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Read moreThe first time I ever recommended Americans think about retiring overseas was back in 1985. When I began making these...
Read moreLief and I are counting down the days until our chance to return to Medellín, Colombia, next month.It’s been far...
Read moreAs the saying goes, "Time flies when you’re having fun..." I couldn’t agree more. It’s hard to believe… but it’s...
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Read moreI’m looking forward to returning to Medellín next month for the first time in more than two years. Kathleen and...
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Read moreIf anyone had told me seven years ago that today I would be living in Colombia, I would have laughed. Back...
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Read moreWe all know that when looking for our dream retirement destination, an important factor is cost of living. Luckily, a...
Read moreI've been spending time and investing money in Colombia and reporting on those adventures for more than 10 years. Still,...
Read more"Let me know when you start talking about mild climates and I'll consider it. I have no interest in tropical...
Read moreI've been covering this beat for more than 35 years. And, as I've been reporting this week, I've identified one...
Read moreI want you to conduct a little test for me... This Thursday, when you're sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner with...
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Read moreMosquito-borne diseases should not interfere with your plans to retire overseas... but they deserve some consideration. West Nile virus, malaria,...
Read moreWhat a world we’re living in, right? The biggest global pandemic in 100 years… continuing terrorist threats… war… threats of...
Read moreMoving your life abroad is one of the most rewarding things you can do, but this life-changing shift inevitably involves...
Read moreWe're in a frothy situation... Right now, the United States is one of the most overheated property markets in the...
Read moreAside from the dozens of queries that fill our mailbags every week from readers looking for a warm, sunny destination,...
Read moreGun laws vary in every country. It is important to understand that gun ownership is a privilege, not a right....
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Read moreWhen visiting a new country, we usually tend to favor traveling during the summer months—peak tourist season. But is it...
Read moreThe ideal life for many is being able to take a short drive from home to the beach, or from...
Read moreWhile some countries make residency difficult and painful to acquire (ahem, France), others make it exceedingly easy. They want foreign...
Read moreAround the globe, countries have faced the COVID-19 pandemic differently. In Colombia, we experienced strict lockdowns that affected our ability...
Read moreOver the past several years Colombia has been revealing itself to be a great expat destination and one of the...
Read moreWhen establishing a Plan B or backup residency, most people look for the easiest option... but "easiest" isn't a one-size-fits-all...
Read moreLast week my husband and I successfully renewed our residency permits here in France, and, boy, are we relieved to...
Read moreAccess to reliable internet is one of the major decisive factors when looking at countries to relocate to. Whether you’re...
Read moreWe recently wrote an article to answer the question, what is an expat? The short answer is that an expat...
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