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

The U.S. State Department has issued a Worldwide Caution Security Alert for American citizens. We’re meant to be more cautious...

Why were Lief and I drawn to Panama in the first place... more than 25 years ago... and how have...

I’ve made a career battling rose-colored viewpoints. No place is perfect, I remind you regularly, dear reader. Everywhere has its...

Should you really be thinking about retiring to a new country? That is... who should consider this idea? Surely it's...

Starting a business overseas, tell me about it… 34 years ago (yikes), wide-eyed, pony-tailed, and straight out of college, I...

In this age of 24/7 real-time news, it can be easy to succumb to the theory that things are bad...

“I’m here because I need to find a way forward. I feel like I don’t know which way is up...

After three months in Paris, Lief and I repositioned yesterday to Panama in time for this week’s International Property Summit....

I almost couldn’t keep myself from staring at the well-coiffed silver-haired lady sporting an Hermes scarf and carrying a Chanel...

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

American retirees looking to move overseas often wonder how they’ll be regarded in their new home abroad. I’ve recently earned...

If you haven’t already begun diversifying your investment portfolio beyond U.S. borders, consider this your alarm sounding. Most investors would...

Earlier this month, I debuted my new podcast.First on my guest list for these “Retired Overseas” conversations were Paul and...

You want to be sober when considering a property purchase in a foreign land.Certainly, you want your wits about you...

I wrote my first book on retiring overseas in 1987. I was twenty-four years old. I’ve produced many titles on...

I spotlighted Panama for my readers for the first time in 1998.I told them I believed this country was the...

At home in Paris, a trip to the ATM can be a treat…And I look forward to dropping my husband’s...

Waterford, Ireland, circa 1998, when Lief and I first came to call it home, was a bit worse for wear....

A Dream Home In Panama: As a reader of these dispatches, you’ll likely have heard of Boquete. In 2010, the...

In advance of the purchase of the property known as Lahardan House, the 200-year-old Georgian manor home we bought years...

I went to work for Agora Publishing as a copy editor fresh out of school aged 21. Then I spent...

Buying real estate overseas is fundamentally about diversification. This is true whether you buy for investment or for retirement and...

In the four years following my divorce, my role at publishing house Agora continued to expand. Now I was a...

Investing in property overseas might seem like a daunting idea. With a whole world of options, choosing where and what...

“I’ve told the buyer from Dublin that the other buyer, the gentleman from Cork, is considering by how much he’d...

You’re moving to a new country. You’ll need a place to live. I say rent one. At least at first...

“Let me know when you start talking about mild climates and I’ll consider it. I have no interest in tropical...

“I am still surprised by the reactions I get when I tell people I live in Medellín, Colombia,” says Wendy...

Book a plane ticket to Colombia.Hop your flight… When you land you’ll be twice as wealthy as you are right now.No...

When we arrived in Waterford in 1998 and decided we wanted to own a home of our own there, we...

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

Owning real estate overseas can mean profit…And, if you ask me, I’ll tell you that it always means fun.Buying a...

Resident global real estate investing expert Lief Simon—also, coincidentally, my husband—and I have been shopping the globe for real estate...

I stood on the cracked sidewalk staring at the door plaque. Yes, this was 824 East Baltimore Street. Maybe my...

We sat al fresco at a café table at the edge of the cobblestoned plaza sipping prosecco in the shade...

What if you could go anywhere, do anything, and spend your time and your money any way you wanted? My...

Last Sunday I shared an email from your fellow reader Barbara C.Barbara and her husband began reading my publications 30...

We receive hundreds of reader emails every day. This one from Barbara C. landed in my in-box last week. I...

As a growing number of Americans consider an overseas move, more and more “best of” lists covering destinations abroad pop...

My first weekend back at Los Islotes I hiked our Caminos De Los Islotes for the first time. These were...

More and more people are catching on to the idea that better lifestyle and investment opportunities can be found beyond...

Last week the entire Panama-based Live And Invest Overseas team and I welcomed a crowd of your fellow readers to...

In all my 40 years of experience covering the live and retire overseas beat, one country has stood out above...

Dreaming about reinventing your life somewhere sun-drenched, safe, warm, welcoming, affordable, and adventure-filled this new year? We’ve got you covered....

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

"I've had enough of your Caribbean vacations for this year!" This is the response Bill Piatt got from his wife...

Apples to apples. That's the principle to keep in mind when comparing costs, both for living and for buying real...

The following questions about how to retire overseas, which we receive every day, are often preceded by, "I feel a...

We humans invented the New Year and named it after Janus, the Roman god of beginnings. Janus is depicted with...