On Cyprus’ northern coast, you can never get lost, I’m told. The mountains always to the south, the sea always...

Panama has been called a halfway house for American expats... but I disagree. Mexico is a far easier transition for...

Speaking to some of our attendees in Portugal last month, many had questions about the cost of living in my...

I’m here in Carvoeiro, in Portugal’s Algarve region, for our annual Live and Invest in Portugal Conference, and it’s so...

“Well, we walked across the city’s oldest bridge to get here… passed Notre Dame Cathedral on its other side… and...

Back in Paris after a couple weeks in my former adopted home of Panama, I was struck anew by all...

Last week in Panama I went paddle boarding with Carlos, our Colombian property manager at Los Islotes, and we naturally...

Today, Valentine's Day, reminds us all, wherever in the world we are, that love is something to be celebrated. But...

Earlier this week I sat down with Sophia Titley, our Editorial Director, to talk about our most recent Retire Overseas...

As we prepare for our first in-person Portugal event in two years, I am reminded why we love Portugal so...

'Twas the week before Christmas and all 'round the world, we creatures were stirring... Preparing for the big day, spreading...

I would argue that most things in life are better with a twist… something unusual… unexpected… unfamiliar… makes anything more...

When it comes to living in Europe, you’re not limited by your city or town—perhaps the best thing about living...

Cordon Bleu pastry chef, Frédéric Hoël, held up two handfuls of dough, one that you could have mistaken for a...

When moving overseas, one of the hardest things to do—after you've gotten your residency and set up your home and...

I’m taking the opportunity this week, as I prepare for next week’s Live and Invest in Europe Virtual Conference, to...

As of a few weeks ago, Paris all but shut down, as did much of Europe. The annual exodus that...

For the months leading up to our vacation in Sicily, my husband and I asked everyone we knew if they...

A friend here in Paris was entertaining her in-laws recently, visiting from New Mexico, and I joined them for a...

In the last issue, I began telling you about the biggest aspects of moving overseas—the things that, in my experience...

As you ski lazily down a gentle slope, a ray of sunshine hits your face, and you look down to...

My family and I have just finished the renewal process for our French visa—whew, legal again for another year..! This...

I give a presentation for our annual Live and Invest in Europe Conferences… sharing my “expat story,” as we refer...

When I moved to Europe, my destination was clear... I was coming to Paris. I had waited for 12 years...

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

Years ago, my mother knew a lady named Janet who bought a small piece of land on the southwestern coast...

It’s finally happening… the world is finally, slowly opening back up again. Here in France, museums and monuments have been...

Properties shape us more than we know. Settling into my new apartment here in Paris stirred up memories of all...

It might be easy to get on board with the idea of retiring overseas... But it’s not as easy to...

Don’t judge a country by its food. Or, at least, not by the first dish you experience. On my first...

Picture a chain of historic and charming small towns strung together by a single-lane highway, people walking or biking along,...

Welcome to In Focus: Europe. My name is Kat Kalashian, and I've been an expat in Europe for over 12 years...

It’s been one of those weeks… From multiple household-wide illnesses to minor annoyances, major frustrations, and serious disappointments, it feels...

It’s gray, dark, and rainy here in Paris… and it’s unlikely to change much over the next couple of months....

As I celebrated my daughter’s first holiday season, the idea of legacy was strong in my mind. As all new...

I hear lots of parents and grandparents bemoaning the fact that kids’ lives are so regimented these days… how they...

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

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

While some countries make residency difficult and painful to acquire (ahem, France), others make it exceedingly easy. They want foreign...

I'm never shy when it comes to singing the praises of my adopted home and favorite city: Paris. But I've...

As you ski lazily down a gentle slope, a ray of sunshine hits your face, and you look down to...

The benefits of spending time in water are well documented, as are the ways that simply living near water is...

Last week my husband and I successfully renewed our residency permits here in France, and, boy, are we relieved to...

I was away last week on vacation and try as I might to turn off my work brain when I...

It’s so hard to shift back into real life after being in vacation mode… my mind has been continually wandering...

Out of this big old world of 195 countries, how in the world do you figure out where in the...

Fellow reader Dianne R.—a full-time expat in Mexico—shared this note last week on our Overseas Living Club page... "My husband and...