Ireland
Restoring A Georgian House In Waterford, Ireland
While I waited, I wandered from room to room. It was the house I'd had in mind since the day...
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Moving Overseas Before Retirement
I’ve lately been sharing real-life stories of folks like you who have reinvented their lives overseas and thought you might...
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6 Things To Consider When Buying A Second Home Overseas
Years ago, I knew a lady named Janet who bought a small piece of land on the southwestern coast of...
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The 3 Real Estate Investment Lessons I Learned The Hard Way
One big loss can wipe out a lot of gains. After more than two-and-a-half decades of property investing experience across...
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How We’ve Been Spending Life Under The Lockdown Overseas
Moving into week seven of quarantine in Paris, my lockdown routine revolves around writing to you, dear reader… filming twice-weekly...
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Join Now: The Overseas Living Clubhouse Is Growing Fast
I drew the short straw this morning... My husband Dara dibbed the only desk in the house. He has a...
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The Big Challenges Of Celebrating Christmas As A Vegan
“In my experience, clever food is not appreciated at Christmas. It makes the little ones cry and the old ones...
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A Guide To Property In The Seaside Town Of Tramore, Ireland
For decades, Tramore has been popular with local tourists (especially from Dublin) who flock here for the miles of golden...
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The Best Places To Buy A Small Property Overseas
I'm watching the latest season of "Tiny House Nation" on Netflix. If you've never seen the show, each episode follows...
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Subletting A New Office In Waterford, Ireland
After the birth of my son, I took two weeks off work and my parents came to stay with us...
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Waterford Life: Where Everything Was Closed On Saturday
“Hello, my name is Kathleen Peddicord. I understand from my shipping company that my container of furniture has been delivered...
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First Impressions On Moving To Waterford City, Ireland
As the train pulled into Plunkett Station, I sized up my situation. I was traveling alone with three suitcases, two...
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Looking Back: How I Got Started On My Overseas Adventures
"Does it ever bother you that your life is over?" Kaitlin, my daughter, walking ahead of us, turned off-handedly, looking...
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6 Steps To A Successful Overseas Property Investment
The advantages and rewards of buying and owning property overseas are greater right now than ever before in our lifetime....
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The Truth About Retiring And Living Abroad With Children
My daughter, Kaitlin, age 8 at the time, cried herself to sleep every night during our first year living in...
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10 Of The Strangest Christmas Traditions Around The World
'Twas the day before Christmas and all 'round the world, we creatures were stirring... Preparing for the big day, spreading...
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A Slovakian Christmas And Other Celebrations In Waterford
"My mother-in-law is coming to us this Christmas. She wants us to collect her... but we're both working up until...
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Enjoying The Countryside At Historic Ashford Castle, Ireland
Before traveling to Baltimore for the Thanksgiving holiday, Lief and I spent a week in Ireland. We made the trip...
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From Paris To Panama: Celebrating Thanksgiving Overseas
All American expats I know are today paying their respects, in big ways or small, wherever in the world they...
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Our Next Overseas Adventure Is Taking Us Back To Europe
Four weeks from today, Lief and I will be on a plane bound for Paris. We are four weeks away...
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5 Rules For Renting A Home Overseas
If you’re moving overseas for fun rather than profit—that is, if your agenda in considering the world map is lifestyle...
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Here’s The Secret On Starting A Business Overseas
While retire overseas is my beat, it’s not my personal agenda. I didn’t move overseas to retire but to run...
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Waterford, Ireland: A Place In Our Minds And Maybe Our Future
When Lief and I decided to relocate from the United States to Ireland nearly two decades ago, we were early...
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How to Choose The Perfect Overseas Destination For Your Life
As you consider locations for where you might reinvent your life overseas... comparing and contrasting one to the others... I...
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Winterval In Waterford, Ireland
Winterval In Waterford—A Traditional Christmas Fair With A Modern Twist "You have to see the light show, Mammy! Santa dances...
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Irish Antiques And The Waterford City Auction
The Best Fun In Waterford Is Also A Business Opportunity "Gilt and alabaster French clock under dome... 100 euro... who...
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Living In Waterford, Ireland
Renaissance In Ireland’s Oldest City Timing is everything. Waterford City on Ireland's southeast coast, from where I write, has always...
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My Move To Waterford And Falling In Love With Ireland
Back In Ireland, Where It All Began Some 18 years ago, Lief and I, newlyweds, with eight oversized suitcases, our...
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Flying Offshore: Understanding Airline’s Low-Cost Pricing
Europe Travel Tips—When “Low Cost” Doesn’t Pay Panama is, indeed, the Hub of the Americas, and, living in Panama City,...
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Experiencing Food And Summer In Dublin, Ireland
"I remember that summer in Dublin And the Liffey as it stank like hell, And the young people walking on...
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Our Editor’s Picks For Best Places To Retire Overseas
True Confessions—What Our Editors Really Think Each year, we publish our Retire Overseas Index, rating and ranking the world's top...
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Top 8 Best Places To Buy Property In Europe
What are the reasons to buy property in Europe? Diversifying your portfolio into euro-valued real estate is a better idea...
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How The Strongs Retired To Ireland
How This Couple Of Retire Overseas Alumnae Reinvented Their Lives From North Carolina To Glengarriff Glengarriff, Ireland We were committed....
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Learning To Drive On The Left In Ireland
Tractors And Jarveys And Sheep, Oh My—Driving In Ireland If driving in Ireland were to be distilled down to one...
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Irish Weather Can Be Gray, Cold, And Wet, Not For Everyone
Irish Weather—Not Everyone's Cup Of Tea In the interest of full disclosure, let me be plain: Ireland's weather is not...
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Property Values Remain Depressed In Ireland
Please, Somebody, Buy This House Before My Wife Does When we arrived on the scene in Ireland in 1997, the real...
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Top Three Things To Eat In Ireland During The Summer
Staples Of The Irish Summer Diet "I remember that summer in Dublin And the Liffey as it stank like hell,...
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The Economic Collapse Has Meant A Return To The Real Ireland
Money And The Irish "Money doesn't suit Irish people..." --Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan The American dream of Ireland is all...
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