Lifestyle
Real Estate And Retirement Visas: An Expat’s Guide To Brazil
"Why do you talk about Brazil... isn't it a mess?" a reader wrote in last week. On a generic claim...
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From Paris To Panama: Updates On The Situation Overseas
For the past week, Lief and I, along with all Paris and all France and those in a number of...
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9 Reasons To Reinvent Your Life In Beautiful Belize
As we have welcomed big numbers of new readers recently... and as many of us find ourselves spending much more...
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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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7 Very Good Reasons Why You Should Retire In Mexico
Yesterday, I made a case for why we've named Portugal's Algarve coast as the best place in the world to...
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10 Reasons Why The Algarve Is Our #1 Retire Overseas Option
For five years running, we’ve named Portugal’s Algarve coast as the world’s #1 place to retire overseas. Why do we...
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Join Our Online Community At The Overseas Living Clubhouse
"Mom, they just told us all that the dorms are closing this weekend. We need to leave by Sunday at...
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We Are Launching Virtual Conferences In 2020
Last week, Lief and I traveled freely between Paris, France, and Waterford, Ireland. Despite the spread of the coronavirus in...
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I Moved Abroad Solo, It Was The Best Decision I Ever Made
People never seem to raise an eyebrow if you're: A corporate executive who gets transferred abroad (or their tagging spouse)......
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Why Diversification Is The Best Way To Prepare For Any Crisis
Keeping up with current world events can be exhausting and overwhelming. But it needn't be paralyzing. You do not need...
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In Perfect Harmony: Enjoy The Best Of 2 Worlds In Checa, Ecuador
City living is not for everyone. The noise, traffic, pollution, and crowds you find in a typical big city can...
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Why Loja Is Ecuador’s Hidden Gem For Living Like A Local
Loja, Ecuador, is the object of my most remarkable failed prediction. In fact, of two failed predictions. Loja is one...
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It’s Easy To Live Better For Less In Cuenca, Ecuador
If budget concern is a primary motivating factor as you consider your options for retirement, I want to put Ecuador...
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Our Ecuador Conference Is Back By Popular Demand In 2020
"When are you going to hold a conference in Ecuador again?" Since I joined the Events team here at Live...
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How Retiring To Ecuador Allowed Me To Live Better Than Ever
Friday, I told you how I stopped working at age 49 and retired to Cuenca, Ecuador, where my moderate savings...
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What Is The Melody Of Your New Life Overseas?
When we moved in, Lucia's first child was 2-years-old. Lucia is the guardienne (property manager) for the building housing the apartment in...
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Find Out Why Ambergris Caye Is The Friendliest Spot In Belize
The friendliest spot in Belize? If you ask me, that's Ambergris Caye, the little island just offshore from where we're...
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Everything You Need To Know About The Many Faces Of Belize
For me and Belize, it was love at first sight. From the first morning I arrived in Belize City, some...
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Living In Medellin, Colombia: What’s Not To Love
If anyone had told me five years ago that today I would be living in Colombia, I would have laughed. Back...
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Retire Overseas Conference Helps Couple Retire To Medellín
“I get two weeks of vacation a year from my stressful job, and you want me to spend one of...
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4 Reasons Life In Medellín, Colombia, Might Not Be For You
I've been investing and spending time in Colombia and reporting on those adventures for more than 10 years. Still, people...
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Ranking Medellín, Colombia, As A City For Digital Nomads
All over the globe, people are rethinking the way we work and live. Unsatisfied with the confines of the cubicle...
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Medellín, Colombia: The Cheapest Real City In The World
Excellent infrastructure... strong investor rights... appreciating property markets... Biggest salsa festival in the world... plus important theater and poetry festivals......
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Comparing Panama And Colombia: Living, Retiring, And Investing
While they both have so much to offer right now, Panama and Colombia couldn't be more different. We've been alerting...
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The Lessons I’ve Learned Owning A Business Abroad
I don’t consider myself an investment-savvy person… Or at least I didn’t when I moved to Panama in 2005, at...
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How Panama Became A Great Economic Success Story
This week's Live and Invest in Panama Conference, which kicked off bright and early yesterday morning in Panama City's Las Americas...
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How Barbara Enjoys Two Lifestyles—The Algarve And Medellín
As recently as four years ago, Barbara Petrohan never thought she’d be shopping for recipe ingredients from the farmers’ market...
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What Is Life Like On Ambergris Caye, And Is It For You?
Have you ever gone on vacation and fallen in love with the place you were visiting? Perhaps you even fantasized...
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The Secret To Being Happy In Your New Life Overseas
When is the right time for you to make a move overseas? Right now. OK, I don't know you personally,...
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9 Critical Issues To Consider Before Deciding To Live Overseas
The first and perhaps most important step you must take to make sure that you arrive where you want to...
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5 More Things To Check Before You Move Overseas
Yesterday I began a list of 10 things you'll need to think about when you're planning for a move overseas. Today, we...
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The Top 5 Things To Check Before You Move Overseas
What does 2020 hold in store for you? Do you approach it with trepidation or enthusiasm? If you're reading these...
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Real Expat Story: Moving To Valencia, Spain, Was My Destiny
There is a scene in the 2003 movie "Under The Tuscan Sun" that I now can identify as the moment...
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7 Reasons Colombia Is South America’s Best-Kept Secret
Colombia is South America's best kept secret. But with perceptions starting to change, how long can it stay that way?...
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Starting A New Life In Portugal With A Family
"Do you know where our passports are?" my husband asked, sounding slightly panicked over the phone. I was away on...
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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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Digital Marketers Wanted
Live and Invest Overseas does things a little differently. We’re not your typical company and we’re not looking for typical...
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Discover The Charm Of A Back-To-Basics Lifestyle In Belize
I hear lots of parents and grandparents bemoaning the fact that kids' lives are so regimented these days... how they...
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The 10 Best Places To Live Overseas In 2020
The best places to live are different for everyone. If you could live anywhere, where would you go? Here are...
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How To Move Overseas And Launch Your New Life, Step 1
With just four days remaining until New Year 2020, I challenge you to get up and get going. It's time....
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The Opportunity To Live And Invest Overseas Is Yours To Take
What if you could go anywhere, do anything, and spend your time and your money any way you wanted? As...
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Celebrating Christmas Overseas Is More Than Eggnog and Expats
Our seven Christmases in Ireland, we could never bring ourselves to participate in one of Ireland's quirkiest festive traditions, what...
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The Feel Of Home: A France For Every Season And Lifestyle
Twenty years ago Vicki and I spent our first Christmas in Paris. We stayed in Paris all that winter and...
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Christmas Traditions In Belize: Beaches, Bram, And Rum Popo
Belize, a nation of immigrants, has adopted and adapted Christmas traditions from abroad and combined them with Mayan traditions that...
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We Have A Tie! The 2 Best Places To Retire Overseas In 2020
Cheapest, safest… best weather, best infrastructure, best health care… most tax-advantaged and most foreign-resident friendly… Not to mention most romantic,...
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Learning How To Cook Traditional, Algarve-Style Octopus
When I was growing up in Kansas, fish meant Mrs. Paul's Fish Sticks in the frozen department of the grocery...
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4 Reasons Why Belize Is The Ultimate Adventure Destination
Helena Hess was originally attracted to Belize for its diving. She wasn’t even thinking about retirement when she made her...
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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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Planning For Christmas In France
For my family and me, one of the greatest things about living an expat life has been the combining of...
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Ancient Traditions: A Funeral And 9-Day Vigil In Panama
The grandfather of a member of our staff who has become a friend at Los Islotes died earlier this month....
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