Colombia

I am still surprised by the reactions I get when I tell people I live in Medellín, Colombia. A few...

Last week in Panama I went paddle boarding with Carlos, our Colombian property manager at Los Islotes, and we naturally...

Crisis is all around us these days. Inflation is eating into your savings... Wall Street was a scary proposition even...

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

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

The expat community has expanded quickly in Medellín, Colombia, since David and Carole Wallis first arrived. In the past three...

The first time I ever recommended Americans think about retiring overseas was back in 1985. When I began making these...

Lief and I are counting down the days until our chance to return to Medellín, Colombia, next month.It’s been far...

Excellent infrastructure... strong investor rights... appreciating property markets... Biggest salsa festival in the world... plus important theater and poetry festivals......

As the saying goes, "Time flies when you’re having fun..." I couldn’t agree more. It’s hard to believe… but it’s...

To help me settle into this unfamiliar spot on the globe, I have invested in maps and tours. I'm trying...

I’m looking forward to returning to Medellín next month for the first time in more than two years. Kathleen and...

Many are moving to Medellín, Colombia, to retire, yes, but another expat demographic is seeking out this sunny, welcoming, and...

My husband was a wine distributor when we lived in Illinois, and we spent many vacations in California's famous wine...

When I first looked around for housing for the elderly in Medellín, Colombia, where I've been living for the past...

As we finalize the speaker invitations for our first in-person Colombia event in two years, I've been thinking back on...

I have traveled to Pereira, known as Colombia's second "City of Eternal Spring," many times over the past several years......

If anyone had told me seven years ago that today I would be living in Colombia, I would have laughed. Back...

While they both have so much to offer right now, Panama and Colombia couldn't be more different. We've been alerting...

France has the City of Light... and Colombia has the City of Lights... Every December, Medellín, Colombia, is strung with...

When it comes to buying property overseas, cheap isn’t necessarily best. However, here are six overseas markets offering appealing property...

We all know that when looking for our dream retirement destination, an important factor is cost of living. Luckily, a...

I've been spending time and investing money in Colombia and reporting on those adventures for more than 10 years. Still,...

"Let me know when you start talking about mild climates and I'll consider it. I have no interest in tropical...

I've been covering this beat for more than 35 years. And, as I've been reporting this week, I've identified one...

I want you to conduct a little test for me... This Thursday, when you're sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner with...

The "currency discount," as we call it, on offer in Colombia for U.S. dollar holders right now translates to 55%...

Mosquito-borne diseases should not interfere with your plans to retire overseas... but they deserve some consideration. West Nile virus, malaria,...

What a world we’re living in, right? The biggest global pandemic in 100 years… continuing terrorist threats… war… threats of...

Moving your life abroad is one of the most rewarding things you can do, but this life-changing shift inevitably involves...

We're in a frothy situation... Right now, the United States is one of the most overheated property markets in the...

Aside from the dozens of queries that fill our mailbags every week from readers looking for a warm, sunny destination,...

Gun laws vary in every country. It is important to understand that gun ownership is a privilege, not a right....

If anyone had told me six years ago that today I would be living in Colombia, I would have laughed. Back...

Medellín versus Cartagena... which is the better city for living and investing? We hear this question a lot, so today...

"I get two weeks of vacation a year from my stressful job, and you want me to spend one of...

We dollar-holders have enjoyed increasing buying power abroad each year since 2013, with every year eclipsing the last. Procrastinators and...

When visiting a new country, we usually tend to favor traveling during the summer months—peak tourist season. But is it...

The ideal life for many is being able to take a short drive from home to the beach, or from...

While some countries make residency difficult and painful to acquire (ahem, France), others make it exceedingly easy. They want foreign...

Around the globe, countries have faced the COVID-19 pandemic differently. In Colombia, we experienced strict lockdowns that affected our ability...

Over the past several years Colombia has been revealing itself to be a great expat destination and one of the...

When establishing a Plan B or backup residency, most people look for the easiest option... but "easiest" isn't a one-size-fits-all...

Last week my husband and I successfully renewed our residency permits here in France, and, boy, are we relieved to...

Access to reliable internet is one of the major decisive factors when looking at countries to relocate to. Whether you’re...

We recently wrote an article to answer the question, what is an expat? The short answer is that an expat...

The atmosphere of Colombia and its people, the cheerfulness in the streets, maintains a certain air of serenity and peace....

When looking for the best country to launch your new life overseas the important thing to remember is the following:...

Properties in many countries have gotten dramatically cheaper, in dollar terms, thanks to favorable exchange rates. A strong dollar and...

To determine if a country is gay friendly, we have to make sure that it passes on several factors. First...