Costa Rica
Tales From The LIOS Archives–Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day
The Real Estate Agents Will Wear Pants, I Promise I hosted the first conference of my career some 30 years...
Read more
Costa Rica’s Finca Bellavista Is A Unique Treetop Paradise
A Tree House In The Jungle—Passion And Profit Off-Gridding In Southern Costa Rica "My favorite part of living at this finca is...
Read more
Want The Best Deals On Real Estate Holdings? Buy Abroad
If you've been reading these dispatches for any time, you know my investing mantra: Diversify. I hope you also understand...
Read more
Tales Of An Expat Who Lived, Invested, And Loved Overseas!
"Ready, aim, fire" is a formula tested by probably every expat out there. Writing this from my new home in...
Read more
Sizing-Up The Real Estate Market In Costa Rica and Panama
In Guanacaste, Costa Rica, recently for meetings with the new builder I’ve engaged for my Los Islotes community on Panama’s...
Read more
You Can Now Afford To Own A Beach Home In Costa Rica
Costa Rica’s long history as a top tourist and expat retiree destination dates back to the early 1980s. The country...
Read more
What To Do In Panama City, Panama, With So Many Options?
Panama Is An Eco-Adventurer's Paradise Panama is home to 940 species of birds. That's more than any other country in...
Read more
Property Markets On Costa Rica And Panama’s Pacific Coasts
Costa Rica Versus Panama Earlier this week, Lief and I traveled from Panama City to Liberia, Costa Rica. The direct...
Read more
Comparing Nicaragua And Costa Rica
Nicaragua Or Costa Rica? Daniel Ortega was re-elected president of Nicaragua in 2006. He's since been elected for a second...
Read more
Craft Microbrew Industry In Costa Rica
Microbrew Uprising—Beer Is A Growth Industry In This Central American Haven I just got back from a trip to my...
Read moreBorder Between Costa Rica And Panama
Which Way To The Border? Traffic came at us from every direction. We darted and zig-zagged and tried to keep...
Read more
Anatomy Of A Former Retirement Haven
Anatomy Of A Former Retirement Haven At last week's Live & Invest in Panama Conference, longtime friend and British expat...
Read more
Expat Life in Costa Rica
Why Costa Rica Is No Longer On My Top 10 List "I would have sworn that I had read in...
Read more
Retiree Options In Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize, Nicaragua, Honduras, And El Salvador
"Kathleen, I've been reading your newsletter for quite some time now, and you have given me the taste of another...
Read moreWhy Not Costa Rica?
Why Not Costa Rica? "Could you tell me why Costa Rica was left off your list of 18 best retirement...
Read more
Costa Rica Top Live Overseas Choice With Children
Costa Rica Top Live Overseas Choice With Children "Kathleen, this is for your reader Richard R., looking for a place to relax...
Read morePanama Versus Costa Rica
"You have to see this place," remarked our weekend traveling companion, almost in awe. "I admit it. I was skeptical,"...
Read more
Value Investors On The Sidelines
"Dear David," writes a reader to our Costa Rica Correspondent David Stubbs, "can you give me your thoughts on a...
Read moreFind Yourself In Costa Rica
Find Your Way Around In Costa Rica “I think Ticos must be born with homing devices in their brains, like...
Read more
…v. Nicaragua
…v. Nicaragua If you’re considering Panama and Costa Rica…you may also be considering Nicaragua. Years ago, we ran tours that...
Read more
