This Sunday before Christmas, I write from Baltimore, Maryland, my home town. I’m here with Lief, along with our daughter...

Since the pandemic, Americans have flocked to Portugal in record numbers. From 2017 to 2022, the number of Americans living...

Portugal’s landscape offers everything from quaint seaside towns to bustling urban centers. You could wake up to the sound of...

Dazzling coastlines… charming towns... friendly people… and incredibly safe living… This little country serves up 3,300 hours of sunshine annually...

Dreaming of a new life in Portugal? No doubt, as you consider the idea of launching a new life in...

"I've told the buyer from Dublin that the other buyer, the gentleman from Cork, is considering by how much he'd...

More and more people are catching on to the idea that better lifestyle and investment opportunities can be found beyond...

There are many benefits to holding a second passport and second citizenship. It gives you the opportunity to live, work,...

Moving overseas can be an opportunity to reinvent yourself—leave behind the stresses and worries of where you’re currently living and...

One thing that attracts many expats to Belize is its tradition of privacy. It's difficult in this world of ours...

I've been spending time in Portugal since 2013. I knew after the first visit that this was a special place......

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

For me, this living and investing overseas thing has never been either-or. When I moved from Baltimore, Maryland, to Waterford,...

Panama is a beloved expat haven, home to thousands of expats and retirees from all over the world. It offers...

For me, this has never been either-or. When I moved from Baltimore, Maryland, to Waterford, Ireland, some 26 years ago,...

Belize is a beautiful, safe, welcoming wonderland of wide-open spaces and sugar-sand beaches. An idyllic place offering both quintessential escape...

Imagining a new life in a new country then globe-hopping to find the paradise with your name on it is...

Panama is a long-standing crowd favorite among expats and retirees, with a pensioner’s visa program that’s often been called the...

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, over 31 million Americans claim Irish ancestry. They make up a large proportion of...

I’ve been in love with Belize since the first time I set foot on its sandy, sun-drenched shores. That was...

Belize is many things... many of them diminutive. It's a tiny country with a small population. Density is low... and...

For me and Belize, it was love at first sight. From the first morning I arrived in Belize City, some...

Belize is an English-speaking and affordable tropical paradise on the Caribbean that has been attracting retirees, snowbirds, and entrepreneurs for...

European real estate is one of the soundest investment buys you can make. Since 2010, home prices here have risen...

In July, rumors began circulating that Portugal would bring back its non-habitual resident (NHR) tax regime. Launched in 2009, the...

Europe is home to the world’s elite retirement havens. You won’t find a higher quality of life than here on...

What’s the most important factor when considering a potential rental property purchase overseas? The pleasure potential for you and your...

Portugal’s landscape offers everything from quaint seaside towns to bustling urban centers. You could wake up to the sound of...

For many golfers, owning a home on a golf course or near to their pick of courses is the ultimate...

I thought back to how this had begun ten minutes earlier. Lief and I had just finished a conference call...

It was my third machete. My first was in Santiago where I watched a man use one to shave his...

Packing up and buying a one-way ticket to another country can be nerve-racking, especially when you’ve decided to start a...

High prices, a high mortgage rate, and dwindling supply... Prospective homebuyers in the United States face a near-impossible situation, and...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

Resident global real estate investing expert Lief Simon—also, coincidentally, my husband—and I have been shopping the globe for real estate...

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...