Tag: Panama

"Panama City will be the next Singapore..." I couldn't tell you how many times I've heard that prediction—from Panama property ...

Imagine... Tall, lazy palm trees swaying in the breeze behind you... Cool, powder-soft white sand between your toes... And, out ...

As I continue my mission to uncover the best deals—world-class properties in prime locations that I know will recover fast—Panama ...

  Las Perlas offers an island lifestyle reminiscent of the Virgin Islands back in the 70s, before those islands became ...

It’s true... Europe doesn’t offer the same shoestring bargain lifestyle options that you can find in Latin America or Asia. ...

Water rushing over rocks... lush, tropical jungle... the music of hundreds of exotic birds... This is what Frank Stegmeier wakes ...

In honor of this week's World's Grand Reopening Sale, we asked readers and staff to share their upcoming travel plans. ...

Recently, Mary M. from the United States, wrote in to say: "Kathleen, I do not believe a word of those ...

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

We believe real estate is the best asset you can hold to protect and grow your wealth. We believe that ...

The postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics are currently in full swing. Testing their abilities against the world's most elite competitors are ...

This week I've been thinking back and remembering readers I've been fortunate enough to get to know personally. Readers whose ...

You need a good lawyer for your visa renewal In France. Period. My family and I have just finished the ...

I'm most of the way through Alain De Botton's "The Consolations Of Philosophy." It's an entertaining collection of teachings from ...

In 2008, I took my leave from the publishing company where I'd been working for 23 years. I was 45 ...

An hour's boat ride away from Santa Catalina, a surf town just east of Panama's Azuero Peninsula, is Parque Nacional ...

In times of economic uncertainty and inflation, savvy investors flock to hard asset investments. But this time around, something interesting ...

Buying to flip is a common real estate investment strategy in the United States that doesn’t make sense in most ...

Leverage is a key tool in every U.S. property investor’s kit. As late-night TV real estate investment gurus with courses ...

Starting a business, tell me about it... 34 years ago (yikes), wide-eyed, pony-tailed, and straight out of college, I went ...

Before the pandemic, back when it never would've occurred to us that face masks would be essential parts of our ...

A little more than a year since pandemic restrictions first were instituted in Panama, the country is vaccinating (including foreign ...

It might be easy to get on board with the idea of retiring overseas... But it’s not as easy to ...

If you’ve been paying attention, you’ve heard me say it often… If you’re interested in taking an action offshore, do ...

In a make-or-break year like 2021, it’s critical to make the smartest possible investment choices. Property is a safe bet, ...

Panama may not be known as a global environmental steward... especially when compared with its neighbor to the west, Costa ...

The first time I saw the Baha'i Temple in Panama City it made an impression... Painted brilliant white and shaped ...

Who’s up for checking into an age-restricted community? Hmm, no thanks. A retirement village? Maybe… How about independent living? Ah, ...

We owe you an apology. Each day in these dispatches, we cover sunny beach escapes and charming cities where you ...

Retirement is looming. With it comes the challenge of deciding where to live. I plan to take the next three ...

Hindsight is 2020... and we’ve definitely learned a lot this year. Cities have been eerily quiet during the pandemic and ...

After more than 14 months away, Lief and I have returned to Los Islotes. We arrived at Tocumen International late ...

I knew Panama had been hit hard by the pandemic, but hearing about the challenges and living them are two ...

Panama is a gorgeous, diverse country with everything from white-sand beaches on the Atlantic coast to the capital of Panama ...

As I celebrated my daughter’s first holiday season, the idea of legacy was strong in my mind. As all new ...

Whether you are simply exploring this beautiful Central American country, or snow-birding for the winter months, or moving on a ...

El Cangrejo is our top pick for an urban lifestyle in Panama. No other neighborhood has more personality than this. ...

If you want to open a bank account in the United States, you walk into a branch of a bank ...

What a world we’re living in, right? The biggest global pandemic in 100 years... continuing terrorist threats... war... famine... mass ...

Over the weekend I read one of those Q&A articles in a mainstream financial publication. A reader had written in ...

When establishing a Plan B or backup residency, most people look for the easiest option... but "easiest" isn't a one-size-fits-all ...

Last week my husband and I successfully renewed our residency permits here in France, and, boy, are we relieved to ...

Eighteenth- and 19th-century apartments in central Paris... and land. If you're deliberating over what to do with your investment capital ...

Tax Friendliest Places On Earth Our First Annual Retire Overseas Index released this month named not the best countries in the ...