Tomorrow is the official start of summer 2024. Time to make some plans. Where will your summer travels take you? ...

Seventeen years ago I flew into sunny, cosmopolitan Barcelona and thought what a great place this would be to live, ...

Liz Larroquette is one of the most successful real estate executives in Panama, with almost 15 years’ experience in the ...

Years ago, my mother knew a lady named Janet who bought a small piece of land on the southwestern coast ...

There is a scene in the 2003 movie "Under The Tuscan Sun" that I now can identify as the moment ...

We spend a lot of virtual ink lately reminding you of the benefits of owning property overseas... I tend to ...

Sunny days, stunning beaches, happy people... A low cost of living, tons of cheap property, and tasty food... Healthy living, ...

A recent study into expat happiness around the world saw Old World great Spain dominate the rankings. Valencia was crowned ...

I’m in Spain again, much to my delight, for our first-ever Live And Invest In Spain Conference. Some sunshine, seafood, ...

The average American aged 65 or older spends $4,818 per month to live in the United States. Meantime, the average ...

There’s much to read about Belize these days... just Google “Belize,” and a plethora of websites come up. This was ...

A move overseas comes with many benefits. In the right spots, it can mean a lifestyle upgrade and a budget ...

The 2024 Overseas Retirement Index presents our selection of the world’s best places to retire overseas this year. Our 10 ...

If there’s one thing I know after more than 35 years covering the live, retire, and do business abroad beat, ...

It’s been exactly one year since I took over as editor of  Overseas Property Alert, and much has changed. The world ...

If you stand on the Panama Canal side of the Causeway and look straight out into the bay, you’ll see ...

Solo travel has been surging in popularity in recent years and it’s easy to understand why… Solo travel affords maximum ...

How do you get started investing in real estate overseas? To borrow a page from Nike’s playbook… You just do ...

A second home somewhere sunny, sandy, and adventure-filled is a common dream. Alas, it’s beyond most retirees’ reach in the ...

The tide is turning among Europe’s golden visa programs. A wave of more restrictive policies, more expensive minimum thresholds, and ...

Ireland is one of the richest countries in the world, with a per capita GDP of US$125,000. But only 51 ...

Veteran overseas property investor Lee Harrison just released the latest edition of his annual 28-market property survey. This release presents ...

Most people haven’t heard of Montenegro, and that’s OK. It’s a tiny country of about 5,300 square miles (13,800 square-kilometers), ...

Unless you’re very lucky, your friends and family won’t understand. When you tell them you’re thinking about moving to a ...

Panama is a country blessed to be surrounded by water on two sides, with the Caribbean Sea on the north, ...

When Benjmain Franklin wrote, “…in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes” few could ...

Many North Americans looking to make a move overseas discount Europe right off the bat, thinking a retirement there is ...

Jacques Cousteau called it “the purest part of the Mediterranean.” Sophia Loren said it’s like “the most beautiful fairytale of ...

Montenegro is a tiny Balkan country in Eastern Europe, sandwiched between Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Albania, and Croatia. It’s ...

In the Great Age of Discovery, ships went forth from Europe to the far reaches of the earth, bringing back ...

I often get questions from retirees (or soon-to-bes) wondering about how older folks are treated internationally, worried that they might ...

Americans Stateside have been counting down to tomorrow with dread for weeks. Tax Day. Americans overseas get a reprieve. Not ...

Buying real estate in Portugal is one of the best things that you can do right now. It has grown ...

Can living overseas mean you owe less to the IRS? In short: Yes. But you need to be careful. Simply ...

Finding Los Islotes wasn’t easy. Nor was getting here. There wasn’t a direct road to the property. To gain access ...

Today, more than 120 of your fellow readers interested in exploring their best options for spending time and money in ...

I’ve always loved to follow animal trails in the forest, explore roads less traveled, and try out new routes. This ...

Yesterday morning, my first back home in Paris after three months away, I laid still with my eyes closed wondering ...

I’ve been spending time in Europe for decades. I’ve lived in Ireland and hold an Irish passport. I still live ...

Want to live the fantasy of living on the beach? Or perhaps owning a second home by the ocean to ...

I’m a native Californian... such a native Californian, in fact, I was actually born in Hollywood. I always lived in ...

Finding Los Islotes wasn’t easy. Nor was getting here. There wasn’t a direct road to the property. To gain access ...

This will be a piece of cake, I told myself as we prepared for our move from Baltimore to Waterford ...

Ever wonder what is the secret to making friends while living abroad? Twenty-five years ago, Lief and I moved to ...

I made my first international move, from Baltimore, Maryland, to Waterford, Ireland, with the support of my longtime employer. He ...

I’ve been hosting conferences on living, retiring, and investing overseas for more than 30 years. At these events I’ve met ...

We often get questions from readers about currency risk when moving overseas… Concerns about currency exchange fluctuations are valid, especially ...

Uruguay is a fascinating, beautiful, and welcoming country. Whether you’re a traveler, a digital nomad (such as myself), or a ...

This week, as we celebrate Live And Invest Overseas’ 16th anniversary, we’ve been taking a stroll down memory lane, remembering ...