Travel

We remind you often of the opportunities on offer in Panama for the retiree… the investor... the second-home-at-the-beach buyer... and...

My husband Dave and I have been living here in Portugal’s Algarve for more than 10 years now, and still...

Recently, Mary M. from the United States, wrote in to say: "Kathleen, I do not believe a word of those...

Lief and I are on a plane as you read this... repositioning from Paris to Panama. While I'm always eager...

Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II was an enlightened man. Under his watch, Prussia was a land of tolerance. All religions...

It's tough being a tourist even under the best of circumstances. We arrived as tourists in Sicily at the height...

In the last issue, I began telling you about the biggest aspects of moving overseas—the things that, in my experience...

Not sure where to retire? Consider living on a sailboat and seeing the world instead of settling in one place....

I hosted the first conference of my career some 35 years ago in Costa Rica. It was a tour, too....

How do you measure the ultimate beach experience? I use all of my senses to decide. Let me describe my...

The oldest known sport in the world, played a millennia before the first Greek Olympic Games, is being revived. In...

Cyprus… white-sand beaches, warm water, year-round sunshine, and one of the healthiest diets in the world. Already a popular holiday...

Whether you are visiting Italy for a romantic getaway, or relocating to Italy to experience Mediterranean life, you are bound...

Portugal, France, and England turned him down... so Christopher Columbus decided to give Spain a try. Buoyed by their recent...

White-sand beaches, swaying palm trees, warm turquoise water, year-round sunshine—you'll find them in abundance here in the Dominican Republic... and,...

As international travel resumes, we're reminding ourselves of the places we most like to be... and making plans to return...

When most of us think of beaches in Asia, we immediately picture tropical islands with powdery white sand, crystal blue...

Lief and I are spending a lot of time these days talking about travel plans. Now that it's possible to...

Portugal's borders date back to 1139 B.C., making it the oldest country in the Old World. To state the obvious,...

Keep in mind that the Philippines is a poor country, so be aware of pickpockets or anything that sounds “too...

1. Avoid Tap Water Pixabay/kaboompics The tap water in all of Mexico is not drinkable. Don’t...

Before the pandemic, back when it never would've occurred to us that face masks would be essential parts of our...

Being a digital nomad is all about freedom of movement. Different from a remote worker (an employee of a company...

It’s finally happening… the world is finally, slowly opening back up again. Here in France, museums and monuments have been...

The Dominican Republic is a Caribbean paradise, with islands and endless white sand beaches, turquoise sea, corals, humpback whales, jungles,...

My 14 favorite things about living in Belize? They'd have to be… #1: Tubing on the Mopan River around Bullet...

As more and more of the U.S. population is vaccinated, the American tourist is becoming an ever-more desirable visitor worldwide....

Most countries make it possible to acquire citizenship through residency. After you’ve been a full-time resident of the country for...

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

Don’t judge a country by its food. Or, at least, not by the first dish you experience. On my first...

Northern Cyprus is known for its ancient ruins, architectural structures, and artistic destinations; however, its political story may cause concern...

I've been traveling internationally for more than 30 years. I've lived abroad, for half that time, in Japan, the UAE,...

"We have a word in Portuguese," a friend from Lisbon, Miguel, told me once, "that doesn't exist in any other...

More than ever, people are asking, "What does the future look like?" In Belize it looks appealingly like the past....

To any keen cyclist, bicycle tourism isn’t a new phenomenon… The concept of traveling to a new country, bike in...

After more than 14 months away, Lief and I have returned to Los Islotes. We arrived at Tocumen International late...

Tavira is found in the Algarve, the region Live and Invest Overseas has identified as the world’s top place to...

Twenty years ago, Vicki and I spent our first Christmas in Paris. We stayed in Paris all that winter and...

For tourists and foreign residents, Cuenca's Christmas Eve Paseo del Niño parade, or Passing of the Child, is a colorful,...

Since Survivor and Temptation Island put it on America’s radar, sleepy little Belize has been attracting attention for its white-sand...

Belize, a nation of immigrants, has adopted and adapted Christmas traditions from abroad and combined them with Mayan traditions that...

For those of us who grew up in a snow country, it seems odd to be walking around in tee...

For my family and me, one of the greatest things about living an expat life has been the combining of...

James Joyce’s “The Dead” is often praised as the greatest Irish short story ever written. Though I first read the...

1. In Belize, English is the official language iStock/aga7ta Belize being English-speaking does have its advantages....

These days, as you know, Lief and I are dividing our time between Panama and Paris. As we head into...

With the whole world going through a pandemic, many countries have different rules and restrictions regarding travel. This causes a...

When visiting a new country, we usually tend to favor traveling during the summer months—peak tourist season. But is it...

Moving overseas comes with a lot of goodbyes. We say farewell to our houses, our families, our coworkers, and our...