Faced with an exploding world population and dwindling arable land, food production is without a doubt the world’s biggest supply-versus-demand ...

The railroad rumbles through town as the shift-change siren wails overhead. There is a cargo ship stacked high with bananas ...

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I want to alert you to a brand-new launch in Montenegro—one of the markets we’re most excited about in 2024. ...

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Portugal has long been a popular holiday and second-home destination… But its popularity has skyrocketed in the past few years—particularly ...

When it came to an overseas retirement, Mandy and Peter knew what they were looking for… “We wanted to retire ...

Panama is one of the best places in the world to think about living, retiring, investing, or starting over overseas. ...

The advantage of making my living as a writer, journalist, and translator is that I can work from anywhere in ...

Nestled on the banks of the Tagus River, to the south of Lisbon, lies Almada, a city that blends history, ...

I’ve seen more than my share of real estate deals with impressive profit potential. As Managing Editor of Global Property ...

For the lowest beachfront prices in the Mediterranean, look no further than Northern Cyprus, ranking #1 on our list of ...

Americans are at a disadvantage when it comes to taxes… I don’t think I need to elaborate too much on ...

At last year’s International Property Summit in Panama, one attendee asked me what gets me excited about real estate at ...

Close to the Costa Rican border, on the banks of the Caldera River, sits Boquete. This small town, in Panama's ...

Cyprus… white-sand beaches, warm water, year-round sunshine, and one of the healthiest diets in the world. Already a popular holiday ...

Over the past four decades, Americans have voted Mexico the world’s #1 place to enjoy expat life in the way ...

One sunny summer afternoon in 2012 I had the most expensive lunch of my life. Kathleen, the kids, and I ...

A friend who relocated his family from the United States to France about the same time we moved from the ...

I first met Phil Hahn in 2010. He had already founded one successful oceanfront development in  Belize and was moving ...

Today I’d like to speak with you about   a little-known escape in Belize… Over the past few years, amid the ...

Somewhere over the rainbow, life is pretty darn great... Especially in Belize. You can have fun on the mainland, on ...

I'm often asked where others should live in Belize... the answer is simple: You should live wherever calls you the ...

With its white-sand beaches, azure waters, swaying palms... Along with its low cost of living, investment opportunities, and welcoming English-speaking ...

“As a new arrival in Panama City, I had a lot to figure out... and I have to admit that, ...

“I’m an older single woman looking for a change. Is overseas retirement an option for me?” This is one of ...

I had visions of colorful tiles... floor-to-ceiling, wood-framed windows... elaborate crown moldings... a walkout to a roomy terrace that overlooked ...

Laura Washburn, a chef originally from California, and her British husband, Ian, moved to the village of Fourcès, in the ...

The lure of island life is hard to resist… Be it Treasure Island, Fantasy Island, or Gilligan’s Island, for generations ...

Four places jump off the page of my annual survey of 28 property markets around the world, just published in ...

“Wow. This is really something.” It was the late 90s, and I was sitting at a palapa in Playa del ...

I’ve been planting flags for more than 25 years at this point… long before I had ever heard about the ...

For many people, the New Year’s Eve hangover had barely passed when the real headache of 2024 began to kick ...

From time to time, an opportunity crosses my desk that’s simply a “no brainer.” What I’m going to tell you ...

Having just released our  2024 Overseas Retirement Index, we’re eager to be able to share some of the newcomers to ...

The 2024 Overseas Retirement Index unveils the 10 destinations we think make the most sense for an overseas move this ...

Drumroll, please… Announcing, the Best Place To Retire In Europe (And The World) for 2024: Valencia, Spain! City of Joy... ...

In the Cayo District of Belize, the burdens, stresses, and concerns of the rest of the world feel far away ...

Spain is the world’s second most visited country after France. It has 15% of the United States’ population… yet it ...

Portugal is a country that lies along the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. To the north and ...

Last week we launched our annual Overseas Retirement Index, which reveals our selection of the world’s best places to retire ...

Chitré is a traditional corner of Panama and my favorite part of this country. It also took the top spot ...

We’ve just released our annual Overseas Retirement Index, and, as always, this massive undertaking is met with great excitement… In ...

In all my 40 years of experience covering the live and retire overseas beat, one country has stood out above ...

Why were Lief and I drawn to Panama in the first place, some 26 years ago? And why have we ...

After an extended stay in Paris topped off by the most enjoyable Christmas season Lief and I can remember, we ...

Where’s the best place in the world to make a move to in 2024? The answer to that question lies ...

We’ve just released our annual Overseas Retirement Index, and, as always, this massive undertaking is met with great excitement… In ...

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