Seventeen years ago I flew into sunny, cosmopolitan Barcelona and thought what a great place this would be to live,...
Read moreThere is a scene in the 2003 movie "Under The Tuscan Sun" that I now can identify as the moment...
Read moreFor many people considering a move overseas one of the biggest barriers they face is the language barrier. They may...
Read moreI was vacationing in the Caribbean all the time. I was working 50 weeks a year, then I spent every...
Read moreGun laws vary in every country. It is important to understand that gun ownership is a privilege, not a right....
Read moreMontenegro is a tiny Balkan country in Eastern Europe, sandwiched between Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Albania, and Croatia. It’s...
Read moreThe naturist community dates back to the turn of the 20th century in some countries and has always attracted people...
Read moreEver wonder what is the secret to making friends while living abroad? Twenty-five years ago, Lief and I moved to...
Read moreI’ve been hosting conferences on living, retiring, and investing overseas for more than 30 years. At these events I’ve met...
Read moreThis week, as we celebrate Live And Invest Overseas’ 16th anniversary, we’ve been taking a stroll down memory lane, remembering...
Read moreWhen Peta Lowry looks from her window, she sees a beautiful valley and the Apennine Mountains… “I pinch myself looking...
Read moreWith election madness ramping up, even a cursory glance at the headlines serves as a reminder of how volatile and...
Read moreLiving in Northern Cyprus means gorgeous beaches, great food, and rich culture. Plus, it is an underrated retirement destination. And, since...
Read moreOver the past four decades, Americans have voted Mexico the world’s #1 place to enjoy expat life in the way...
Read moreYou hear from me every day in these dispatches on some aspect of living and retiring overseas. One day I’m...
Read moreEditor's Note: This is an extract from my brand-new book, “At Home At Los Islotes”. If you missed part one...
Read moreIt was my third machete. My first was in Santiago where I watched a man use one to shave his...
Read moreThe lure of island life is hard to resist… Be it Treasure Island, Fantasy Island, or Gilligan’s Island, for generations...
Read moreEnglish-speaking islands offer island life with some of the familiarity of home. Visit or relocate to any of these islands...
Read moreWhy were Lief and I drawn to Panama in the first place, some 26 years ago? And why have we...
Read moreThe world is alive with opportunity. Specifically, in the context of the conversation we carry on in these dispatches, the...
Read moreAlthough firmly on the map as a world-class retirement haven, parts of Panama are still relatively undiscovered. The country’s Veraguas...
Read moreWhat if you could go anywhere, do anything, and spend your time and your money any way you wanted? As...
Read moreYou hear from me every day in these dispatches on some aspect of living and retiring overseas. One day I’m...
Read moreChristmas In The Emerald Isle iStock/eugene_remizov Our seven Christmases in Ireland, we could never bring ourselves to participate in one...
Read moreTwenty years ago, Vicki and I spent our first Christmas in Paris, France. We stayed in Paris all that winter...
Read moreThese days, as you know, Lief and I are dividing our time between Panama and Paris. This holiday season 2023,...
Read moreBelize, a nation of immigrants, has adopted and adapted Christmas traditions from abroad and combined them with Mayan traditions that...
Read more"Do you know where our passports are?" my husband asked, sounding slightly panicked over the phone. I was away on...
Read moreThe Celts, Romans, and Moors knew a good thing when they saw it. And so did we. With abundant sunshine,...
Read morePortugal is home to Europe’s best beaches, 1,115 miles of coastline, and 300 days a year (3,300 hours) of sunny...
Read moreThe historic town of Aveiro, situated on the west coast a little less than an hour's drive from Porto, is...
Read moreBelize is a beautiful, safe, welcoming wonderland of wide-open spaces and sugar-sand beaches. An idyllic place offering both quintessential escape...
Read moreAfter 32 years of marriage and four children, my husband and I were retiring to Belize in six weeks... Being...
Read moreThe first and perhaps most important step you must take to make sure that you arrive where you want to...
Read moreHealth care is a primary concern for anyone moving overseas but some expat hopefuls have misgivings about getting treatment outside...
Read moreTheodore Roosevelt wanted to extend U.S. power and reach. He wanted a strong navy, and he wanted his naval force...
Read moreIf Panama is on your retire overseas radar then doubtless you’ve heard of the mountain town of Boquete. Home to...
Read moreFor me and Belize, it was love at first sight. From the first morning I arrived in Belize City, some...
Read moreMy high-powered, six-speed Opel was stranded... stopped partway through a turn onto a narrow, cobblestoned street, much to the annoyance...
Read moreBelize is many things… many of them diminutive. It’s a tiny country with a small population. Density is low… and...
Read morePanama has some of the best expat beach towns anywhere in the world. Whatever you want, you can find it...
Read moreIf you're after the best quality of life for your future... Without any danger of burning through your nest egg......
Read moreJimmy Buffett found his island escape when he relocated to sunny, sand-fringed Key West, FL, from Nashville, TN, in the...
Read moreSummer 2023 has been the season of international travel for Americans, who have touched down in Europe and the Pacific...
Read moreIt’s easy to list plenty of amazing places to live in the Mediterranean. Living pretty much anywhere in this part...
Read moreIn the context of Europe, Spain is fantastically affordable. Many North Americans have this perception of Western Europe as being...
Read moreIf anyone had told me eight years ago that today I would be living in Colombia, I would have laughed. Back...
Read moreLief and I are counting down the days until our chance to return to Medellín, Colombia, next month.It’s been far...
Read moreAs the saying goes, "Time flies when you’re having fun..." I couldn’t agree more. It’s hard to believe… but it’s...
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