A few years ago (before the pandemic), I had a conversation with a fellow real estate investor about his rental ...

Europe is home to the world’s elite retirement havens. You won’t find a higher quality of life than here on ...

What’s the most important factor when considering a potential rental property purchase overseas? The pleasure potential for you and your ...

Portugal’s landscape offers everything from quaint seaside towns to bustling urban centers. You could wake up to the sound of ...

American retirees looking to move overseas often wonder how they’ll be regarded in their new home abroad… In Europe, you’ll ...

Tucked in the northeast corner of Spain, Catalonia shares a border with France and Andorra and, in addition to a ...

After our Live And Invest in Spain Conference in mid-September, we hosted our Elite Members for special activities, the first ...

For many golfers, owning a home on a golf course or near to their pick of courses is the ultimate ...

I thought back to how this had begun ten minutes earlier. Lief and I had just finished a conference call ...

It was my third machete. My first was in Santiago where I watched a man use one to shave his ...

This year, the streets have started coming back to life… and the volume is finally turning back up. Cars bustle ...

Packing up and buying a one-way ticket to another country can be nerve-racking, especially when you’ve decided to start a ...

High prices, a high mortgage rate, and dwindling supply... Prospective homebuyers in the United States face a near-impossible situation, and ...

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

There are things we take for granted living in the United States, Canada, and other developed countries… Things that tourists ...

Panama… a diverse country with white-sand beaches on the Atlantic coast… a modern capital, Panama City... and, perhaps most intriguing ...

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

Lief and I are packing for our return to Panama. When the kids were young, these repositioning events involved a ...

“I have always had a special connection to Bali,” says Daisy McCloud. “I spent a good portion of my childhood ...

Moving abroad is a daunting prospect under any circumstances but going solo? Who does that? In truth, more people than ...

“I was sitting in Primavera Restaurant, a beautifully renovated, harmonious little place, enjoying an authentic Italian meal. There was live ...

The key to living long-term overseas… and to escaping home at a moment’s notice if you need to… is residency ...

I’ve been recommending people spend time and money in Panama for more than 25 years. That recommendation has been based, ...

As a 29-year-old living in the highlands of Panama's Chiriquí province, my point of view is different than that of ...

I first visited Montenegro in the early 2000’s. Back then, it was a new state—freshly split from neighboring Serbia and ...

The morning I met Dalys, she presented herself like a solider reporting for duty. Arms at her side, head high, ...

When you're planning a move to a new country, it helps to surround yourself with supportive, like-minded people. Your fellow ...

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

Renting out a property that you also use can be complicated. The Paris 2024 Olympics reminded me of this. A ...

Is Panama still a good choice for retiring overseas? In a word: yes. But there are some caveats… I was ...

Autumn in Europe is all about harvest and local food festivals, with a number of these events taking place all ...

Bocas del Toro stands out from the rest of Panama… The vibe here is Caribbean-Calypso. The people are unfailingly good-natured, ...

Every Friday afternoon sees an exodus from Panama City as residents drive across the Bridge of the Americas and then ...

The countdown is on. Lief and I have been based in Paris since April. We came for the arrival of ...

When it comes to property buying, I’ve had a love-hate relationship with foreign currencies over the years. My first currency ...

I’ve made a career of scouting the globe to identify interesting places for people to spend time and money. My ...

Why is Panama our favorite country in Latin America...? Honestly, there's too many reasons to count, but here's 10 to ...

Don’t be fooled. Panama may be small in size but it offers a world of options when it comes to ...

I’ve just finished class with Renata, a pediatrics resident who is going to the United States for a one-month observership. ...

Go to school... get a job... work hard for a few decades... retire... then die. For as long as I ...

When we made the decision to purchase the finca known as Los Islotes, Life and I had years of experience ...

You hear from me every day in these dispatches on some aspect of living and retiring overseas. One day I’m ...

Looking for an old-world retirement, rich with history, café lunches, wine on the terrace, and the kind of laid-back, cultured ...

In October, I’ll be in Porto, Portugal, for my annual Offshore Wealth Summit. One of the topics we’ll cover is ...

Kathleen and I just came back from a scouting trip to Turkey, where we put boots on the ground to ...

Europe is a continent of myths and legends. From the “banshee,” the wailing old woman of Irish folklore who brings ...

I’ve been a fan of Europe for a long time. My husband and I met in Ireland, and later moved ...

Panama offers international-standard health care, and medical tourism is a booming industry here. Panama City is home to Hospital Pacífica ...

Mexico is one of the most promising markets for overseas property investment. It’s home to several well-known cities that, due ...