Tag: ‘Expat Life’

“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 ...

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

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 ...

A second home somewhere sunny, sandy, and adventure-filled is a common dream. Alas, it’s beyond most retirees’ reach in the ...

When Benjmain Franklin wrote, “…in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes” few could ...

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

I had visions of colorful tiles... floor-to-ceiling, wood-framed windows... elaborate crown moldings... a walkout to a roomy terrace that overlooked ...

Although firmly on the map as a world-class retirement haven, parts of Panama are still relatively undiscovered. The country’s Veraguas ...

The sight of sparkling, turquoise water makes me want to jump in instantly... I love to swim with dolphins, and ...

A lot has happened in Portugal recently: • The Non-Habitual Residents (NHR) regime expires on Dec. 31, 2023. • The ...

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

A place where you can truly get away from it all… These days, it sounds like a tall order. But the world ...

I first visited Chiang Mai in 2002, and it was sleepy beyond imagination. "I'm not old enough to live in ...

During the 17 years that my husband and I have been part-time expats in Guanajuato, Mexico, we’ve watched a lot ...

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

Several years ago, at one of our conferences in Panama, I met an American gentleman from Tennessee who explained that ...

Tucked between two much more visited regions on Spain’s southeastern costas lies the Costa Calida, home to the region of ...