Retirement/Living

When looking for the best country to launch your new life overseas the important thing to remember is the following:...

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

For people with disabilities one of the most important things to find when searching for a haven is accessibility. There...

There are many reasons a single person would want to live and retire abroad. The opportunity to travel, and see...

I've visited some 80 countries over the years; I've been around. Yet, Vietnam offered up several firsts for me and...

It’s so hard to shift back into real life after being in vacation mode… my mind has been continually wandering...

My husband Joel and I were living in Sarasota, Florida, and had never been to Panama. Honestly, knew nothing about...

Portugal is a small country, but there is a definite geographic barrier between the country's northern heartland and the Algarve—the...

I've been spending time in Portugal since 2015. I knew after the first visit that this was a special place......

It sounds like a vacation—and for many it is—but, at these prices, you can afford to make it a holiday...

Lief and I look forward to August. For years, it has been our custom to set aside a week each...

European borders opened recently, allowing me to begin doing more than thinking about traveling beyond France. Ireland is likely to...

If you want to retire overseas full-time, or even for part of the year, these are some of the best...

We believe Belize is one of the best places in the world to live, retire, invest, and chase adventure. In...

This week we’re digging into comparisons... Because no place is perfect, everywhere has its pluses and minuses, and the best...

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

Out of this big old world of 195 countries, how in the world do you figure out where in the...

Twelve years ago this month, I started Live and Invest Overseas. Back then, that first year, we were a two-person...

We are this week counting down to the launch of our biggest and most important event of the year. Every...

Yesterday we reminded ourselves of the core promise on the table here. Specifically, my promise to you in these dispatches,...

What if you could retire early… even with a small nest egg and little income? What if you could live...

In these dispatches, I give a lot of virtual ink to Latin America. That's because it's nearby to North America...

We speak every day about all the good and compelling reasons to think about launching a new life in a...

In 2018, the number of people aged over 65 living in the United States was 52 million. That's expected to...

Fellow reader Dianne R.—a full-time expat in Mexico—shared this note last week on our Overseas Living Club page... "My husband and...

The stimulus checks sent out by the U.S. government to lessen the impact of COVID-19 have been a lifeline for...

What Does Portugal Look Like As It Begins to Reopen? Portugal is one of the countries that is really ahead...

All You Need To Know About The Myths Of Moving Towards International Living The idea of picking up and moving...

Coley and his wife weren't worried about money, making ends meet, or how they'd pay for retirement. Coley was making...

I've been covering this beat for more than 30 years, and I'm here to tell you now that this country...

With our virtual event on Colombia coming up next week, I've been thinking back on good memories of this wonderful country. I...

“If I spoke Spanish as well as you,” suggested a retired American woman in Ajijic, Mexico, “I'd go live in...

After years of freezing winters many Canadians dream of retiring to the beach. Somewhere warm and sunny where it never...

Mazatlán offers the best beachfront lifestyle you'll find in Mexico... maybe the best you'll find anywhere. You'll find over 10...

You can make a complex project out of moving to a foreign country. For some people, that's half the fun....

ExaApples to apples. That's the principle to keep in mind when comparing costs, both for living and for buying real...

The best countries for Canadians to retire to are mostly well-known to Canadians. Expats can be found, usually close to...

A new life overseas comes with a lot of benefits. For a start there’s the weather. Move overseas and you...

Expats and retirees moving to Panama are spoilt for choice with different places to live. To make your search a...

I’ve lately been sharing real-life stories of folks like you who have reinvented their lives overseas and thought you might...

Live and Invest Overseas has been recommending Belize as a top country to retire for years. We were one of...

It was 10:30 on a Saturday night. We were deciding on dessert… or not… Our phones dinged… along with everyone...

"Let me know when you start talking about mild climates near lakes and I'll consider it!" a reader wrote in...

The first place I ever recommended Americans think about retiring overseas was Costa Rica. That was 35 years ago. A...

Finding quality healthcare overseas is a top priority for most expats and retirees. Luckily you can find excellent healthcare overseas,...

  Over the last 20 years and counting, Panama has been in the conversation as the best place in the...

For such a small country, Panama packs quite a punch in terms of the diversity of lifestyles available. When April...

Yesterday, I made a case for why we've named Portugal's Algarve coast as the best place in the world to...

Last week, Lief and I traveled freely between Paris, France, and Waterford, Ireland. Despite the spread of the coronavirus in...