If you ever dreamed of a 5-star lifestyle in the sun... Waking to the sound of the ocean lapping at ...

A new eco-friendly mode of transportation is taking Panama by storm. My daily commute to work leaves little time for ...

When Peta Lowry looks from her window, she sees a beautiful valley and the Apennine Mountains. “I pinch myself looking ...

Brazil is vast. It's the fifth largest country in the world. And it hides both some of the most amazing ...

I've spoken with lots of potential expats who are trying to choose between Cuenca, Ecuador, and Medellín, Colombia... even though ...

Think palm trees swaying in the breeze, crystal clear water, and white-sand beaches. Then add pelicans overhead, starfish within yards ...

I’ve been hosting conferences on living, retiring, and investing overseas for more than 30 years. At these events I’ve met ...

Mexico is still North America... and it can be helpful to remind ourselves of this fact when we think about ...

This time next week, I’ll be off to Barcelona for the first time in nearly 10 years… My husband and ...

Seven years ago, Stephanie and her husband set off on a journey to explore the world. Stephanie stepped away from ...

Here's our tale of How We Escaped The Frozen North... We came to Belize from Idaho. We were used to ...

It’s hard to imagine living the good life anywhere in Europe without preparing yourself for some sticker shock… But here ...

Global diversification—spreading your life and your assets across multiple countries—is, for me, the definition of freedom. And it's both a ...

Traveling has always enriched my life. Studying different countries in books and travel articles can be eye-opening... But nothing compares ...

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

Real Estate Hunting With Mr. O'Shea "This one isn't old either," I whispered in Lief's ear so that Mr. O'Shea ...

As the train pulled into Plunkett Station a week later, I sized up my situation. I was traveling alone with ...

Record housing prices, record equity in real estate, collapsed cryptocurrency market, inflation at 40-year highs, interest rates up, stock markets ...

“Does it ever bother you that your life is over?” My daughter, Kaitlin, didn’t break stride as she looked over ...

Here’s one of my favorite retire-overseas stories… "About a year ago, my wife and I made the leap," writes Terry ...

Talk about an inflation-busting opportunity… For the price of a mid-range car, you could own a village in Europe. Somewhere ...

Americans spend 33% of their income on housing. The average asking price for a new lease in the United States ...

Last issue, I shared the following reader question with you: “I would appreciate some articles specifically about single women retiring ...

Carmelita Gardens Discovery Tours include visiting ruins, sampling local food, and learning about our sustainable community from town founder Phil ...

Where are America’s super-investors flocking for safe, high yields? The same place where you can beat inflation… and earn a ...

The final landing place of Columbus and his crew on their grand discovery tour of the New World in 1492, ...

Most of the world knows the Dominican Republic for its white-sand beaches…The appeal of a place like Las Terrenas, with ...

As Managing Editor of Global Property Advisor, I was recently sent on assignment to Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic, on property scouting ...

“Where can I live that’s close to the ocean, has a killer view, is on a river and near the ...

One of the pleasures of being an expat in Mexico is getting to know other beautiful colonial cities in the country ...

Often, people move abroad at the request of their employer. And, just as often, the opportunity to be placed overseas ...

Buying property overseas is a great way to reliably increase profits over the long term. It diversifies your portfolio and ...

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

Dollar-euro parity? We’re closing in. As I write, US$1 equates to 1.01 euro. The U.S. dollar holder has noteworthy buying ...

Renting Real Estate Overseas I have a friend who moved to Paris a year or two before Kathleen and I ...

There is a scene in the 2003 movie "Under The Tuscan Sun" that I now can identify as the moment ...

The waves roll in over white-sand beaches as palm trees sway overhead… The sun shines down on you as the ...

I’m seeing my Spanish tutor, Camila, later today. We sit opposite each other in the kitchen of my Mexican home ...

The dictionary defines "retirement" as a state of "being withdrawn from the rest of the world or from a former ...

Years ago, a friend told me about a guy on the conference circuit. This guy did one thing, had one ...

Ask just about any North American about tourism in Panama and they'll mention traversing the Panama Canal... if they can ...

If you haven't already established residency in another country, I'm writing today to urge you to consider the idea now. ...

When you consider the kinds of culture shock you might experience when you move overseas, it's usually related to food, ...

Living and retiring overseas is not a one-size-fits-all proposition. Nest eggs, incomes, and budgets vary by big margins. Not everyone ...

Do I feel more or less American living overseas? I get this question a lot. I've been living outside the ...

White-sand beaches, swaying palm trees, warm turquoise water, year-round sunshine—you'll find them in abundance here in the Dominican Republic... and, ...

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

One sunny summer afternoon in 2012 I had the most expensive lunch of my life. Kathleen, the kids, and I ...