Tag: Medellin

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

I continue to be surprised by the reactions I get when I tell people I have a home and spend ...

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

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

American Rich Holman made his full-time move to Medellin, Colombia, seven years ago. After a divorce in the States, this ...

Health care is a primary concern for anyone moving overseas and, the good news is, in some places around the ...

For people with disabilities, accessibility in an overseas haven is key. Countries around the world are making an effort to ...

Excellent infrastructure... strong investor rights... appreciating property markets... Biggest salsa festival in the world... plus important theater and poetry festivals... ...

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

Is a low cost retirement possible? The average American household spends US$66,928 per year, according to the latest Consumer Expenditures ...

Where's the best place in the world to reposition yourself overseas in 2023? The answers are found in our just-released ...

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 ...

I am still surprised by the reactions I get when I tell people I live in Medellín, Colombia. A few ...

The first time I ever recommended Americans think about retiring overseas was back in 1985. When I began making these ...

I’m looking forward to returning to Medellín next month for the first time in more than two years. Kathleen and ...

Many are moving to Medellín, Colombia, to retire, yes, but another expat demographic is seeking out this sunny, welcoming, and ...

My husband was a wine distributor when we lived in Illinois, and we spent many vacations in California's famous wine ...

When I first looked around for housing for the elderly in Medellín, Colombia, where I've been living for the past ...

The first place I ever recommended Americans think about retiring overseas was Costa Rica. That was back in 1985. A ...

"Let me know when you start talking about mild climates and I'll consider it. I have no interest in tropical ...

I've been covering this beat for more than 35 years. And, as I've been reporting this week, I've identified one ...

I want you to conduct a little test for me... This Thursday, when you're sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner with ...

The "currency discount," as we call it, on offer in Colombia for U.S. dollar holders right now translates to 55% ...

When Lief and I sat down to map out the plan for our book "How To Buy Real Estate Overseas ...

We're in a frothy situation... Right now, the United States is one of the most overheated property markets in the ...

What if you could retire early... even with a small nest egg and little income? What if you could live ...

Aside from the dozens of queries that fill our mailbags every week from readers looking for a warm, sunny destination, ...

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

Medellín versus Cartagena... which is the better city for living and investing? We hear this question a lot, so today ...

"I get two weeks of vacation a year from my stressful job, and you want me to spend one of ...

Being a digital nomad is all about freedom of movement. Different from a remote worker (an employee of a company ...

We dollar-holders have enjoyed increasing buying power abroad each year since 2013, with every year eclipsing the last. Procrastinators and ...

One of the big lessons we learned over the last year is our ability to be more self-sufficient. Between restaurant ...

Longtime editor and friend Lee Harrison and his wife Julie divide their time between California and Mazatlán, Mexico. However, Mazatlán ...

Around the globe, countries have faced the COVID-19 pandemic differently. In Colombia, we experienced strict lockdowns that affected our ability ...

The benefits of spending time in water are well documented, as are the ways that simply living near water is ...