25 Habits You Need To Kick Before Going Overseas (Thanks To Quirky Foreign Laws)
Every country in the world has its fair share of strange laws—the United States included. We’re not sure exactly how...
Question Of The Week: Fourth Of July In Germany
"How do Germans celebrate Fourth of July?" asks one reader. Probably with as much enthusiasm as Americans celebrate German Unity Day—it’s today,...
Sleep Behind Bars–And Other Pleasures Of The World’s Most Welcoming (Former) Prisons
Around the world, prison populations are diminishing. And fewer inmates means fewer prisons. Many aging decommissioned jails lie rotting away...
Government Outraged As Court Orders New Election In Argentina
A Buenos Aires court has annulled the gubernatorial election that favored Argentina's governing party, outraging officials of President Cristina Fernandez's...
10 Things You Thought You Were Too Old For
As we age, many of us feel that we outgrow certain things. Others might even tell you that that you...
Managua Airport Works Around The Clock
Augusto C. Sandino International Airport has implemented improvements to overall services around the clock. In response to concerns from the private...
Construction In Panama Continues To Boom
Amid the construction boom a few years ago, one real estate commentator said that perhaps the national bird of Panama,...
Pedestrians Need A Passport To Enter Mexico
The border crossing between San Diego and Tijuana is the nation’s busiest, and it just got more complicated. As of...
Bank Of America Halts Atlantic International Bank Wire Transfers
Bank of America issued a statement July 28, halting Atlantic International Bank wire transfers, U.S. dollar bank drafts, and foreign currency...
New Bill Would Give President Authority To Revoke Passports Without Due Process
The House of Representatives passed a new bill that will allow the government to seize passports from anyone that they...
Shipwreck In Panama Identified At Last
Back in 2011, scientists searching for the shipwreck in Panama that sank under the command of the notorious privateer Henry...
Study: World Health Problems Getting Worse
Good news if you’re a doctor, bad news for nearly everyone else: World health problems are getting worse. Nearly everyone...
Some Canadian Retiree Pensions Cut By As Much As 75%
Some former government employees in Alberta, Canada, are upset about having their retiree pensions cut after receiving mistaken overpayments, according...
Graffiti Grannies Take Their Art To The Streets Of Lisbon
In Lisbon, Portugal, the urban street-art workshop LATA 65 is producing what may be the world’s first gang of graffiti...
Top 10 Golfing Vacations
You’ve read these lists before—Pebble Beach, Augusta, Sand Hills… but what if you want to play some challenging golf and...
Study: Social Security Bankruptcy Closer Than Projected
A recent study out of Harvard and Dartmouth found that Social Security bankruptcy is closer than projected due to an...
Panama Looks To Recover Money Stolen By Martinelli Administration
In an interview with La Prensa, Panama’s President Juan Carlos Varela said that his government is looking to recover money...
Happiest Country In The World: Switzerland
Switzerland has been named the happiest country in the world, according to the most recent World Happiness Report. In the report,...
Season Of Classical Music Underway In Medellín
The 11th annual Season of Classical Music is underway at the Teatro Metropolitano Jose Gutierrez Gomez in Medellín. Running from...
Documentary Pieces Together Cambodia’s Missing Musical History
In 1975 the Khmer Rouge regime instigated the infamous Year Zero policy, intent on destroying all remnants of the prevailing...
The IRS’s “Dirty Dozen”
Tax fraud is estimated to be a multibillion-dollar industry in the United States, but so is fraud on taxpayers. The...
“The Sound Of Music” Turns 50
The hills are still alive, as the “The Sound Of Music” turns 50. It has been 50 years since the...
11-Year-Old Travel Blogger Telling It How It Is
Children have a knack for telling the truth as it is, as honest as it may be. Meet 11-year-old travel...
Swap The Party For Big Savings By Traveling On New Year’s
Being from Dublin, I've rung in most of my New Year’s in Ireland. The celebrations that take place on the...
Here’s How To Retire To The Caribbean In 2015
The Orchid Bay community in Belize that I've been telling you about for some time has big plans for 2015....
Paying For Medical Care And Hospitals Overseas
A reader wrote this week to warn us about Nicaragua’s Hospital Bautista. Recently, the guy wasn’t feeling well, so his...
The Retire Overseas Challenge No One Talks About
Planning for a retirement that includes spending some or even all your time in another country is an increasingly appealing...
Spain’s Population Shrinks
In 2012, Spain’s population fell for the first time since the official government census began in 1857. 206,000 residents left...
The 10 Fattest Countries In The World
According to the World Health Organization, 500 million people worldwide, or 1 out of every 10 people, are obese. Health...
Can Panama Go To The World Cup?
We had been in the stadium for only five minutes when the beer began to fly. Panama’s national soccer team...
