My first trip to Belize, some 35 years ago, was organized courtesy of the Belize Tourism Authority. I was a ...

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

“I recently had to put my aged aunt into an assisted-living facility. Right now, my aunt can get by with minimal ...

Yesterday, I told you about two of the biggest things I've learned through my international moves and experiences as an ...

You’re probably familiar with typical rural farms and what they produce. You may even have a green thumb yourself and ...

My expat story started very close to the start of my life. I was only 7 years old when we ...

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“Kathleen, my fiancé and I are considering moving overseas and are researching different areas that we may like. I have ...

For my family and me, one of the greatest things about living an expat life has been the combining of ...

#10 The Panama Canal iStock/Marina113 The Panama Canal keeps the country as an important and relevant ...

“Real estate investing, even on a very small scale, remains a tried-and-true means of building an individual’s cash flow and ...

I hosted the first conference of my career more than 30 years ago in Costa Rica. It was a tour, ...

When considering the best places to retire, many people dream about living abroad in a warm, tropical or highlands location ...

As we’ve highlighted over the past week, Panama is one of the best places in our world to think about ...

Belize is known as one of the most diverse countries, especially considering its compact size. Many people come to Belize ...

James Joyce’s “The Dead” is often praised as the greatest Irish short story ever written. Though I first read the ...

Belize is many good things and recognized for many advantages and attractions, but medical care is not typically one of ...

“Wow... this is a new Panama City. I do not recognize this Panama City... “I was last here,” my friend ...

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This will be a piece of cake, I told myself as we prepared for our move from Baltimore to Waterford ...

When the first Western-born sailors reached the island in 1508, they were greeted by an estimated 10,000 Maya inhabitants living ...

I lived in Panama for eight years, in Panama City… which lies on the country’s southern, Pacific Coast. My extended ...

We recently wrote an article about our best overseas havens, and with the holidays quickly catching up to us, we ...

I didn’t realize it at the time, but, when I bought a pre-construction apartment on Panama City’s Avenida Balboa 17 ...

These days, as you know, Lief and I are dividing our time between Panama and Paris. As we head into ...

Finding a way to generate more funds when retired is something that’s probably in the back of the heads of ...

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

It’s been nearly two full years since I packed my bags and left the tropics. I have to admit that ...

As we head into the year-end holiday season, we at Live and Invest Overseas are taking stock... remembering and reflecting ...

“In 2013 my wife Carolyn and I decided we needed a change. Our lives in Hawaii were stalled.” That’s how ...

All at once, the air was alight, sparkling and crackling. Smoke and sparks cascaded overhead and in all directions. Men ...

Having spent the majority of this year unable to travel due to closed borders has made many people anxious. The ...

When moving abroad, we usually recommend to not bring things like furniture, appliances, or any other household goods that would ...

I woke up this morning, brewed a pot of Irish breakfast tea, and, as has been my custom for decades ...

With the whole world going through a pandemic, many countries have different rules and restrictions regarding travel. This causes a ...

This week I’m hosting my annual Offshore Wealth Summit from Paris. For the first time ever, it’s a virtual event. ...

Corozal is the name of both a district and a town in northern Belize. Nestled on the Bay of Chetumal, ...

Years ago, a friend—a smart guy... a guy who’d been around the block... done business all over the world—engaged an ...

When visiting a new country, we usually tend to favor traveling during the summer months—peak tourist season. But is it ...

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

What if the country where you'd like to retire uses a currency other than the U.S. dollar? That is, how ...

Moving overseas comes with a lot of goodbyes. We say farewell to our houses, our families, our coworkers, and our ...

Negotiating a real estate deal in another country—both the purchase and the sale—is likely to be different for you than ...

Your most important ally when buying, selling, or renting real estate overseas is your attorney. First thing, therefore, when beginning ...

A spouse who’s all in for retiring overseas and a spouse who isn’t entirely sure is quite common. Unfortunately, there ...

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

Theodore Roosevelt wanted to extend U.S. power and reach. He wanted a strong navy, and he wanted his naval force ...