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 ...

In the lush highlands of Western Panama lies the small town of Boquete, one of the world’s top retirement destinations. Boquete (pronounced ...

Located on the Pacific coast of Panama, the beach town of Puerto Armuelles was once home to the Chiquita Banana ...

After a career of service and sacrifice, military Veterans face an important question when they retire: Where to go? A ...

With its cool, spring-like climate, natural beauty, and friendly community, it’s easy to see why so many expats choose to ...

Aisha Niang is an expat living in Panama City, Panama. She was born in the Big Apple, and at age ...

Beautiful, sunny, friendly, safe, welcoming, and affordable Portugal claimed the title of world’s top retirement haven for nine years running…  ...

Have you ever wondered about the origins of certain words used worldwide?  You may not believe this, but some words ...

The historic town of Aveiro, situated on the west coast a little less than an hour’s drive from Porto, is ...

Restaurants across Portugal announce their menu do dia, or daily menu. It doesn’t matter if you’re in the north or ...

For more than 40 years, I’ve tempted readers with dreamy visions. Retire overseas, I’ve suggested… Go where the weather’s sunny, ...

Lisbon delivered a chilly evening on the first Tuesday in December 1979—well, chilly for Lisbon. I grew up in northern ...

I first recommended Panama as the world’s best place to live, retire, and invest overseas in 1997. In the coming ...

Portugal’s Silver Coast is a treasure trove of natural wonders, cultural attractions, and culinary delights. Known as Costa de Prata ...

In August, Paris all but shut down, as did much of Europe. The annual exodus that has Parisians fleeing from ...

Every region has its traditional liquor, and Latin America is no exception. Colombia has aguardiente, Peru and Chile have pisco, ...

Two core benefits of investing in property overseas are high-yield rental income and capital appreciation. But there’s a third, urgent ...

Lief and I live a life of comings and goings, fresh starts and fond farewells. We divide our time between ...

My mom’s knee had been giving her trouble for years. By the time she finally saw a doctor, there was ...

Since the pandemic, Americans have flocked to Portugal in record numbers. From 2017 to 2022 alone, the number of Americans ...

Today I’m going to show you how to make rosquitas—a local staple pastry here in Panama—specifically sugared rosquitas, but you ...

I didn’t set out to “internationalize” my life. Who would? My first experience diversifying beyond U.S. borders was with five ...

The Celts, Romans, and Moors knew a good thing when they saw it. And so did we. With abundant sunshine, ...

I’ve just returned from Valencia, Spain, where I spent last week for our Live And Invest in Spain Conference, joined ...

Madeira is an archipelago made up of three main islands (Madeira, Porto Santo, and the Desertas) that float 1,000 kilometers ...

For many Portuguese, summer is the perfect time to catch up with friends and family. And what better way to ...

Once a sleepy fishing village, Cascais has grown into a sunny playground for people from Lisbon, just 30 minutes away. ...

In the vast universe of Portuguese sweets and desserts, queijadas (pronounced keh-ZHAY-dahs)are a world of their own. Stemming from the ...

Portugal’s Algarve is a wonderful bit of European geography at the southwestern corner of the Continent, at the longitude of ...

A couple years ago, I took a whirlwind scouting tour of Spain. Between two trips, I drove nearly the entire ...

The Caribbean has a reputation for being an expensive option but it doesn’t have to be. In this list we’ll ...

Sunny days, stunning beaches, happy people...A low cost of living, tons of cheap property, and tasty food... Healthy living, safe ...

I was drawn to Panama in the pursuit of investment upside. In 1996 I sent my property scout Bob Fordi ...

Spain’s geography is as varied as her history. Filling most of the Iberian Peninsula—the closest U.S. state in terms of ...

The French refer to this time of year as la rentrée. July and August all France goes en vacance. Then, ...

This time next week I’ll be in Valencia, MCing our annual Live And Invest in Spain Conference. If you’re interested ...

My high-powered, six-speed Opel was stranded… stopped partway through a turn onto a narrow, cobblestoned street, much to the annoyance ...

As we prepare for next week’s Live And Invest In Spain Conference, I’m thinking ahead to sunshine, seafood, and catching ...

My last visit to Barcelona before I moved back to Europe was in 2007, and I was just 18, but ...

Years ago I heard a definition of “wealthy” that has stuck with me. Being wealthy, the thinking goes, is having ...