Panama

I'm most of the way through Alain De Botton's "The Consolations Of Philosophy." It's an entertaining collection of teachings from...

When investing in real estate abroad, buyers are often preoccupied researching real estate prices, health care facilities, and quality of...

An hour's boat ride away from Santa Catalina, a surf town just east of Panama's Azuero Peninsula, is Parque Nacional...

Aside from the dozens of queries that fill our mailbags every week from readers looking for a warm, sunny destination,...

In times of economic uncertainty and inflation, savvy investors flock to hard asset investments. But this time around, something interesting...

Buying to flip is a common real estate investment strategy in the United States that doesn’t make sense in most...

Leverage is a key tool in every U.S. property investor’s kit. As late-night TV real estate investment gurus with courses...

Starting a business, tell me about it... 34 years ago (yikes), wide-eyed, pony-tailed, and straight out of college, I went...

Before the pandemic, back when it never would've occurred to us that face masks would be essential parts of our...

A little more than a year since pandemic restrictions first were instituted in Panama, the country is vaccinating (including foreign...

If you’ve been paying attention, you’ve heard me say it often… If you’re interested in taking an action offshore, do...

Panama may not be known as a global environmental steward... especially when compared with its neighbor to the west, Costa...

The first time I saw the Baha'i Temple in Panama City it made an impression... Painted brilliant white and shaped...

We owe you an apology. Each day in these dispatches, we cover sunny beach escapes and charming cities where you...

Two of our favorite retirement destinations are Portugal and Panama. One of the most important factors you should consider when...

I’m back in Panama after having been away for a year. Kathleen and I arrived in the country about a...

White sand beaches and sunny days… No snow to shovel… Leaving behind the stresses of everyday life… These are just...

After more than 14 months away, Lief and I have returned to Los Islotes. We arrived at Tocumen International late...

I knew Panama had been hit hard by the pandemic, but hearing about the challenges and living them are two...

What a dicey year. Just when we thought our respective countries had a grip on the pandemic, a second or...

Whether you are simply exploring this beautiful Central American country, or snow-birding for the winter months, or moving on a...

While some countries make residency difficult and painful to acquire (ahem, France), others make it exceedingly easy. They want foreign...

When establishing a Plan B or backup residency, most people look for the easiest option... but "easiest" isn't a one-size-fits-all...

Last week my husband and I successfully renewed our residency permits here in France, and, boy, are we relieved to...

When looking for the best country to launch your new life overseas the important thing to remember is the following:...

Expats and retirees moving to Panama are spoilt for choice with different places to live. To make your search a...

"Can an evergreen tree die?" my son asked as I ran alongside his bike. Under Irish lockdown laws, we're free...

"Where can I buy a home on the beach for US$250,000 cash?" a reader recently wrote to ask. In Florida...

Yesterday, Lief Simon shared his picks for top property investment markets in 2019. Today, I'd like to share mine... Brazil...

If I were just starting out as an investor today, with little capital and an eye to converting that capital...

No matter how big or small your real estate investment portfolio, it should include agriculture. We live in a world...

World’s Best Backup Residency, Second Citizenship, Tax Cutting, Business, And Banking Options In 2018 The offshore world is ever-changing. Legislation,...