Comparing Panama And Colombia: Living, Retiring, And Investing
Colombia Versus Panama—How These Two Heavy-Hitting Overseas Havens Stack Up Against Each Other Before traveling to Panama for last week's Live...
Unretirement: How You Too Can Take Control Of Your Life
Undock From Convention And Steer Your Life Where You Want To Go I made my first international move, from Baltimore,...
Your Ticket To A Fully Funded Life Anywhere In The World
Make All The Money You Need… On Your Own Terms It's not marketing hype. It's true... You really can reduce...
10 Business Opportunities For The Entrepreneur Abroad
Starting about 34 years ago (yikes), wide-eyed, pony-tailed, and straight out of college, I went to work in the publishing...
Friendly Neighbors And Covert Caves: Right At Home In Paris
In the center of the courtyard, shoulder to shoulder and bent over a small map, stood Lief, our Paris property...
The Secret To Getting By In A Language You Don’t Speak
My husband's strategy for communicating in a place where he doesn't speak the local language is to use similar words...
With A World Of Opportunity, Where Should You Be Focusing?
Late Friday afternoon I made the trip across Paris from our office in Montmartre to CNN's Paris Bureau studio on...
Italy Has So Many Tempting Options, How Do You Choose?
As we've been reporting recently, for us and Abruzzo, Italy, it was love at first sight. This region really is...
Living La Dolce Vita In Abruzzo: Italy’s Hidden Gem
You awake to a view of golden beaches... the sea rolling out from them like a giant bolt of turquoise...
Portugal 101: Essential Tips And Insights For Would-Be Expats
13 Real-Deal Pieces Of Advice For Anyone Considering A Move To Portugal Making a move to a new country is...
Portugal Offers Old World Lifestyle At New World Prices
This Country Is Making Old New And Sexy Portugal is at the edge of Europe... but it's at the center...
Central Paris: A Beautiful Balance Of Elegance And Eclecticism
The apartment where we lived when our children were young and that we now have returned to as our empty-nest...
Why The American Dream Stretches Far Beyond U.S. Borders
I receive your Mailbag questions for me direct to my inbox each morning. Reading through them is one of the highlights of...
More Green, More Color, More Life: Spring Has Arrived In Paris
At the round bistro table on the corner, face to the street and the sun, sat a man sporting a...
The Offshore Guru’s Guide To Residency And 2nd Citizenship
Freedom... security... special benefits... a reduced cost of living... a new life... a new start... a better retirement... a grand...
Take Your Pick: Custom-Tailor Your New Life Overseas
This will be a piece of cake, I told myself as we prepared for our move from Baltimore to Waterford...
Living Overseas At All Ages: The 21st Century Adventure
How To Retire Overseas—Take Two I'm in New York this week for the launch of the new edition of my...
The Word Is Out: Retiring Overseas Is Going Mainstream
Eight years ago this month, the first edition of my "How To Retire Overseas" book appeared on bookstore shelves. Two...
12 Reasons Why We Chose To Live In The Dominican Republic
"I've had enough of your Caribbean vacations for this year!" This is the response Bill Piatt got from his wife...
Santo Domingo: Dominican Republic’s Colonial Capital
I've been hanging out in New World cities that Spain built for a long time. Over the past 35 years,...
For Low-Cost Luxury, Look No Further Than The DR
Every time I focus on the place, I'm struck again by just how affordable a better-than-comfortable life here can be....
Living, Retiring, And Investing In The Dominican Republic
Early Wednesday morning in Santo Domingo, Mistress of Ceremonies Kat Kalashian welcomed dozens of your fellow Live and Invest Overseas...
Your Plan For Retiring Overseas Can Be Part-Time
This doesn't have to be all or nothing. You could "retire overseas" and still spend part or even lots of...
Planning For The Next Stage Of Life
For better than two decades now, Lief and I have been working together to identify and then position pieces of...
The Real Reason To Retire Overseas Is Purpose
"I just don't know what to do now. I mean... what do I do with myself at this stage? Where...
10th Anniversary Celebrations At Our Los Islotes Beach Bar
I'll be mercifully brief today. Lief and I have spent the past month on site at Los Islotes, the community...
11 Reasons The Algarve Is Our Favorite European Escape
"We have a word in Portuguese," a friend from Lisbon, Miguel, told me once, "that doesn’t exist in any other...
22 Of Our Favorite Things About Portugal
Portugal is a country we've fallen in love with over the past few years. What is it, specifically, that we...
Reduce Your Cost Of Living Big-Time…Maybe
Your Cost Of Living Can Be Almost As Low As You Want It To Be Today is the final day...
How I Created A Life And Business For Myself Overseas (And You Can Too!)
For four years in Paris, my daily commute was a 20-minute walk across the Seine and through the Tuileries Gardens....
How To Choose The Right Country For Your Overseas Move
Why did Lief and I move to Ireland 20 years ago? Why did we decide to base ourselves in Paris...
Buying Property In Paris Was One Of Our Best Decisions Ever
The Secret To Timing Your Overseas Property Purchase If I could live anywhere, where would I live? My answer to...
11 Essential Tips To Plan Your Retirement Overseas
As we begin this live-and-invest-overseas conversation, here are 11 things I've learned from the school of hard knocks after two...
Easy Residency With Teak Reforestation Investment In Panama
Eighteenth- and 19th-century apartments in central Paris... and land. If you're deliberating over what to do with your investment capital...
10 Years Later And Panama City Is Still Bursting At The Seams
Ten years ago today, we published the first edition of this Overseas Opportunity Letter. That marked the launch of the Live...
Your Ticket To Passive Income: Global Property Investing
We had two agendas in Panama City last week. First, we shared all the practical information, collective experience, and hard-won...
Global Property Investing Made Easy – Here’s How
On stage at last week's Global Property Summit in Panama City, with the help of friends, colleagues, and property experts from around...
Overseas Property Adventures From Ireland To Paris
"I've told the buyer from Dublin that the other buyer, the gentleman from Cork, is considering by how much he'd...
8 Questions You Need To Answer Before Retiring Overseas
When we convene in Las Vegas Sept. 8–11, for this year's Retire Overseas Conference, we'll be joined by our top experts,...
Find Your Ideal Overseas Destination: A 10-Part Questionnaire
Yesterday I detailed the nine critical questions you must answer before launching a new life in a new country. Today I'd...
9 Critical Issues To Consider Before Deciding To Live Overseas
The first and perhaps most important step you must take to make sure that you arrive where you want to...
Los Islotes: A Blossoming Community On Panama’s Sunset Coast
"Señora Kathleen, come see," Dalys called to me from outside. I got up from my desk and followed the sound...
Everyone Will Think Of Medellín For Retirement, Here’s Why
About 20 years ago, I sat around a table in a just-opened restaurant in a little-known mountain town in Panama...
From Potholes To Paying Bills: Adjusting To Life In Panama
“I'm a recent arrival in this country. I moved to Panama in October of last year. “As a new arrival...
Finding Our Perfect Place In Panama (Plus, Pros And Cons)
Betsy Czark and her husband Reyn Vayda came to Panama when their daughter was 5. That was 11 years ago....
The Truth About Retiring And Living Abroad With Children
My daughter, Kaitlin, age 8 at the time, cried herself to sleep every night during our first year living in...
Carnaval In Panama: The Country’s Biggest Event Of The Year
Lief and I spent the first month of this New Year on the move.... We traveled from France to Spain...
Five Flags: Comparing Panama And Portugal’s Citizenship, Residency, Real Estate, And Taxes
Americans tend to dismiss Europe for offshore lifestyle and investment options, thinking this part of the world is too complicated...
Why Portugal Tops The List For Living Or Investing In Europe
The World’s #1 Place To Be In 2018 Europe is comprised of 44 countries according to the U.N.... though I...
In Search Of The Real Belize
What I Really Think About Belize "What in the world am I gonna’ do with her?" That was Mick Flemming’s...
