As we head into the year-end holiday season, we at Live and Invest Overseas are taking stock... remembering and reflecting...

“In 2013 my wife Carolyn and I decided we needed a change. Our lives in Hawaii were stalled.” That’s how...

I woke up this morning, brewed a pot of Irish breakfast tea, and, as has been my custom for decades...

Years ago, a friend—a smart guy... a guy who’d been around the block... done business all over the world—engaged an...

What if the country where you'd like to retire uses a currency other than the U.S. dollar? That is, how...

Your most important ally when buying, selling, or renting real estate overseas is your attorney. First thing, therefore, when beginning...

Theodore Roosevelt wanted to extend U.S. power and reach. He wanted a strong navy, and he wanted his naval force...

Leverage is a key tool in every U.S. property investor's kit. As late-night TV real estate investment gurus with courses...

When Lief and I sat down to map out the plan for our new book "How To Buy Real Estate...

You hear them before you see them. Coming through the Square Samuel Rousseau, winding past the chestnut trees and rose...

Why would anyone want to become a legal resident of another country? If you're interested in becoming a resident of...

Now that Panama has reopened her borders and eased quarantine restrictions, I'm reminding myself of all the reasons this little...

What a world we’re living in, right? The biggest global pandemic in 100 years... continuing terrorist threats... war... famine... mass...

Absence does indeed make the heart grow fonder, and our extended time away from Paris these past several months has...

Ireland offers the best of traditional country living. This Emerald Isle is steeped in history, heritage, legend, and lore. It's...

Italy offers much as an overseas retirement destination, topping the charts for overall quality of life. It's a land of...

France is a country of superlatives, from the world's best food and wine, art and fashion to the most beautiful,...

Portugal has a low cost of living, easy residency, and a 10-year tax incentive for new residents. It also has...

Bookstores, universities, market squares, and cafés are four things that make a city worth spending time in. In Krakow last...

Which Overseas Health Insurance Option Is Best For You? Choosing a strategy for health insurance is one of the most...

"The word for a scraping in Italian is graffito," explained our guide. "Here at Pompeii," he continued, "on the facades of...

As you write to remind us regularly, not everyone is cut out for life in the developing world or the...

With more than 100 miles of coastline, Portugal's Algarve coast offers every kind of beach you can imagine. Whether you...

Historically in these dispatches, we've given a lot of virtual ink to Latin America. That's because it's nearby to North...

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

"Does it ever bother you that your life is over?" Kaitlin, my daughter, walking ahead of us, turned off-handedly, looking...

"When I retire, I'll have about US$1,400 a month in Social Security and pension income. I'd like to have more....

Yesterday, we looked at four things we don’t like about Portugal… Today, let’s count all the reasons and ways we love...

I've been spending time in Portugal since 2015. I knew after the first visit that this was a special place......

It sounds like a vacation—and for many it is—but, at these prices, you can afford to make it a holiday...

Ordinarily this time of year, Lief and I would be enjoying an adventure somewhere exotic and fun. This year this...

What stands out in memory from our three-week adventure along the Silk Road? Here are my eight most memorable experiences......

"Few people like you make it this far," our guide Anthony told us with a big smile as we approached...

Lief and I look forward to August. For years, it has been our custom to set aside a week each...

In 2012, Lief and I bought an apartment in Medellin, Colombia. It was nearly 400 square meters in an architecturally...

"But haven't we done this already? Haven't we already bought an old stone house surrounded by mud? Isn't that what...

Owning a property overseas can mean profit... and I'd say it always means fun. It can mean living a superior...

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

U.S. second-home markets are seeing exploding interest. It's understandable. Seems like a good time to have a second home somewhere...

First, we compared Cuenca, Ecuador, with Medellín, Colombia… Then we looked at a more outside-the-box comparison, thinking through how Panama...

We have named Portugal's Algarve region as the world's best place to live or retire overseas for four years running....

We believe Belize is one of the best places in the world to live, retire, invest, and chase adventure. In...

This week we’re digging into comparisons... Because no place is perfect, everywhere has its pluses and minuses, and the best...

Twelve years ago this month, I started Live and Invest Overseas. Back then, that first year, we were a two-person...

We are this week counting down to the launch of our biggest and most important event of the year. Every...

Yesterday we reminded ourselves of the core promise on the table here. Specifically, my promise to you in these dispatches,...

What if you could retire early… even with a small nest egg and little income? What if you could live...

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

Google is generally recognized today as the answer to every question, but there are exceptions to that Internet Age fundamental...

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