’Tis the season to rememberAll the faces and the places that were home...’Tis the season to rememberAnd to count up ...

Merry Christmas… and Happy (early) New Year! Every December, the world chases good luck the way we chase a cork ...

It was 1955. We lived on Long Island, NY… our home was an easy train ride away from Manhattan. In ...

The other day a friend asked, “Is that ‘White Christmas’?” The song was in Spanish, but the tune was easily ...

At this time of year, Europe’s culinary traditions have shifted from bright summer wines and chilled spritzers to the kind ...

I write from Chamonix where Lief and I have traveled with our children and granddaughters for Christmas. Lief and I ...

Almost 30 years ago I got a life-changing call from a property scout I had sent on a mission to ...

Merry (one-week-from) Christmas! When December rolls in across Europe, the holidays bring not only sparkling lights and carols—they also uncover ...

Here are 4 insider tips, learned from expat experience, for a smooth transition to your new life in Panama… 1. ...

Walking out your back door straight onto the beach... For most people, this is the ultimate daydream. But for savvy ...

Ron ponche is the Panamanian version of eggnog: a creamy, spiced, rum-laced beverage that is usually enjoyed during Christmas and ...

I remember it like it was yesterday…  Lief and I were seated al fresco at a café table at the edge of ...

For decades now, I’ve tried to educate people on how to do some basic analysis on investment real estate. One ...

Thirty minutes from the south and west coasts of the Algarve is Monchique, an area of rolling hills, mountains, and ...

In most Portuguese towns and cities, as soon as summer officially ends, the ice-cream carts disappear from sight.  Make way ...

Repositioned now to Paris to enjoy the holidays with our children and granddaughters who call the City of Light home, ...

One big downside with real estate is that it’s relatively illiquid. You can sell a stock, bond, or mutual fund ...

A survey from Mansion Global shows that 92% of affluent Americans are actively looking into buying real estate overseas… while ...

If you haven’t already begun diversifying your investment portfolio beyond U.S. borders, consider this your alarm sounding. Most investors would ...

Belize is best known for its La Isla Bonita. That’s Ambergris Caye, the white sand-fringed Caribbean island Madonna fell in ...

My family and I have celebrated Thanksgiving every one of the 27 years we’ve been Americans abroad. I’ve shared some ...

Dreams really can come true. As you likely know, yesterday was Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is all about stories for me. Thanksgiving ...

There are many benefits to holding a second passport and second citizenship. It gives you the opportunity to live, work, ...

You’re moving to a new country. You’ll need a place to live.  I say rent one. At least at first ...

Panama is a small country with an extraordinary amount to offer global investors. With two dramatic coastlines, a vibrant capital ...

Resident global real estate investing expert Lief Simon—also, coincidentally, my husband—and I have been shopping the globe for real estate ...

Founded in 1890 by an alchemist named Francisco Piria, who was attracted by the area’s energy and magnetism, Piriápolis was ...

As the sun rises over the Pacific Ocean, the sky glows with an array of colors, changing slowly from pink, ...

I’ve always loved to follow animal trails in the forest, explore roads less traveled, and try out new routes. This ...

Bom dia… (good day) boa tarde... (good afternoon) boa noite…(good night) were the first Portuguese phrases I learned before my ...

Bolo de caco came as a surprise to me on my first visit to Madeira.  With a name that translates ...

Portugal has become one of the most sought-after expat destinations in the world. Geographically, this country packs a punch. Portugal ...

The temptation to avoid unknowns is very human… very commonplace. My husband Jeff and I avoid doing new, untried things, ...

Waterford, Ireland, circa 1998, when Lief and I first came to call it home, was a bit worse for wear. ...

Spring 1169… On the south coast of Wales a ship launches, bound for Irish shores. On board are a small ...

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

This doesn’t have to be all or nothing. You could “retire overseas” and still spend part or even lots of ...

We were just 10 minutes outside downtown Waterford City, but the forest was thick on both sides of the narrow ...

I began my own adventures overseas in Ireland. Early one autumn morning what today seems like a lifetime ago, I ...

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

John Rohan had been taking us to see houses for six months. I wouldn’t say we’d become friends or even ...

Boquete is a small mountain town located at 1,131 meters (3,710 feet) above sea level. It’s surrounded by lush tropical ...

Ireland… land of saints and scholars, famous for everything from rolling green fields and fiery redheads to pints of the ...

Retiring in Ireland is a dream for many of the 31 million Americans that claim Irish ancestry. Ireland recognizes her ...

My personal live-and-invest-overseas adventure began with a weeklong tour of Ireland. I had packaged and marketed the program to readers ...

I went to work for Agora Publishing as a copy editor fresh out of school aged 21. Then I spent ...

Ireland was where my expat journey began, some 20-odd years ago… My family moved to Waterford, in the sunny Southeast ...

Nestled on the southern coast of the Azuero Peninsula, Las Tablas is a town that offers an irresistible mix of ...

English-speaking and less than a three-hour flight from the southern United States, Belize is a well-loved retirement haven and second-home ...

Back in 2000, Live And Invest Overseas’ Founding Publisher Kathleen Peddicord visited Boquete—a small mountain town in Panama’s Chiriquí Province—just ...