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“It sure can get windy here sometimes!” a gentleman walking his dog shouts at me while clenching a straw hat...
From Snowmen To Sand Castles, Our Part-Time Life In Los Islotes
In 2007 my husband Tom and I planned a vacation in Cancún. Then, in October, weeks before our trip, the...
Your Guide To Carnaval: Panama’s Biggest Party Of The Year
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Win 2 Free Tickets to Ambergris Caye, Belize + 5 Nights Stay Included!
You are reading this right. We are hosting our biggest giveaway of this year on Facebook. A lucky winner will...
Surfing For A Cause: Starting A Private Foundation In Panama
Working long hours and getting no closer to the lifestyle he believed he was destined to live, a young German,...
The Safest Places To Live And Travel In The World By Region
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How Medical Tourism Saved My Life (And My Wallet, Too!)
Most people know it as "medical tourism." I think of it as being a thrifty and educated user of global...
Insider’s Guide To The Algarve’s Best Blue Flag Beaches
With more than 155 kms of sand, the Algarve’s southern coast offers a wide range of beaches. Whether you are...
Top 10 Expat Havens With The Fastest Internet In The World
The Best Destinations In The World, Sorted By Internet Speed Connection For internet savvy expats, having the fastest internet connection...
The Expert’s Guide To Postal Services In Panama
Panama is one of the most developed countries in the region—fully appointed in nearly every aspect... except postal service, which...
Top Ten Places To Visit In Spain
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Mercado de Mariscos: A Trip To Panama’s Fish Market
We rode the escalator up from the Cinco de Mayo subway station to gray skies. Just 20 minutes earlier, at...
Moving To Panama And Starting A Home-Based Business
This is the story of a couple that weathered moving abroad, changing jobs and careers, having a baby, and starting...
Live and Invest Overseas Staff Receives “Friend Of Abruzzo” Award
While much of the Live and Invest Overseas team is in the meeting rooms of the Panama City Marriott Hotel...
The #1 Beach Destination In The World: El Nido, Philippines
CNNGo, Condé Nast Traveler, and several other travel Publishers agree: El Nido, in the province of Palawan, in the Philippines,...
The Truth About Importing A Car Or Truck Into Belize
There are plenty of reasons to import a car or truck into Belize if you’re going to be spending any...
Expats Living In The Algarve
Something about the Algarve just draws you back... and, every time you return, you find a new little village or...
Buying Real Estate Overseas For Retirement
Before you’re ready to retire, you’re likely to notice places around the world where you’d like to be able to...
The Guide To Survival Abroad (While On A Tight Budget)
Living abroad can be hard. Living abroad can be even harder depending on your monetary situation. But even so, it’s...
Expat Entrepreneurs: Opening A B&B In Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
What will the next chapter of our lives look like? This was a burning question as our corporate jobs became...
Sidewalks In Panama: Your Very Own American Ninja Warrior Course
Some things we take for granted living in the United States, Canada, and other developed countries. Things that tourists and...
5 Things To Consider Before Retiring Abroad
It could be the lure of a laid-back lifestyle in sunnier climes, the chance to sample a new culture first-hand...
Life In The Dominican Republic Is All About New Adventures
The decision to quit our jobs, rent out our two homes, sell our cars, and give our children most of...
The Best Alternatives To Cable TV Services Overseas
As of 2016, The Nielsen Company estimates household ownership of television sets in the United States is around 95%, and...
Tis’ Christmas Season In Panama City, Panama
Counting Down To Christmas In Panama If you grew up in the Northern Hemisphere, as I did, it’s difficult to...
10 Countries With The Easiest Gun Laws In The World
The United States of America is the best/easiest place in the world to own guns. Period. It’s the only place...
The 10 Best Panamanian Dishes You Must Try Today
When people talk about Panama, the first things you’ll probably hear (or read) will be on favorable taxes, great shopping,...
How To Build A Professional Network Overseas
Being an expat can be as exciting as it is intimidating. It takes a lot of courage to leave the...
The World’s 8 Best Countries For Dental Tourism
You may already heard of dental tourism through friends, on social media, or TV. In recent years, this trend has...
Growing A Food Forest Garden For Security And Sufficiency
The Single Best Strategy For Taking Control Of Your Own Future We’re living in unpredictable times. That’s a given. What’s...
More And More Americans Abroad Are Renouncing Their Citizenship
As the adage goes, the truth is in the numbers, and the truth is there are more Americans renouncing their...
A Life Of Peace, A Life Of Freedom, A Life In Belize
The Advantages Of Life At The End Of The World "If the world has any ends, British Honduras would...
10 Essential Pieces Of Travel Gear For Every World Traveler
Ready to pack your bags and go satisfy your wanderlust? Be sure to have this list checked first. We’ve put...
How To Live An Affordable Life In Belize On A Tight Budget
A few years ago, I decided it was time for me to give up the rat race. I had worked...
What Wikipedia Won’t Tell You About Health Care in Panama
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Building An Off-The-Grid Community In Rural Panama
Building Not Just A Home But A New Lifestyle On Panama’s Beautiful Azuero Coast What started out as a desire...
Self-Sufficient Living In Belize’s Cayo District
Five Reasons To Become More Self-Sufficient Neither Doomsday Prepper nor Wilderness Mountain Man you need to be... but, with the...
Top 10 Healthiest Countries In The World
Using a recent study published by The Lancet, we have come up with a definitive list of the 10 healthiest...
The Self-Sufficient Lifestyle And Your New Found Freedom
The Many Advantages Of A More Self-Sufficient Lifestyle In Belize You settle back into the timber rocking chair on your...
Uber Panama’s Destiny In the Hands Of National Transit Authority
Ubers May Become As Extinct As Golden Frogs Most people in business don’t like competition, it’s natural to want to...
Tulum, Mexico, Is A Top Destination For The Eco-Friendly Retiree
Eco-Friendly Living In Tranquil Tulum... I'm sitting in a palapa in the village of Xache, about two hours from my...
Finding The Perfect Escape In Panama’s Colón Province
The Upside: Living In Colón Province I first moved to Panama nine years ago with my fiancée Ana. We explored...
Opportunities For Real Estate In Lisbon As Low As 85K Euros
Invest In Lisbon’s Top Neighborhoods From 85,000 Euros The opportunities for real estate investment in central Lisbon right now are many,...
How To Get Started With A Self-Sufficient Life
Taking Your Family’s Future Into Your Own Hands How do you get started with a self-sufficient life? Do you sell...
Top 10 Countries With The Tallest People
Here are the 10 countries with the tallest people 10. Australia: Apparently Australians are growing even taller. Australian men have...
Does Moving Abroad Actually Make You Smarter?
Move Abroad... Become Smarter Paul and I recently watched, with a few expat friends, the hit movie "The Best Exotic...
British Virgin Islands Property Market Developing, Despite Low Demand
The British Virgin Islands property market may be appreciating with an increasing cost per home, but demand, on the other...
Living In Malta: The Second Best Place In The World To Retire
The World’s Second Best Place To Retire Overseas Taking up just 122 square miles of southern Mediterranean and with a...
Retirement Life On Roatan, Honduras
Untamed Paradise In The Caribbean If you were a backpacking scuba diver in the 1960s, you may have drifted through...
