Spain

In my last issue I started a tour of Europe, showing you some of the highlights of a life in...

There is a scene in the 2003 movie "Under The Tuscan Sun" that I now can identify as the moment...

Seven years ago, Stephanie and her husband set off on a journey to explore the world. Stephanie stepped away from...

It’s hard to imagine living the good life anywhere in Europe without preparing yourself for some sticker shock… But here...

Often, people move abroad at the request of their employer. And, just as often, the opportunity to be placed overseas...

One sunny summer afternoon in 2012 I had the most expensive lunch of my life. Kathleen, the kids, and I...

We live in a great big beautiful world that is bursting with opportunity around every corner if you decide to...

'Twas the week before Christmas and all 'round the world, we creatures were stirring... Preparing for the big day, spreading...

The availability of health care, quality of infrastructure (transportation, internet, roads and sidewalks, etc.), and cost of living are practical...

If you're interested in living, retiring, or working in the Old World, you have more options than ever in history....

We have named Portugal's Algarve region as the world's best place to live or retire overseas for eight years running....

When you're planning a move to a new country, it helps to surround yourself with supportive, like-minded people. Your fellow...

The naturist community dates back to the turn of the 20th century in some countries and has always attracted people...

Leverage is a key tool in every U.S. property investor’s kit. As late-night TV real estate investment gurus with courses...

Given a budget of US$150,000, how would you start your global property portfolio? Each year at our annual Global Property...

Having made a move to Spain in 2016, I figured making a second move... this time to Portugal... would be...

We owe you an apology. Each day in these dispatches, we cover sunny beach escapes and charming cities where you...

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

Spain has long been a popular destination for casual visitors and retirees alike. A convivial culture, generally agreeable climate, reasonable...

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

Ordinarily this time of year, Lief and I would be enjoying an adventure somewhere exotic and fun. This year this...

On English-speaking islands you can enjoy island life with some of the familiarity of home. Visit or relocate to any...

Spain and Portugal are two neighboring countries with a long rivalry. These two nations have a lot in common but...

COVID-19 has been a wrecking ball to many savers and investors. Although we are still very much at the start...

Money may not grow on trees... But it can grow under them... In the form of one of the most...

A day-trip to Barcelona or Cambrils? The biggest decision my family had to make over our two weeks spent on...

My latest agriculture discovery is in Europe... But it's not a vineyard. It's a truffle plantation. What's a truffle? Well,...

Collins English Dictionary defines a small town as a place “where people are friendly, honest, and polite.” While that might...

“He who controls the spice, controls the universe.” – Frank Herbert, Dune Like a lot of things in modern life,...

This Christmas we were off to Portugal and for almost three weeks. It cost us less than 10 days at...

My high-powered, six-speed Opel was stranded... stopped partway through a turn onto a narrow, cobblestoned street, much to the annoyance...

For the past week, we've been making the point that Europe is a more affordable live- or retire-overseas option than...

Where’s The Revolution? Getting To Know The Real Barcelona For a city at the heart of a revolution, Barcelona seems...

Retiring in Europe is about launching a new life in a new country, starting over in a unique place with...

How do you get started investing in real estate overseas? To borrow a page from Nike’s playbook... You just do...

It is an odd feeling. Definitely something is different about being back in Madrid this time. As a single female...

My wife Celine and I are a couple of retired European expats who were living a life in California that...

How This Midwestern Lady Found The Support She Needed To Reinvent Her Life In Spain I found myself single at...

Europe’s Most Tempting Coastline Is Also Its Best Bargain Portugal's Algarve and Spain's Costa del Sol are two of the...

Bargain-Priced And Tourist-Free—Paris In Winter I'm back in Bangkok now after a three-week winter break in Europe. On the European...

Four Ways To Profit From Real Estate Overseas (With As Little As $17,000) I'm finalizing the line-up for my 2016...

Cultured Coastal Retirement In Europe Spain's third-largest city (after Madrid and Barcelona), Valencia, was hit hard by the 2008 property...

True Confessions—What Our Editors Really Think Each year, we publish our Retire Overseas Index, rating and ranking the world's top...

What are the reasons to buy property in Europe? Diversifying your portfolio into euro-valued real estate is a better idea...

Sweet Spot Of Opportunity On Europe's Best Coast Sumptuous Marbella, nestled on Spain's southern Mediterranean coast, has long been a...

U.S. Dollar On A Tear—Now Is The Best Time In 10 Years To Be Buying Property Overseas The U.S. dollar...

"Granada sits on three hills at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, overlooking the plains of Andalusia. Built, fought...