Tag: ‘Ecuador’

One of the biggest challenges you'll face as you launch your new life in a new country is seldom discussed. ...

"What are we doing?" Lief asked me the other morning as we were dressing for the day, rushed, hurried, confirming ...

With just three days remaining until New Year 2021, I challenge you to get up and get going. It's time. ...

Where in the world will offer the best options for repositioning yourself overseas in 2021? Diversifying your lifestyle and your ...

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

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

When establishing a Plan B or backup residency, most people look for the easiest option... but "easiest" isn't a one-size-fits-all ...

Getting onto the property ladder has always been one of the safest and best ways of securing long-term wealth. Buying ...

City living is not for everyone. The noise, traffic, pollution, and crowds you find in a typical big city can ...

Loja, Ecuador, is the object of my most remarkable failed prediction. In fact, of two failed predictions. Loja is one ...

I traveled to Ecuador for the first time nearly 20 years ago and lived in the country—in Cuenca and in ...

I've had many careers in my life… At one point, I was a mail carrier. I was maybe 35 years ...

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

Sue and I were living and working in Dubai, and we had it made. Tax-free salaries, free accommodation, a transportation ...

In 2013, I visited Ecuador as part of my personal search for an overseas home. After attending the Live and ...

"When are you going to hold a conference in Ecuador again?" Since I joined the Events team here at Live ...

Why did Lief and I move to Ireland 20 years ago? Why did we decide to base ourselves in Paris ...

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

Cotopaxi volcano has been erupting since late last week, covering roads and homes with volcanic ash. Eruptions in Ecuador have shot ...

Surging Dollar Creates Opportunity For Retiring Overseas If you're shopping the world map, trying to choose where to live or ...

"Kathleen, many of the markets you write about are unfortunately out of my reach. I have a modest amount of ...

In an effort to encourage domestic tourism, Ecuador’s Ministry of Transport and Tourism Ministry teamed up with Tame Airlines to ...

The Ideal Global Property Portfolio Every year around tax time I update the details of my real estate portfolio spreadsheet. ...

Greatest Successes, Biggest Failures—Confessions Of Two Global Property Pros "I just want to tell you how much I appreciate what ...

Belize—Home Renovations and Island Parades Belize uses Christmas as an excuse for spring cleaning and home renovations, from general sprucing ...

The Three Wise Men, Bart Simpson, And Richard Nixon—Christmas In Ecuador For tourists and foreign residents, Cuenca's Christmas Eve Paseo ...

"Kathleen, I've heard so many times how Ecuador is such an inexpensive place. "I always go to Costa Rica, but ...

"Kathleen, what is Lee Harrison smokin'? We've been shopping properties in Salinas, Ecuador, for several years and have made purchases. ...

Own In This Pacific Coast Resort Town For As Little As US$40,000 The coast of Ecuador is dotted with beautiful, unspoiled, ...

"Kathleen, I beg to differ with John Curran about health care in Ecuador, particularly in Cuenca. I have just experienced the ...

"Kathleen, I have been a fan of yours for years, reading you as I've moved from Panama to Paraguay to ...

"When we first started our property management office, we had six rental properties that were rented maybe 25% of the ...

"Kathleen, I was shocked to read the Mailbag letter from Monica M. who felt extorted living in Quito. I am ...

"Kathleen, the article about the medical clinic in Nicaragua was stunning and inspiring. I have followed you for a long, ...

How To Rent In Cuenca For US$300 Per Month "When we first started our property management office, we had six ...

Feedback from attendees at last week's Live and Invest in Ecuador Conference in Quito... "You covered more subjects than I ...

F'ing Ecuador The goings-on in Quito continue. Among those addressing the attendees at this week's Live and Invest in Ecuador ...

Taking The Bus And Other Impossible Misadventures In Ecuador Kali Kucera is a full-time Quito expat who addressed the group assembled ...

5 Reasons Cuenca Remains A Top Retire Overseas Choice Cuenca, Ecuador. You have heard so much about it. The experts recommend Cuenca, ...

11 Places Not To Retire Overseas In 2014 In our 2014 Retire Overseas Index, out this week, we have rated ...

Counting The Costs Of A Retirement Overseas How should you go about choosing where to reinvent your life in retirement ...

Moving Up By Opting Out And Retiring Overseas "When I was 49, the engineering company I had been working for ...

Expats Of Cuenca Who moves to Cuenca, Ecuador...really? And why? Emily and Roger Romaine relocated to Cuenca four years ago ...

As far back as 2001, I considered Cuenca, Ecuador, to be the No. 1 place to retire overseas. In fact, ...

Could Correa Confiscate Private Property From Foreign Investors In Ecuador? Recently a reader wrote in to comment on an article we'd ...