Lifestyle
How To Move Overseas And Launch Your New Life, Step 1
As much of the world continues on pause, readers are writing every day to ask: "Is there anything I can...
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4 Of The Top Options For Expats Moving To Mexico
Fellow reader Dianne R.—a full-time expat in Mexico—shared this note last week on our Overseas Living Club page... "My husband and...
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How To Get Started With A Self-Sufficient Life
How do you get started making your life more self-sufficient? Do you sell all your earthly goods and walk off...
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10 Things To Do In Colombia
Colombia is a long-term favorite of Live and Invest Overseas. Thanks to the historically strong dollar, there may never be...
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How To Enjoy A Self-Sufficient Lifestyle In Sunny Belize
The breeze blows gently as you step from your kitchen into your yard. In the distance are vegetable gardens and...
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Simple Escape: The Back-To-Basics Lifestyle In Cayo, Belize
Lief and I have been in Paris since December. We came for the holidays then were caught in the lockdown....
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11 Simple RVing Tips and Tricks
An RV allows you to travel through all of North and Central America. Our list of countries that you can...
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How to Make Money in Retirement
You don’t have to be a millionaire to make your overseas dreams a reality. The opportunities to have a fun,...
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An Easy Way To Find Out If Would You Thrive In Colombia
This success story is nothing short of remarkable. It's taken a couple of decades... But Colombia has reinvented itself into...
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What Does It Mean To Be Self-Sufficient?
The Cambridge Dictionary defines self-sufficiency as the quality or state of being able to provide everything you need, especially food,...
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Why Living In Mexico Is An Easy Option For Expats
Panama has been called the ultimate halfway house for American expats. But I disagree… For those who aren’t ready to...
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Comparing The Best Of Mexico: Puerto Vallarta Vs. Mazatlán
One of the questions I hear most frequently is why I chose to live in Mazatlán, rather than better-known Puerto...
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I’ve Noticed 5 Interesting Quirks About Living In Panama
Panama is... Home to more than 940 species of birds as well as 250 mammals and 354 reptiles and amphibians......
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The Low Cost Of Beachfront Living In Mazatlán, Mexico
Mazatlán offers the best beachfront lifestyle you'll find in Mexico... maybe the best you'll find anywhere. You'll find over 10...
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10 Things To Do In Belize
We always recommend spending some time in a place before you commit to buying property. This gives you an idea...
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Pursuing A Self-Sufficient Lifestyle
In a world of uncertainty, having an escape hatch can help you sleep better. Everyone's Plan B will look different....
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7 Best Festivals In Central America And Mexico
People in Central America know how to party. Celebrations here often last long into the night, and through the week...
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Where Are The Best Wine Regions In Europe?
Today, you can find great tasting wine on all the inhabited continents. But Europe remains the spiritual home of wine....
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Expat Life In Medellín, Colombia vs Cuenca, Ecuador
I hear from many readers who are considering both Medellín, Colombia, and Cuenca, Ecuador, as the destination for their adventure...
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Reasons Why I Retired To Medellín In My Late 80s
To help me settle into this unfamiliar spot on the globe, I invested in maps and tours. I studied the...
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Why Medellín Is Tailored For The Digital Nomad Lifestyle
Many are moving to Medellín, Colombia, to retire, yes, but another expat demographic is seeking out this sunny, welcoming, and...
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Life In Medellin, Colombia: What’s Not To Love
If anyone had told me six years ago that today I would be living in Colombia, I would have laughed....
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7 Steps To Get Your Finances In Order During Lockdown
The global lockdown is starting to ease, but most people are still working from home. Although just about everyone is...
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How Life In Medellín Is Better Than You Could Imagine
We work hard to tell the truth. Still, sometimes, readers get in touch to say we've painted too rosy a...
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10 Countries With The Easiest Gun Laws In The World
The United States of America is the best/easiest place in the world to own guns. Period. It’s the only place...
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Most Frequently Asked (And Not So Crazy) Questions About Retiring Overseas
Our editors, contributors, correspondents, and friends across the globe are all out right now pulling together to finalize the program...
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The 10 Best Panamanian Dishes You Must Try Today
When people talk about Panama, the first things you’ll probably hear (or read) will be on favorable taxes, great shopping,...
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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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Why COVID-19 Won’t Stop Me From Dreaming Or Planning
It was 10:30 on a Saturday night. We were deciding on dessert… or not… Our phones dinged… along with everyone...
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The 5 Best Places To Live In Italy Today
The best places to live in Italy are definitely places to consider when moving abroad. The dollar continues relatively strong...
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Cheapest Places To Live In Italy Where You Can Retire For Less
The main reason for setting up a new life overseas is to find a better standard of life than you...
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The Best Countries To Retire In The Countryside And Live The Quiet Life
The COVID-19 crisis has taken some of the sheen off city living. Restaurants, bars, museums and other staples of city...
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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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The Unvarnished Truth About The Digital Nomad Lifestyle
Digital nomads enjoy sharing photos of themselves working from paradisiacal locations. There they sit, laptop in lap, toes in the...
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7 Different Places To Live Well In Northern Belize
Belize was founded by pirates, and mischievous pirate blood still pumps in Belizean veins today, especially in the north of...
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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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6 Reasons Why Off-Grid Belize Is The Perfect Overseas Haven
“Breaking bread together” is an age-old idiom. Literally, it means sharing a meal with another person or group. The spirit...
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Dream Places To Live After The Coronavirus
The global Covid-19 outbreak seems to have put the world on hold. While many are turning to Netflix and social...
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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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The Best Overseas Countries That You Can Drive To
The Coronavirus has been a good reminder of just how fast things can change. In the space of a couple...
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Celebrating 12 Years Of Helping People Find Their Dream Life
Twelve years ago this month, I started Live and Invest Overseas. Back then, that first year, we were a two-person...
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What Would Be The Dream View From Your Bedroom Window?
If you could have any view from your window, what would you most like it to be? Over the three-and-a-half...
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Expats Discuss Why They Moved To Medellín, Colombia
"Let me know when you start talking about mild climates near lakes and I'll consider it!" a reader wrote in...
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Why I Keep Returning To Granada, Nicaragua, After 30 Years
Every country is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic in its own way. Some emerging markets in particular are struggling with...
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Best Retirement Places In South America: Salinas, Ecuador
In the space of just over a decade, Salinas has appeared on the expat map. It's gone from an overlooked...
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Get Your Dream Retirement Overseas In As Little As 52 Days
You hear from me every day in these dispatches on some aspect of living and retiring overseas. One day I’m...
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Why I’m Glad That I Hold The World’s Most Valuable Asset
The death rate from the coronavirus won’t make a dent in the global population even if 100% of us catch...
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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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