Tag: Colombia

“Let me know when you start talking about mild climates and I’ll consider it. I have no interest in tropical ...

I continue to be surprised by the reactions I get when I tell people I have a home and spend ...

I've been spending time and investing money in Colombia and reporting on those adventures for more than 10 years. Still, ...

For those considering a move overseas, Latin America makes a lot of sense… It’s within easy reach of North America, ...

Health care is a primary concern for anyone moving overseas and, the good news is, in some places around the ...

Excellent infrastructure... strong investor rights... appreciating property markets... Biggest salsa festival in the world... plus important theater and poetry festivals... ...

Worried about soaring utility costs? You're not alone. Over the past year, energy costs across the United States have increased ...

Is a low cost retirement possible? The average American household spends US$66,928 per year, according to the latest Consumer Expenditures ...

Where's the best place in the world to reposition yourself overseas in 2023? The answers are found in our just-released ...

Welcome to 2023. As you push ahead into this New Year, one of your priority resolutions should be to diversify ...

If you haven't already established a backup residency and at least considered your options for acquiring a second citizenship, I'm ...

The U.S. dollar hasn’t been this powerful in decades. The world is your oyster. Get out now, before it’s too ...

Why would anyone want to become a legal resident of another country? If you're interested in becoming a resident of ...

American retirees are a hot commodity worldwide. You may not realize it, but countries across the globe and especially nearby ...

The Forbes reporter who interviewed me recently wanted me to give it to him straight. "Living or retiring overseas," he ...

If you could have any view from your window, what would you most like it to be?Over the three-and-a-half decades ...

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

Mexico is still North America... and it can be helpful to remind ourselves of this fact when we think about ...

Americans spend 33% of their income on housing. The average asking price for a new lease in the United States ...

Most people think that purchasing real estate overseas is about having a second home to go to when you want ...

After a more than two-year hiatus on international travel, we're all looking forward to a summer of unforgettable trips. It's ...

One of the biggest lessons of the past two-and-a-half years has been this: We all need to seize opportunities when ...

Yesterday, I promised thoughts today on where Live And Invest Overseas is headed next. All this week, as we’re celebrating ...

I am still surprised by the reactions I get when I tell people I live in Medellín, Colombia. A few ...

Crisis is all around us these days. Inflation is eating into your savings... Wall Street was a scary proposition even ...

This success story is nothing short of remarkable. It's taken a couple of decades... But Colombia has reinvented itself into ...

To help me settle into this unfamiliar spot on the globe, I have invested in maps and tours. I'm trying ...

Many are moving to Medellín, Colombia, to retire, yes, but another expat demographic is seeking out this sunny, welcoming, and ...

My husband was a wine distributor when we lived in Illinois, and we spent many vacations in California's famous wine ...

When I first looked around for housing for the elderly in Medellín, Colombia, where I've been living for the past ...

I have traveled to Pereira, known as Colombia's second "City of Eternal Spring," many times over the past several years... ...

The first place I ever recommended Americans think about retiring overseas was Costa Rica. That was back in 1985. A ...

We all know that when looking for our dream retirement destination, an important factor is cost of living. Luckily, a ...

"Let me know when you start talking about mild climates and I'll consider it. I have no interest in tropical ...

I've been covering this beat for more than 35 years. And, as I've been reporting this week, I've identified one ...

I want you to conduct a little test for me... This Thursday, when you're sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner with ...

Moving your life abroad is one of the most rewarding things you can do, but this life-changing shift inevitably involves ...

Day by day in these dispatches, I work to show you that you can reinvent your life for the better ...

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

It might be easy to get on board with the idea of retiring overseas... But it’s not as easy to ...

If anyone had told me six years ago that today I would be living in Colombia, I would have laughed. Back ...

Medellín versus Cartagena... which is the better city for living and investing? We hear this question a lot, so today ...

"I get two weeks of vacation a year from my stressful job, and you want me to spend one of ...

Around the globe, countries have faced the COVID-19 pandemic differently. In Colombia, we experienced strict lockdowns that affected our ability ...

Over the past several years Colombia has been revealing itself to be a great expat destination and one of the ...