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

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...

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

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

Buying real estate overseas is fundamentally about diversification. This is true whether you buy for investment or for retirement and...

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

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...

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

With election madness ramping up, even a cursory glance at the headlines serves as a reminder of how volatile and...

When we arrived in Waterford in 1998 and decided we wanted to own a home of our own there, we...

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

Owning real estate overseas can mean profit… And, if you ask me, I’ll tell you that it always means fun....

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

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

In my office in Panama City, hanging on the wall opposite my desk in a place I see every time...

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...

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

In some places around the world, it is possible to arrange good, comprehensive health insurance for less than US$100 per...

Last week the entire Panama-based Live And Invest Overseas team and I welcomed a crowd of your fellow readers to...

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...

The world is alive with opportunity. Specifically, in the context of the conversation we carry on in these dispatches, the...

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

For better than two-and-a-half decades, Lief and I have been working together to identify and then position pieces of our...

Apples to apples. That's the principle to keep in mind when comparing costs, both for living and for buying real...

For most people thinking about retirement, either at home or overseas, budget is a key factor. In my more than...

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

Christmas In The Emerald Isle iStock/eugene_remizov Our seven Christmases in Ireland, we could never bring ourselves to participate in one...

Back in Paris now to enjoy the holidays with our children and granddaughter... all of whom call the City of...

These days, as you know, Lief and I are dividing our time between Panama and Paris. This holiday season 2023,...

Can you afford to live in Belize? The simple answer, I'd bet, is yes. But the better answer is that...

I’m most comfortable in cities with long pasts, and Lisbon’s past is long indeed. This city on the Tagus, one...

We give a lot of virtual ink to Latin America. That’s because it’s nearby to North America, from where most of...

My team and I have finalized our conference schedule for the new year. Here’s a first look at where and...

Offering a wealth of lifestyle opportunities in an array of sun-drenched havens where the cost of living can be less...

"I just don't know what to do now... "I mean... what do I do with myself at this stage? Where...

When my children were young and we lived in Paris, we looked forward to our once-a-year trips to the boutique...

My first visit to the island of Ambergris Caye, Belize, I climbed down the stairs of the eight-seater airplane, grabbed...

As the only English-speaking country in Central America, Belize has been attracting expats in the know from the U.K., the...

"What in the world am I gonna' do with her?" That was Mick Fleming's first impression of me, he admitted...

The Spanish property market came under close scrutiny in the years leading up to Brexit. Many hoped for a mass...

The first and perhaps most important step you must take to make sure that you arrive where you want to...

Health insurance in the United States today is a maddening, sometimes infuriating quagmire. This is not a global reality. In...