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Helena Hess was originally attracted to Belize for its diving. She wasn’t even thinking about retirement when she made her...

Why... how... and where.Those are the three big questions to answer as you consider the world map in the context...

When I was growing up in Kansas, fish meant Mrs. Paul's Fish Sticks in the frozen department of the grocery...

Got a good poker face? Or maybe you have a good pinochle hand? Perhaps you long to meditate or perfect...

This is the time of year to remember, recalibrate, regroup, and reset your sights. Where have you been... and, more...

As we’ve highlighted in the past, Panama is one of the best places in our world to think about living,...

Since 2004, the Fundación Bolívar has been helping foreigners, both resident and visiting the country, to share their time, their...

The FIFA World Cup is nearly here. By now your Panini sticker albums should be complete and days off work...

Moving overseas comes with a lot of goodbyes. We say farewell to our houses, our families, our coworkers, and our...

It’s been nearly four years since I packed my bags and left the tropics. I have to admit that I...

"In 2013 my wife Carolyn and I decided we needed a change. Our lives in Hawaii were stalled." Dusty Tubbs...

We often refer to the Hub of the Americas as the world’s #1 “do-anything haven.” Whether you’re looking to retire,...

While I waited, I wandered from room to room. It was the house I'd had in mind since the day...

What is Medical Tourism? Medical tourism is simply traveling to a foreign country with the primary purpose of seeking medical...

Ever gone on vacation and fallen in love with the place you were visiting? Perhaps you even fantasized about what...

The friendliest spot in Belize? If you ask me, that's Ambergris Caye, the little island just offshore from where we're...

It might seem that retiring abroad alone could present additional challenges… That taking this big leap on your own could...

If you could have any view from your window, what would you most like it to be?Over the three-and-a-half decades...

I've spoken with lots of potential expats who are trying to choose between Cuenca, Ecuador, and Medellín, Colombia... even though...

Mexico is still North America... and it can be helpful to remind ourselves of this fact when we think about...

As the train pulled into Plunkett Station a week later, I sized up my situation. I was traveling alone with...

Here’s one of my favorite retire-overseas stories… "About a year ago, my wife and I made the leap," writes Terry...

The oldest known sport in the world, played a millennia before the first Greek Olympic Games, is being revived. In...

Above Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus's main tourist town, perched in the foothills of the Kyrenia Mountain Range, is the unbelievably beautiful...

Asia boasts the most cost-friendly places anywhere on Earth to call home. Pockets of India, Vietnam, and Thailand, for example,...

This August, we're hosting our first-ever Live And Invest In Latin America Virtual Conference to help you get acquainted with...

When is the right time for you to make a move overseas? Right now. OK, I don't know you personally,...

How does up-and-comer Medellín, Colombia, rate versus long-standing number-one retire-overseas choice Panama City? Here's how I'd lay this out... Panama...

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

One of the biggest lessons of the past two-and-a-half years has been this: We all need to seize opportunities when...

Just back in Paris after two weeks traveling on the island of Cyprus with our family… including our 2-year-old granddaughter…...

Panama has been called a halfway house for American expats... but I disagree. Mexico is a far easier transition for...

Why would anyone want to leave Canada? Part of the reason to leave the country of my birth and where...

One of the most valuable conveniences you could hope for when purchasing a home abroad can be the ability to...

We became obsessed with HGTV's House Hunters International, and the seed was planted. Week after week, my husband and I...

After an unavoidable but overlong time away, Lief and I prepare this weekend for our return to the sunny seaside...

Just about anyone who took French in high school has thought, seriously or hypothetically, about moving to France one day....

As a single female on the other side of 40, I knew I had a window of opportunity to get...

What will the next chapter of our lives look like?This was a burning question as our corporate jobs became more...

More than 11.5 million Americans and Canadians—and countless others—are already living their best lives outside the countries where they were...

Courteous and polite with an ever-present smile, Ranjit Prasad (his friends call him Ranj) showed me what he’s been building...

As we’ve returned this year to in-person events… With our Live And Invest In Belize Conference in January… Our Live...

This success story is nothing short of remarkable. It's taken a couple of decades... But Colombia has reinvented itself into...