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

“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...

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

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...

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...

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...

“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...

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

"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...

We live in a great big beautiful world that is bursting with opportunity around every corner if you decide to...

Why would you want to establish residency in another country? Two Reasons First, you might want to become legally able...

In some places around the world, it is possible to arrange good, comprehensive health insurance for less than US$120 per...

Mark Twain summed up behavior like this: “The cat, having sat upon a hot stove lid, will not sit upon...

Dreaming of a new life in Portugal? No doubt, as you consider the idea of launching a new life in...

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

In my office in Panama City, hanging on the wall opposite my desk in a place I see every time...

’Tis the season to remember All the faces and the places that were home... ’Tis the season to remember And...

This Sunday before Christmas, I write from Baltimore, Maryland, my home town. I’m here with Lief, along with our daughter...

These days, as you know, Lief and I are dividing our time between Panama and Paris. This year however, we’re...

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

Dazzling coastlines… charming towns... friendly people… and incredibly safe living… This little country serves up 3,300 hours of sunshine annually...

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

Moving overseas can be an opportunity to reinvent yourself—leave behind the stresses and worries of where you’re currently living and...

One thing that attracts many expats to Belize is its tradition of privacy. It's difficult in this world of ours...

I've been spending time in Portugal since 2013. I knew after the first visit that this was a special place......