you're planning a move to a new country, it helps to surround yourself with supportive, like-minded people. Your fellow ...

Imagine… Tall, lazy palm trees swaying in the breeze behind you… Cool, powder-soft white sand between your toes… And, out ...

Renting out a property that you also use can be complicated. The Paris 2024 Olympics reminded me of this. A ...

Is Panama still a good choice for retiring overseas? In a word: yes. But there are some caveats… I was ...

Autumn in Europe is all about harvest and local food festivals, with a number of these events taking place all ...

Bocas del Toro stands out from the rest of Panama… The vibe here is Caribbean-Calypso. The people are unfailingly good-natured, ...

Every Friday afternoon sees an exodus from Panama City as residents drive across the Bridge of the Americas and then ...

The countdown is on. Lief and I have been based in Paris since April. We came for the arrival of ...

When it comes to property buying, I’ve had a love-hate relationship with foreign currencies over the years. My first currency ...

I’ve made a career of scouting the globe to identify interesting places for people to spend time and money. My ...

Why is Panama our favorite country in Latin America...? Honestly, there's too many reasons to count, but here's 10 to ...

Don’t be fooled. Panama may be small in size but it offers a world of options when it comes to ...

I’ve just finished class with Renata, a pediatrics resident who is going to the United States for a one-month observership. ...

Go to school... get a job... work hard for a few decades... retire... then die. For as long as I ...

When we made the decision to purchase the finca known as Los Islotes, Life and I had years of experience ...

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

Looking for an old-world retirement, rich with history, café lunches, wine on the terrace, and the kind of laid-back, cultured ...

In October, I’ll be in Porto, Portugal, for my annual Offshore Wealth Summit. One of the topics we’ll cover is ...

Kathleen and I just came back from a scouting trip to Turkey, where we put boots on the ground to ...

Europe is a continent of myths and legends. Whether it’s the “banshee,” the wailing old woman of Irish folklore who ...

I’ve been a fan of Europe for a long time. My husband and I met in Ireland, and later moved ...

Panama offers international-standard health care, and medical tourism is a booming industry here. Panama City is home to Hospital Pacífica ...

Mexico is one of the most promising markets for overseas property investment. It’s home to several well-known cities that, due ...

The historic town of Aveiro, situated on the west coast a little less than an hour's drive from Porto, is ...

Editor's Note:  This is an extract from my book, “At Home At Los Islotes”. Revealing the behind-the-scenes story of Lief ...

It's hard to imagine living the good life anywhere in Europe without preparing yourself for some sticker shock... But here ...

“At least it’s Paris we’re going back to…” I sighed to my husband and daughter as we packed up to ...

Autumn in Europe is all about harvest and local food festivals, with events taking place all over the Continent. Pick ...

Living in Northern Cyprus means gorgeous beaches, great food, and rich culture. Plus, it is an underrated retirement destination. And, since ...

Is moving to Cyprus a good idea? So the legend says… She was born in the waters of Cyprus—Venus, the ...

For our honeymoon, Lief and I rented a car in Istanbul and drove the Turkish coast south to Troy. This ...

If you’d like to live within easy reach of all the cultural attractions and conveniences of Barcelona but avoid the ...

When it comes to expat havens, Belize makes sense for a handful of boilerplate reasons… It’s English-speaking… There are easy ...

I first found out about Northern Cyprus from Lief Simon back in 2018. I’ll admit that I didn’t know much ...

Mexico is home to more U.S. expats than any other country, with as many as 1.6 million currently living there. ...

On Tuesday, Lief and I arrived in Izmir on a mission to explore Turkey’s Turquoise Coast… From there we drove ...

There's something in the water, or maybe I should say there's something about the water... I moved from the northeast ...

In January 1994, I moved to Argentina. By that time, I had already done short stints in Chad and Kazakhstan. ...