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Since 2004, the Fundación Bolívar has been helping foreigners, both resident and visiting the country, to share their time, their...

The FIFA World Cup is nearly here. By now your Panini sticker albums should be complete and days off work...

Theodore Roosevelt wanted to extend U.S. power and reach. He wanted a strong navy, and he wanted his naval force...

It’s been nearly four years since I packed my bags and left the tropics. I have to admit that I...

"In 2013 my wife Carolyn and I decided we needed a change. Our lives in Hawaii were stalled." Dusty Tubbs...

We often refer to the Hub of the Americas as the world’s #1 “do-anything haven.” Whether you’re looking to retire,...

While I waited, I wandered from room to room. It was the house I'd had in mind since the day...

Sixteen years ago I flew into sunny, cosmopolitan Barcelona and thought what a great place this would be to live,...

Ever gone on vacation and fallen in love with the place you were visiting? Perhaps you even fantasized about what...

The friendliest spot in Belize? If you ask me, that's Ambergris Caye, the little island just offshore from where we're...

For me and Belize, it was love at first sight. From the first morning I arrived in Belize City, some...

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

It might seem that retiring abroad alone could present additional challenges… That taking this big leap on your own could...

If you could have any view from your window, what would you most like it to be?Over the three-and-a-half decades...

I've spoken with lots of potential expats who are trying to choose between Cuenca, Ecuador, and Medellín, Colombia... even though...

I’ve been hosting conferences on living, retiring, and investing overseas for more than 30 years. At these events I’ve met...

Mexico is still North America... and it can be helpful to remind ourselves of this fact when we think about...

As the train pulled into Plunkett Station a week later, I sized up my situation. I was traveling alone with...

Here’s one of my favorite retire-overseas stories… "About a year ago, my wife and I made the leap," writes Terry...

We give a lot of virtual ink to Latin America… And for good reason. This region checks three of the...

Above Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus's main tourist town, perched in the foothills of the Kyrenia Mountain Range, is the unbelievably beautiful...

Asia boasts the most cost-friendly places anywhere on Earth to call home. Pockets of India, Vietnam, and Thailand, for example,...

This August, we're hosting our first-ever Live And Invest In Latin America Virtual Conference to help you get acquainted with...

When is the right time for you to make a move overseas? Right now. OK, I don't know you personally,...

How does up-and-comer Medellín, Colombia, rate versus long-standing number-one retire-overseas choice Panama City? Here's how I'd lay this out... Panama...

When people talk about Panama, the first things you probably hear about are favorable taxes, shopping opportunities, the Canal, amazing beaches and wildlife, the inexpensive cost of...

If you're after the best quality of life for your future... Without any danger of burning through your nest egg......

One of the biggest lessons of the past two-and-a-half years has been this: We all need to seize opportunities when...

Just back in Paris after two weeks traveling on the island of Cyprus with our family… including our 2-year-old granddaughter…...

Panama has been called a halfway house for American expats... but I disagree. Mexico is a far easier transition for...

Why would anyone want to leave Canada? Part of the reason to leave the country of my birth and where...

One of the most valuable conveniences you could hope for when purchasing a home abroad can be the ability to...

All this week, as we celebrate Live And Invest Overseas’ 14th anniversary, we’ve been taking a stroll down memory lane,...

We became obsessed with HGTV's House Hunters International, and the seed was planted. Week after week, my husband and I...

After an unavoidable but overlong time away, Lief and I prepare this weekend for our return to the sunny seaside...

Just about anyone who took French in high school has thought, seriously or hypothetically, about moving to France one day....

As a single female on the other side of 40, I knew I had a window of opportunity to get...

What will the next chapter of our lives look like?This was a burning question as our corporate jobs became more...

More than 11.5 million Americans and Canadians—and countless others—are already living their best lives outside the countries where they were...

Northern Cyprus, with its gorgeous beaches, great food, and rich culture, is an underrated retirement destination. Plus, since it’s a...

Courteous and polite with an ever-present smile, Ranjit Prasad (his friends call him Ranj) showed me what he’s been building...

As we’ve returned this year to in-person events… With our Live And Invest In Belize Conference in January… Our Live...