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From Snowmen To Sand Castles, Our Part-Time Life In Los Islotes
In 2007 my husband Tom and I planned a vacation in Cancún. Then, in October, weeks before our trip, the...
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Your Ticket To A Fully Funded Life Anywhere In The World
It's not marketing hype. It's true... You really can reduce your cost of living, increase your quality of life, and...
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How I Used My Writing Skills To Build My Own Business
I sat across the street in my car staring at the door to building number 824. I was 21 years...
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Is Retiring In Panama Still A Good Choice? If So, Where?
Is Panama 2018 still a top choice for retiring overseas? That’s the Panama question we get more than any other...
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Top 5 Global Investments To Suit Any Portfolio
At the Retire Overseas Conference we hosted a few weeks ago in Las Vegas, the question I was most frequently...
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The Los Islotes Effect: Relaxing On Panama’s Azuero Coast
It’s a long drive out from the city… no two ways about it. We got a later than expected start...
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Dave And Shyla Larman Choose Retirement In Costa Del Este, Panama
Shyla Larman to Dave Larman: "Dear, I'm moving to Panama... and you are invited to come along." Dave Larman to...
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3 Ways To Profit From Panama City’s Property Market
Panama City property values have been impressively resilient over the past 10 years. The global real estate crisis of 2008...
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Panama Is A Land Of Opportunity For Investors, Entrepreneurs, And Job Seekers
"It's hard to describe how much this view has changed over the past 20 years that I've been spending time...
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Is Panama Setting The Stage To Become The Next Singapore?
Panama City will be the next Singapore… I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that prediction—from Panama property...
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How Panama Became My Part-Time Property Paradise
What are we doing in Panama? My husband and I came to this country in 2006 to escape winters in...
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5 Things You´ll Hate About Panama (And Several You’ll Love)
Panama is... Home to more than 940 species of birds as well as 250 mammals and 354 reptiles and amphibians......
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Relocating To Panama For Retirement
I'm a retired schoolteacher, and April is a retired accountant. How did we end up at this stage of our...
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Our Lives Are International, But Panama Feels Just Like Home
Touching down in Panama yesterday, after five weeks on the road, I embraced the strong sense I felt of coming...
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Planning For The Next Stage Of Life
For better than two decades now, Lief and I have been working together to identify and then position pieces of...
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Busting Myths: Expectation Versus Reality Of Moving Overseas
Recently, Mary M., United States, wrote in to say: "Kathleen, I do not believe a word of those articles you publish...
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The Benefits And Drawbacks Of Living In Chame, Panama
Being from Vancouver, Canada, I'm used to seeing the Pacific Ocean every day. In my area of Panama City, though,...
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From Potholes To Paying Bills: Adjusting To Life In Panama
I'm a recent arrival in this country. I moved to Panama in October of last year. As a new arrival...
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Bocas Del Toro: Calypso Life On Panama’s Caribbean Coast
Entering the tropical paradise of Bocas del Toro is an experience far removed from life in Panama City. I've found...
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Why Panama City’s Property Market Is Unlike Anywhere Else
Over the weekend, Lief and I traveled from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where we hosted last week's Offshore Wealth Summit, to...
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10 Best Places To Buy Real Estate Overseas In 2018
If you've been reading these dispatches for any time, you know that I'm all in on real estate overseas. In...
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Will You Be Our Next Retire Overseas Conference Success?
I meet thousands of our Live and Invest Overseas readers at conferences we host each year. And I love hearing...
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The Five Easiest Countries To Move To Overseas
Isn’t it easier to just stay home? If that’s how you’ve been talking yourself out of moving overseas, then you’re...
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The Pros And Cons Of Being A Snowbird In Sunny Panama
OK... to set the record straight... in my experience, there is no ugly. My husband and I have been snowbirds...
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Why Starting A Business In Panama Made Perfect Sense
We Had To Leave Paris… Early July 2008, I arrived in Panama with my husband Lief, my 8-year-old son Jackson,...
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Start Your New Life At Our Retire Overseas Conference
Playing The Field Overseas I'm just back in Panama City after almost a month in Europe. Following a week on...
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Academia 24 Fire: On The Ball With Panama’s Future Stars
Grass-Stained History In The Making—Buena Suerte, Panama! On Oct. 10, 2017, the whole of the population of Panama was on...
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Comparing Panama And Colombia: Living, Retiring, And Investing
Colombia Versus Panama—How These Two Heavy-Hitting Overseas Havens Stack Up Against Each Other Before traveling to Panama for last week's Live...
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A Celebration For All: Panama’s Afro-Heritage Month Festivities
May in Panama is the time for the Fiesta de la Etnia Negra or, loosely translated, Black History Month. Unlike...
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10th Anniversary Celebrations At Our Los Islotes Beach Bar
I'll be mercifully brief today. Lief and I have spent the past month on site at Los Islotes, the community...
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Reduce Your Cost Of Living Big-Time…Maybe
Your Cost Of Living Can Be Almost As Low As You Want It To Be Today is the final day...
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10 Years Later And Panama City Is Still Bursting At The Seams
Ten years ago today, we published the first edition of this Overseas Opportunity Letter. That marked the launch of the Live...
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Why I Don’t Recommend Offshore Banks Anymore (From An Offshore Expert)
Banking overseas is more challenging today than it's ever been and more challenging all the time thanks to the constantly...
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Your Ticket To Passive Income: Global Property Investing
We had two agendas in Panama City last week. First, we shared all the practical information, collective experience, and hard-won...
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Global Property Investing Made Easy – Here’s How
On stage at last week's Global Property Summit in Panama City, with the help of friends, colleagues, and property experts from around...
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What’s Really Behind Panama’s Booming Economy?
Before I start writing about Panama's economy, I really must insist upon a few things: no yawning, no snoring, and...
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Los Islotes: A Blossoming Community On Panama’s Sunset Coast
"Señora Kathleen, come see," Dalys called to me from outside. I got up from my desk and followed the sound...
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Investing In Panama’s Local Housing Market Pre-Construction
Most pre-construction proposals that pass our desk aren't worth the glossy paper they're printed on. At this week's Live and Invest...
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Finding Our Perfect Place In Panama (Plus, Pros And Cons)
Betsy Czark and her husband Reyn Vayda came to Panama when their daughter was 5. That was 11 years ago....
Read morePanama’s Los Islotes Community Adds Beachfront Amenities
Yesterday, Kathleen and I spent the day at the beach. This was a bigger deal than that simple statement might...
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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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Carnaval In Panama: The Country’s Biggest Event Of The Year
Lief and I spent the first month of this New Year on the move.... We traveled from France to Spain...
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7 Fun And Interesting Things To Do In Panama City, Panama
Panama City Offers A Delightful Contradiction Of Nature And Urban Expansion... So, why visit Panama? For a start its very...
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How Today’s Panama City Is A Completely New Playground
But Wait, Panama Said, There’s More… "Wow... this is a new Panama City. I do not recognize this Panama City......
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4 Best Beaches In Panama: Sun, Surf, And Speculation
Four Best Beaches In Panama (For Both Fun And Profit) One of Panama's greatest assets is its beachfront. This is...
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Invest In Panama’s Organic Lime Plantation Before It Sells Out (Again)
New Turnkey Agriculture Investment In Panama Plays To Big Supply Gap We are in the midst of a boom in...
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The 5 Best Places To Go Offshore And Diversify In 2018
World’s Best Backup Residency, Second Citizenship, Tax Cutting, Business, And Banking Options In 2018 The offshore world is ever-changing. Legislation,...
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Why Panama Is On Track To Prosper For Years To Come
Panama Predictions—2018 In The Hub Of The Americas As I write, I'm sitting at the dining room table in our...
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Celebrating Christmas Overseas Is More Than Eggnog and Expats
’Tis the season to remember All the faces and the places that were home... ’Tis the season to remember And...
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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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