Retirement/Living

The #1 most frequently asked question I've received over the more than 30 years that I've been covering the live-and-invest-overseas...

I was sure that Cessenon was the one. Picturing lush hills of grapevines, a shady square with friendly locals taking...

"Welcome to Houston... welcome to Live and Invest Overseas’ 10th Annual Retire Overseas Conference..." So I addressed the crowd Saturday...

“Kathleen, I’m Here To Find Out If All These Promises You Make Are For Real…” "Kathleen, I have to tell...

Ecuador remains a top option for living, retiring, and investing overseas. It’s also one of your best current choices for...

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

I'm a retired schoolteacher, and April is a retired accountant. How did we end up at this stage of our...

Being from Vancouver, Canada, I'm used to seeing the Pacific Ocean every day. In my area of Panama City, though,...

Traditional and historical isn't limited to architecture in Abruzzo... the entire way of life in this part of Italy is...

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

This Is For All The Single Ladies (Dreaming Of A New Life Overseas) I've just celebrated my first anniversary as...

Yesterday I detailed the nine critical questions you must answer before launching a new life in a new country. Today I'd...

At some point in their life, nearly everyone has dreamed of moving to a foreign country. For me, that time...

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

I step outside of my apartment on a Thursday evening to check out a taquería recommended by some friends. Walking through the...

My workout over, I wipe my brow and walk over to chat with Sergio. Sergio comes to Parque El Ingenio...

There's something in the water, or maybe I should say there's something about the water... I moved from the northeast...

Yes, You Can Afford France’s Royal Coast Visitors to France usually start in Paris and often make it to Normandy’s...

Cambodia is quickly coming of age on the Southeast Asian tourism scene, enjoying annual double-digit increases in international tourist arrivals...

Overnight, I received this question from a reader: "Kathleen, my husband, 10-year-old son, and I are taking the leap and...

I wrote yesterday about a region of Western Europe that I believe qualifies as the best place to live or...

For three years running we have named Portugal's Algarve region as the best place in the world, all things considered,...

I'm sitting in a palapa in the village of Xache, about two hours from my home in Tulum, Mexico. I'm...

Living A Grand Life In The Jungles Of Tulum My husband and I decided early on that, come our senior...

The Good (And Affordable) Life In Playa Del Carmen Playa del Carmen is a little beach town that sits about...

This Authentic Portuguese Town Is Full Of Surprises Twinkling lights, the smell of warm earth and olive trees. I love...

I’ve heard all my life that Buenos Aires is the Paris of Latin America... I’ve lived in Paris and traveled...

What’s Not To Love About Malta? A Mediterranean island with temples that pre-date the Egyptian pyramids... walled cities with towers,...

The World’s Second Best Place To Retire Overseas Taking up just 122 square miles of southern Mediterranean and with a...

Untamed Paradise In The Caribbean If you were a backpacking scuba diver in the 1960s, you may have drifted through...

World's #1 Retirement Haven For 2016 As I explained yesterday, my Overseas Retirement Letter team is all out this week...

The Case For Mexico Puerto Peñasco, Mexico, remained an unknown fishing outpost until the 1920s when Arizonan John Stone opened...

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

One Silver-Haired Lady’s Adventures On The Coast Of Belize—“There’s Something About The Water…” There's something in the water, or maybe...

World's Top Retirement Havens For Golfers Searching for the overseas retirement haven with your name on it but can't imagine...

The Cost Of Living In Kerry, Ireland, Versus The Cost Of Living In Scottsdale, Arizona When my husband and I...

Retire To The World's Most Passionate City "Buenos Aires is one of the world's most beguiling places, best known worldwide...

Life In A (Slightly) Communist State We've been living in Vietnam for several years now. During that time, we have...

Good-Weather Tagaytay Is Emerging As A Top Choice For The Retiree On A Budget The city of Tagaytay is one...

Friendly, Pleasant, Welcoming, Safe, And Cheap—This City Is Not What You Think It Is We started the afternoon with a...

Forget Everything You’ve Heard About This Place American Rich Holman made his full-time move to Medellin, Colombia, seven years ago....

China Vs Vietnam A well-traveled friend recently asked my take on the difference between Vietnam and China. What's the difference...

First Annual Retire Overseas Index Names The World's Top 21 Overseas Retirement Havens Where is the best place in the...

How To Save 80% Or More On Your Healthcare Expense In some places around the world, it is possible to...

This is the question that many expats have to ask themselves. Both countries have beautiful beaches, a lower cost of...

Fairy Tale France Walt Disney is said to have been inspired by its towers, turrets, and ramparts, and you can...

To Ship Or Not To Ship The first time I shipped a household's worth of stuff from one country to...

Top Emerging Euro-Retirement Choice (Because The Tropics Aren’t For Everyone) "The tropics are not for everyone," writes new Correspondent Patrick...

Retirement And Real Estate On Mainland Honduras "Here's a reason to retire to Honduras," writes Correspondent Michael Paladin: "No one...

"Thank you for all the good information. However, I haven't seen anything about possibly moving to the Bahamas. Is it...