Twenty years ago, Vicki and I spent our first Christmas in Paris. We stayed in Paris all that winter and...

Vicki and I spent last Christmas in small-town Taiping, Malaysia. I was Santa Claus. We've stayed many times in Taiping,...

I've visited some 80 countries over the years; I've been around. Yet, Vietnam offered up several firsts for me and...

These days Vicki and I try to only do visa-free travel. That is, we only visit countries that allow us...

What Happens If Your New Life Overseas Doesn’t Work Out? When is the right time for you to retire and...

Santa Claus Dresses And Tree-Shaped Tinsel—Welcome To Christmas In Phnom Penh Our hotel has a Christmas tree in the lobby....

Inside The Ukraine Property Market—Own For US$15,000, Rent For US$180 Per Month Vicki and I are in our third week...

Ukraine May Be At War, But I Like It Here Vicki and I are in Kiev, Ukraine, where we finally...

Bargain-Priced And Tourist-Free—Paris In Winter I'm back in Bangkok now after a three-week winter break in Europe. On the European...

What In The World Are You Waiting For? When is the right time for you to retire and move abroad?...

On The Burma Trail Eight of us in a van bounced over rutty roads in Burma, a day's drive north...

Argentina, Post-Cristina—The Fiesta Of Low Prices Is Now Argentine elections over the weekend ushered in a new era. Pragmatist Mauricio...

DailyWorth challenged three women to cut their discretionary spending in half. The first, a 43-year-old self-employed organizer, cut weekly expenses...

Super Low Cost And Easy Entry—Cambodia Deserves A Look Friends called last week and told me they were celebrating a...

Kunming, China—Not Ready For Retire Overseas Prime Time Vicki and I are in Kunming, China, for two months. We walk...

Let It Snow: Christmas In Thailand "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow." The song reminds us of...

Giving Thanks Overseas Vicki and I plan to celebrate Thanksgiving in Chiang Mai, Thailand, this year. In past years we've celebrated...

Arbitrage Your Life To Enjoy All The World's Bests Earlier this year Vicki and I ended a long stay in...

The Ups And Downs Of Life Down Under Vicki and I recently flew to Australia to visit friends in Brisbane...

The World's Safest Places To Retire? Want to reduce your exposure to street crime? Consider moving to Chiang Mai, Thailand....

This Place Is Dirt Cheap...And Delightful Vicki and I were in Lviv, Ukraine, checking it out as a potential travel...

Life In A Coup On May 22, the army took over the government here in Thailand. I wrote about the...

What To Do In Paris If You Hate Museums We began our one-month stay in Paris at the Wine Salon...

How To Reduce Or Eliminate The Biggest Two Expenses In Your Retire Overseas Budget DailyWorth challenged three women to cut...

What If Disaster Strikes When You’re Overseas? Here’s How To Make Your Own Disaster Plan Typhoon Haiyan recently slammed into...

New, Bigger, Modern, Fun—Life In Fort Cochin, India Vicki and I are in Fort Cochin, Kerala, in south India. Last...

Emu Vendors In Pondicherry Vicki and I are in south India, in the former French colony of Pondicherry, on the...

Marshmallow Juice And Sandpapered Sunglasses--Life In India The breakfast waiter offered a choice of either grape or marshmallow juice. I...

Avoid Plus-Plus Prices Fancier hotels and restaurants in Asia and Latin America, these days, often quote prices "plus plus" or...

No Shoes, No Sweat, No Schedules Vicki and I have been hanging out in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, and other Thai...

Retire Small If you're planning a move overseas on a budget--or even if you're staying put on a budget--consider a...

Should You Own A Car Overseas? A government group recently recommended that states lower permitted blood-alcohol levels from 0.08% to...

Visa Run, VPN, Vig, And Slippage--A Retire Overseas Vocabulary Lesson Those who enjoy reading stories about the sea and sailing...

How To Retire Overseas And Be Happy Mark Twain summed up common behavior succinctly. "The cat, having sat upon a...

Using A Virtual Private Network (VPN) 101 Want to get better quality on your Google Voice calls over the internet?...

Appreciating Property Markets And A Solution To The Euro Crisis--What We See Coming In The Year Ahead In predicting 2012...

Currency Manipulators And Other Global Demons Quote of the Day: "Kathleen, I'd suggest not using FATCA in subject lines anymore,...

Make A Ghost Your Friend And Other Asian Investment Tips About a year ago, our Thai friend Seh moved to...

Order Beer--And Other Secrets To Hard Travel Success Vicki and I recently traveled in Sichuan province, in China's southwest. In...

The World’s Wildest Boom And Bust Market—Crisis, Argentina-Style Think Argentine real estate, think boom and bust. Perhaps more than any...

Opium And The End Of The World I was traveling on a minibus in Laos with seven tribal Akha women....

Boom, Bust, Boom, Across Asia Before flying to China on this trip, Vicki and I visited young Thai friends in...

Where To Hold What The world press reports at least three bank runs last week. Greeks and Spaniards pulled their...