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A Definitive Guide To The World’s Oldest Sport: Ulama
In This Bizarre And Sometimes Deadly Ancient Sport, It’s All About The Hips The oldest known sport in the world,...
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A Hat Trick Of Entertainment: Saturday In Reims, France
Champagne Cathedral, Cellar Tasting, And A World Cup Win—Weekend In Reims One of the great things about being at home...
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My Paris Bucket List: 7 Things To Do In The City Of Light
Like A Virgin In Paris When Lief and I made our plan to spend 10 weeks working from our little...
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Tales From The LIOS Archives–Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day
The Real Estate Agents Will Wear Pants, I Promise I hosted the first conference of my career some 30 years...
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The Secret To Getting By In A Language You Don’t Speak
My husband's strategy for communicating in a place where he doesn't speak the local language is to use similar words...
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The Best Option For Exploring And Traveling In Tuscany, Italy
I've been traveling internationally for 30 years. I've lived abroad, for half that time, in Japan, the UAE, South Korea,...
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Italy Has So Many Tempting Options, How Do You Choose?
As we've been reporting recently, for us and Abruzzo, Italy, it was love at first sight. This region really is...
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Living La Dolce Vita In Abruzzo: Italy’s Hidden Gem
You awake to a view of golden beaches... the sea rolling out from them like a giant bolt of turquoise...
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Food, Wine, Customs, And Culture In Algarve, Portugal
Portugal is a small country, but there is a definite geographic barrier between the country's northern heartland and the Algarve:...
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Traveling Visa Free: How We Avoid The Hassle Of Tourist Visas
Stay Away From The Visa Cha-Cha These days Vicki and I try to only do visa-free travel. That is, we...
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More Green, More Color, More Life: Spring Has Arrived In Paris
At the round bistro table on the corner, face to the street and the sun, sat a man sporting a...
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All Aboard The European Wealth Cruise: Destination Offshore
Luxury Cruise Of Portugal’s Douro Valley… Adventure Of Your Lifetime Last week, Founding Publisher Kathleen Peddicord extended a special invitation...
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How To Beat Jet Lag: A Guide To Avoiding Timezone Tiredness
Tips, Tricks, And Advice To Help You Avoid Jet Lag Ask any frequent flier what they dislike most about long-distance...
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Santo Domingo: Dominican Republic’s Colonial Capital
I've been hanging out in New World cities that Spain built for a long time. Over the past 35 years,...
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22 Of Our Favorite Things About Portugal
Portugal is a country we've fallen in love with over the past few years. What is it, specifically, that we...
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Los Islotes: A Blossoming Community On Panama’s Sunset Coast
"Señora Kathleen, come see," Dalys called to me from outside. I got up from my desk and followed the sound...
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Carnaval In Panama: The Country’s Biggest Event Of The Year
Lief and I spent the first month of this New Year on the move.... We traveled from France to Spain...
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7 Fun And Interesting Things To Do In Panama City, Panama
Panama City Offers A Delightful Contradiction Of Nature And Urban Expansion... So, why visit Panama? For a start its very...
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Living In The Algarve Where Every Day Feels Like August
Here in Portugal's Algarve, sometimes it feels like every day is August. We have been living here for more than...
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In Search Of The Real Belize
What I Really Think About Belize "What in the world am I gonna’ do with her?" That was Mick Flemming’s...
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11 Reasons Why Living In The Algarve Region Has No Match
During Our Private Meetings In Medellín Last Weekend… Lief and I have just concluded a long weekend here in Medellín,...
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How Each Region Of Belize Reveals Another Lifestyle Option
Finally, It Was Time To Bug Out Of Belize City Finally... after three days inside the meeting rooms of the...
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Venture Off The Tourist Track To Discover Barcelona, Spain
Where’s The Revolution? Getting To Know The Real Barcelona For a city at the heart of a revolution, Barcelona seems...
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22 Of The World’s Best Street Foods
There are a number of reasons to eat street food when you are on your travels. For a start it’s...
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Arriving In Medellin, Colombia
My Favorite Place To Recharge And Reboot Kathleen Peddicord is offline and incommunicado for the next few days, celebrating the...
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Our Unforgettable Christmas Vacation In The French Alps
Christmas In The Heart Of The French Alps Two readers gave me the idea. At the opening night cocktail party...
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Celebrating Christmas In Paris: Oysters And Champagne
Eighteen years ago Vicki and I spent our first Christmas in Paris. We stayed in Paris all that winter and...
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Christmas In Belize And Kriol Traditions
Being in a beautiful place during the Christmas season can make the experience even more exciting, enjoyable, and memorable. Right...
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Christmas Traditions In Belize: Beaches, Bram, And Rum Popo
Belize, a nation of immigrants, has adopted and adapted Christmas traditions from abroad and combined them with Maya traditions that...
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Our 12 Days Of Christmas Countdown Begins Today
After two weeks in the office in Panama and a few days scouting in the Dominican Republic (more on our...
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Top 10 Things To Do In Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic
As we've been reporting lately... and as I can confirm from experience based on my own scouting adventures... in the...
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We’ve Found The World’s Best Beach… And It’s In Las Terrenas
How do you measure the ultimate beach experience? I use all of my senses to decide. Let me describe my...
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Listen Up! Here’s The Low-Down On Making A Move To Mexico
3 Top Spots For A Super Accessible Sunny Second Home Overseas I'm just back at my desk from Cancún, where...
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Why Mexico Is The Clear Favorite For Americans Going Abroad
8 Reasons Mexico Is North America’s Favorite Place To Retire "Overseas" Over the past four decades, Americans have voted Mexico...
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Yes, You Can Enjoy Life In Paris, Even On A Budget
"I lived in Paris as a student," began Valentine Fouché to the group assembled for our Live and Invest in France...
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11 Alternative Ways To Celebrate Halloween Across The Globe
For North Americans, Halloween time is filled with jack-o-lanterns, spooky or comical costumes, trick-or-treating, and excessive candy consumption. However, the...
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Why Younger Property Investors Are Starting To Look Abroad
"I have to tell you the truth," began the attendee at this week's Live and Invest in France Conference here...
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St. Chinian: France’s Charming New Retirement Destination
"If you want to understand how the French think and what is on their minds... start here: "This map is...
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The 10 Best Places To Discover Wildlife In Panama
We remind you often of the opportunities on offer in Panama for the investor... the second-home-at-the-beach buyer... and the entrepreneur......
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23 Of Our Favorite Things About Belize
Iguana For Lunch, Jungle Cocktails, Cold Coconut Water, And Drive-Through Belikins—23 Things To Like About Belize This week we’re reminding...
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Live Salsa, Fresh Ceviche, Cheap Rum, Cool Breezes, And Rooftop Bars—Our Favorite Things About Panama Lief and I traveled from...
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12 Of My Favorite Things About Autumn In Paris
"I don’t think humans were meant to fly," young...
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Our “Unplugged” Week Enjoying Panama’s Azuero Coast
Our house isn’t ready. Lief and I traveled out to Los Islotes this past week to furnish our new beach...
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Placencia: An Up-And-Coming Paradise At Affordable Prices
Most of the world has never heard of this place... But it’s everything you want from the Caribbean... I’m talking...
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Stockholm: Peaceful Island Archipelago Turned Tech Hotspot
By most accounts, Stockholm, capital of Sweden and at one time all Scandinavia, was founded in the 13th century by...
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A Quick Trip To Helsinki, Finland’s Fun And Quirky Capital
"We are not Swedes, and we do not want to be Russians. Let us be Finns." We heard that refrain...
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Tallinn, Estonia: Where Cold Winters Create Charming People
"We Estonians are a bit weird... a bit eccentric," admitted our Tallinn guide Maria. "We blame it on the weather....
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A Look At Copenhagen: Rich History And Real Pleasures
Over the past several summers, Lief and I have been leading our children on a do-it-ourselves Grand Tour in series....
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Kuala Lumpur: The Key To Unlocking The Wonders Of Asia
Bukit Bintang (meaning "Star Hill")—a lively neighborhood in the heart of Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur—has, at its heart, the food...
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Why Life In Paris Keeps Me Coming Back For More
The streets of central Paris were silent and still this morning until well past the usual rush hour of a...
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