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by Kathleen Peddicord
Jul 26, 2026
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Lief and Kathleen pose in front of a grand historic Islamic landmark in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, surrounded by intricate blue-tiled architecture and fellow travelers on a sunny afternoon.

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My husband Lief Simon and I have worked over the past 40+ years to create a lifestyle that prioritizes adventure and discovery.

Moving around the world from Paris to Panama City… Medellin to Dublin… Lisbon to Istria… Buenos Aires to Tangier… Istanbul to Tashkent…

Sharing a glass of wine each place you land in the company of folks who see the world as full of opportunity and upside as you do… and who support your dreams and want to help you progress your plans…

Well, for me, that’s a life that’s as good as life gets.

And it’s the life that Lief and I have been so very fortunate to be living for some long while.

Lief and I aren’t jet-setters. We both come from modest middle-class backgrounds—Lief from Phoenix, me from Baltimore. We’ve both worked since we were 15. We don’t take money for granted.

And, honestly, we don’t value money over everything else. We chase experience first.

Making the connections we’ve made… building the infrastructure we’ve pieced together… forming the friendships we today so value…

None of it has come easy… and it certainly did not come quick. The lifestyle that we enjoy today is the result of decades of hard work.

I’m not complaining. The journey is everything, right?

But here’s the thing about a life lived across the globe…

It’s more fun when you’re able to share it.

That’s why we formed our Private Network.

At its heart, our Private Network is about adventure.

We plan at least one grand adventure each year.

In addition, Lief and I and your fellow members are constantly on the move. We stay in touch through regular private dispatches to let you know where we’ll be… so that, every time you’re able, you can meet up with us to share in the fun.

Lief, Kathleen, and five others in Western-style clothing and cowboy hats pose together at an outdoor shooting range.

These are full-service tours whenever possible… in four- and five-star hotels at every stop. Affordable luxury… that’s our motto.

Every Private Network member is on the list for every expedition currently in the works… as well as for every future adventure we plan.

You may not be able to join every time, but you’ll hear all about every adventure during regular virtual meet-ups.

And that’s just the start of how Private Network will fill your life with adventure, discovery, and upside.

Lief and I have long operated under the driving belief that our world is alive with opportunity for both fun and profit.

As much as possible… wherever and whenever possible… we combine the two.

That’s why some of our trips have an ulterior motive…

That is, some of our expeditions are not only about chasing adventure. They’re also about chasing upside.

I was the first to shine a light on investment opportunities in Costa Rica… some 40+ years ago.

Next came Belize… then Ireland…

Followed by Panama… and Croatia…

Portugal and Montenegro…

Then Colombia, Argentina, Paraguay…

Spain, Northern Cyprus, Greece…

In every case, readers who paid attention made money. Sometimes a lot of money… right alongside Lief and me.

We’ll share stories with you over a bottle of wine during our Private Network adventures. It’s too much to go into here now…

My point is that Lief and I have made a career identifying markets ahead of the curve… and we continue to survey the world map in real time to target our next buys.

When it comes to property profits, Lief takes the lead… and, as a Private Network member, you’ll be welcome to join Lief and his team on their property scouting trips where they get serious about vetting markets and opportunities.

Lief walks alongside another man on a wooden path beside a resort pool, surrounded by blooming flowers, palm trees, and Mediterranean-style villas under a clear blue sky.

This means you can get in first… ahead of the general Live And Invest Overseas readership… and sometimes you’ll be able to access special, one-off deals that we simply can’t open up to everybody.

This could be a chance to get one of the best units in a pre-construction offer… or to save tens of thousands of dollars on an early-in investment opportunity… and sometimes both.

Lief and his team are on the road continually… and as a Private Network member, you’ll be invited to tag along every time.

And, again, we’ll host a virtual meet-up post each scouting adventure to bring you up to speed if you weren’t able to join on the ground.

Between our adventures and expeditions, we host informal get-togethers and more formal private suppers… where we share the details of our most recent finds and current recommendations in person and one-on-one. These meet-ups are a chance for us to stay in touch and to continue to enjoy each other’s company between adventures. Your name will be on the guest list every time.

Lief and Kathleen enjoy a shared meal with other people around a large dining table in a warm, elegant restaurant setting.

As a Private Network member, you’ll be joining our personal inner circle, meaning you’ll have direct access to our most trusted colleagues, friends, and personal advisors across the globe. You’ll be hanging out with these folks… sharing adventures, chasing discovery, and positioning yourself for profit right alongside them.

You’ll also be welcomed into a community of like-minded souls… a private world filled with new friends eager to know you, to support you, and to take off on adventure after adventure at your side…

These folks are the best company I know—the best travel companions, the best dinner partners, the ones I most look forward to spending time with anywhere in the world.

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As a Private Network member, you’ll travel not only in good company… but also in safety, comfort, and style… with all logistics figured out for you. All you’ll have to do is make your reservation, grab your passport, and head for the airport. Your fellow Private Network members—including Lief and me—will be waiting for you when your plane lands. Talk about peace of mind.

I can’t imagine an easier or a more genteel way to see the world.

Oh, and, as a Private Network member, you’ll also be invited to enjoy two nights each year as our guest at our guest house at Los Islotes, the private oceanfront community Lief and I are developing on Panama’s Veraguas Pacific coast… as well as two night each year as our guest in Medellin, Colombia, a city of springtime and flowers and another of our favorite places in the world to spend time.

Kathleen Peddicord stands on a terrace, facing away from the camera, overlooking a lush green landscape and a vibrant orange-pink sunset sky.

That’s four free nights total spent between two of our favorite places on earth… each year… on us.

Every trip you take as a Private Network member could lead you to an opportunity that makes you hundreds of thousands of dollars. We’ve seen it happen again and again and again over the years…

Every trip you take as a Private Network member will definitely lead to stories your friends will envy and memories you’ll cherish for the rest of your life.

We keep our Private Network circle small and invite new members only once each year.

This is not for everyone, but if this very special invitation gets your attention, this is your chance.

If you’re ready to embrace a life of discovery and upside…

To become part of our like-minded circle of adventurers forever in pursuit of fun and profit…

I urge you to take a moment to take a look here right now.

We can accept only 10 new Private Network members. These places will fill very quickly.

Oh, the places we’re going.

Please, come join us!

Until next time,

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Kathleen Peddicord

Kathleen Peddicord

Kathleen Peddicord has reported on opportunities for Americans to live, retire, and do business overseas for 40 years. She has traveled to more than 75 countries, invested in real estate in 24, established businesses in 7, renovated and built properties in 6, and educated her children in 5.

Kathleen has moved children, staff, enterprises, household goods, and pets from the east coast of the United States to Waterford, Ireland, then to Paris, France, and finally to Panama City, Panama, where she has based her Live And Invest Overseas business. Peddicord and her husband, Lief Simon, now divide their time between Panama and Paris.

Peddicord was a partner with Agora Publishing’s International Living group for 23 years. She opened, staffed, and operated International Living publishing and real estate marketing offices in Waterford, Ireland; Panama City, Panama; Granada, Nicaragua; Roatan, Honduras; San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; Quito, Ecuador; and Paris, France. Peddicord launched Live And Invest Overseas group in 2008 and has built it into a successful multimillion-dollar business. Today, she shares her firsthand experience of expat life with more than 500,000 readers of her publications, including Overseas Opportunity Letter and Overseas Living Letter.

Kathleen has been featured often in The New York Times, MSNBC, AARP, CNN, Bloomberg, CNBC, and more and writes monthly about expat matters, international real estate, and offshore diversification for Forbes and U.S. News.

Kathleen has written several books including the memoirs “At Home In Ireland” and “At Home At Los Islotes” and her latest title “At Home Abroad,” all published by Lahardan Books. Her best-selling "How To Retire Overseas: Everything You Need To Know To Live Well (For Less) Abroad” was published by Penguin Random House in 2018 and her “Buying Real Estate Overseas For Cash Flow (And A Better Life)” was published by Wiley in August 2020.

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