Tag: ‘Expat Life’

Medellín is one of the world’s most livable cities thanks to its efficient public transportation system, friendly locals, ample green ...

Belize is a much-loved haven among expats, offering a choice of lifestyle options to suit all manner of tastes and ...

When you’re in Portugal, at some point you’re likely to come across the phrase doces conventuais, which literally means “conventual sweets.” ...

We’ve turned the first page of the 2025 calendar. January is in the rear view. As I survey the globe ...

Not any one place in the world is completely safe, but these are our picks for the places where you ...

If you are looking for a home blessed with Algarve sun and sea, but without the tourist hordes that converge ...

Our 2025 Overseas Retirement Index has just been released. It ranks and rates 14 locations around the world ideal for ...

We’ve just released our annual Overseas Retirement Index and, as always, this massive undertaking is met with great excitement… In ...

Our just-released 2025 Overseas Retirement Index has named Pisa as the best place to retire in Italy. Here’s just some ...

Mark Twain summed up behavior like this: “The cat, having sat upon a hot stove lid, will not sit upon ...

I’m about to ring in my seventh year as a resident in France, and I’ve so far celebrated in a ...

Dreaming of a new life in Portugal? No doubt, as you consider the idea of launching a new life in ...

One of the first places I ever felt a bit settled as an adult was in Vietnam. I moved to ...

What if you could go anywhere, do anything, and spend your time and your money any way you wanted? As ...

By American standards, the holiday season starts early in Europe… Halloween isn’t traditionally celebrated here, and Thanksgiving doesn’t exist, so ...

“You have nicely transitioned from the ‘escape’ to really belonging and finding home (in Portugal),” observed my sister in an ...

Dazzling coastlines… charming towns... friendly people… and incredibly safe living… This little country serves up 3,300 hours of sunshine annually ...

Las Perlas offers an island lifestyle reminiscent of the Virgin Islands back in the 70s… This string of islands has ...

Minho, Portugal, marches to the beat of its own drum… As if being the birthplace of Portugal wasn’t enough, Minho ...

I am self-aware of my personality quirks; I knew that one of my biggest challenges when moving to San Pedro, ...

My mom’s knee had been giving her trouble for years. By the time she finally saw a doctor, there was ...

For me, this living and investing overseas thing has never been either-or. When I moved from Baltimore, Maryland, to Waterford, ...

When I moved to Panama from landlocked Missouri in May 2021, I couldn’t wait to hit the beach. It had ...

I would argue that most things in life are better with a twist… something unusual… unexpected… unfamiliar… makes anything more ...

I’ve been spending time and money in Belize for more than 20 years. It’s not the white sand or the ...

Imagining a new life in a new country then globe-hopping to find the paradise with your name on it is ...

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, over 31 million Americans claim Irish ancestry. They make up a large proportion of ...

In 1989, Italian schoolteacher Mauro Morandi was sailing between Corsica and Sardinia when the engine of his catamaran gave up. ...

“I was sitting in Primavera Restaurant, a beautifully renovated, harmonious little place, enjoying an authentic Italian meal. There was live ...

Autumn in Europe is all about harvest and local food festivals, with a number of these events taking place all ...

I’ve just finished class with Renata, a pediatrics resident who is going to the United States for a one-month observership. ...

The historic town of Aveiro, situated on the west coast a little less than an hour's drive from Porto, is ...

For our honeymoon, Lief and I rented a car in Istanbul and drove the Turkish coast south to Troy. This ...

On Tuesday, Lief and I arrived in Izmir on a mission to explore Turkey’s Turquoise Coast… From there we drove ...

One-third of Americans would like to move out of the United States, according to a recent poll. This means that ...

In the last issue, I began telling you about the biggest aspects of moving overseas—the things that, in my experience ...

Warren Knox caught the travel bug back in his military days. His career brought him to several unique and interesting ...

“I’ve wanted to live in Thailand since I was 12 years old,” says Bart Walters. “My uncle was in the ...

Jacelyn Holmes is a part-time expat. For six to eight months per year, she lives in Nafplio, a seaside town ...

In the context of Europe, Spain is fantastically affordable. Many North Americans have this perception of Western Europe as being ...

Considering a move to Spain? Here’s my list of things you need to know before taking the plunge on this ...

I first visited this expat haven in 2002, and found it sleepy beyond imagination. “I’m not old enough to live ...

Four years ago, I had a total hip replacement at the Veteran’s Administration’s flagship facility in Orlando, FL. In December ...

“I can only stay for about an hour. I have a meeting about establishing a food co-op at 10:30, and, ...

I wrote my first book on retiring overseas in 1987. I was twenty-four years old. I’ve produced many titles on ...

If you’re not a Panamanian, Panama is a foreign country for you…which means the way people do things here will ...

We focus a lot on the benefits of retiring overseas, or buying a second home overseas. But what about if ...

It’s possible to live a richer, fuller, more active life as a senior overseas than in the United States. Senior ...

Spain should be near the top of your list for a retirement or second home destination. The lifestyle is fantastic… ...

For many people considering a move overseas one of the biggest barriers they face is the language barrier. They may ...