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...

You've never slept better. No need to turn on the news as you roll out of bed... You have better...

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...

The dictionary defines "retirement" as a state of "being withdrawn from the rest of the world or from a former...

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...

We're reviewing the fundamentals of how to buy real estate overseas safely and with confidence... in an effort to arm...

We've been focused this week on current opportunities to buy real estate overseas. That's because the world right now is...

When it comes time to flip the switch to retirement, Lief and I hope to have organized our lives so...

In these dispatches, I give a lot of virtual ink to Latin America. That's because it's nearby to North America...

More than 22 years living overseas, first in Ireland, then France, and most recently Panama, have taught me... 1. Patience......

Do I feel more or less American living overseas? I get this question a lot. I've been living outside the...

We speak every day about all the good and compelling reasons to think about launching a new life in a...

You’ve got your list. (If you missed yesterday’s issue, catch up here.) Now you need another list, this one of...

Lief and I have been in Paris since December. We came for the holidays then were caught in the lockdown....

Coley and his wife weren't worried about money, making ends meet, or how they'd pay for retirement. Coley was making...

Friday, resident go-offshore expert Lief Simon introduced you to the best places worldwide to establish residency to cut your tax bill... even...

Freedom... security... special benefits... a reduced cost of living... a new life... a new start... a better retirement... a grand...

I've been covering this beat for more than 30 years, and I'm here to tell you now that this country...

This success story is nothing short of remarkable. It's taken a couple of decades... But Colombia has reinvented itself into...

Panama is... Home to more than 940 species of birds as well as 250 mammals and 354 reptiles and amphibians......

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

A Plan B has never been more important than it is right now. Your all-important backup plan starts with the...

I hear from many readers who are considering both Medellín, Colombia, and Cuenca, Ecuador, as the destination for their adventure...

The global shutdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic is going to have big effects on real estate markets worldwide....