Lifestyle

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

Twenty years ago, Vicki and I spent our first Christmas in Paris, France. We stayed in Paris all that winter...

Belize, a nation of immigrants, has adopted and adapted Christmas traditions from abroad and combined them with Mayan traditions that...

"Do you know where our passports are?" my husband asked, sounding slightly panicked over the phone. I was away on...

Portugal is home to Europe’s best beaches, 1,115 miles of coastline, and 300 days a year (3,300 hours) of sunny...

After 32 years of marriage and four children, my husband and I were retiring to Belize in six weeks... Being...

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

Health care is a primary concern for anyone moving overseas but some expat hopefuls have misgivings about getting treatment outside...

Theodore Roosevelt wanted to extend U.S. power and reach. He wanted a strong navy, and he wanted his naval force...

If Panama is on your retire overseas radar then doubtless you’ve heard of the mountain town of Boquete. Home to...

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

The best places to live in Italy are definitely places to consider when moving abroad. The dollar continues relatively strong...

If you're after the best quality of life for your future... Without any danger of burning through your nest egg......

Summer 2023 has been the season of international travel for Americans, who have touched down in Europe and the Pacific...

If anyone had told me eight years ago that today I would be living in Colombia, I would have laughed. Back...

Lief and I are counting down the days until our chance to return to Medellín, Colombia, next month.It’s been far...

As the saying goes, "Time flies when you’re having fun..." I couldn’t agree more. It’s hard to believe… but it’s...

I've been spending time and investing money in Colombia and reporting on those adventures for more than 10 years. Still,...

I got an email from a reader recently that I’ve been thinking a lot about. I want to address it...

The Unabomber is dead. You probably saw the news. Last month, Theodore John “Ted” Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber, was...

I’m a big fan of the “Yellowstone” franchise. You might have seen me write about it before. Last Christmas, I...

Whether you are visiting Italy for a romantic getaway, or relocating to Italy to experience Mediterranean life, you are bound...

I’ve been back in the United States for a short while—and I’ve already had enough. My takeaway is that, to...

Do I feel more or less American living overseas? I get this question a lot. And, as the United States...

We give a lot of virtual ink to Latin America… And for good reason. This region checks three of the...

My wife and I made the leap. We moved halfway around the world, to Portugal. Maybe we were a little...

Where’s the best place to be when the world ends? From pandemics to wars to apocalyptic weather, the last few...

This jetset haven boasts powder-sand beaches lapped by electric-blue waters—including one that’s routinely listed as the world’s best—yet it may...

Lief and I have returned to Panama after three weeks on the road. Much of that time was spent in...

Lief and I have tromped a lot of beaches. From Nicaragua to Belize, from Uruguay to Ecuador, from the shores...

How would you like to opt out of the daily grind and take off for grand global adventures? Today’s technology...

When people talk about Panama, the first things you probably hear about are favorable taxes, shopping opportunities, the Canal, amazing beaches and wildlife, the inexpensive cost of...

We always recommend spending some time in a place before you commit to buying property. This gives you an idea...

The main reason for setting up a new life overseas is to find a better standard of life than you...

Move overseas and you join a distinguished clan. Think Marco Polo, Rousseau, Einstein, Hemmingway, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor,...

Worried about soaring utility costs? You're not alone. Over the past year, energy costs across the United States have increased...

With the low cost of living in Lagos, Portugal, you can afford this best of sunny, coastal Europe. Central America...

To live on an island? Me?  Well, about 20 years ago, I made a trip to Vancouver, Canada, in February....

In a world filled with solid options for a richer, better life overseas, where's truly the best place to reposition...

At the far eastern edge of the Mediterranean… blessed with year-round warm weather, clear blue waters, and over 400 miles...