Tag: ‘France’

The U.S. State Department has issued a Worldwide Caution Security Alert for American citizens. We’re meant to be more cautious ...

I wrote my first book on retiring overseas in 1987. I was twenty-four years old. I’ve produced many titles on ...

I lived in Panama for seven years before moving to France.I love life in Paris but there are plenty of ...

In advance of the purchase of the property known as Lahardan House, the 200-year-old Georgian manor home we bought years ...

“I’ve told the buyer from Dublin that the other buyer, the gentleman from Cork, is considering by how much he’d ...

The overseas property market is booming and this means now is a better time than ever to invest in real ...

These days, as you know, Lief and I are dividing our time between Panama and Paris. This year however, we’re ...

"I've told the buyer from Dublin that the other buyer, the gentleman from Cork, is considering by how much he'd ...

The naturist community dates back to the turn of the 20th century in some countries and has always attracted people ...

I would argue that most things in life are better with a twist… something unusual… unexpected… unfamiliar… makes anything more ...

Autumn in Europe is all about harvest and local food festivals, with events taking place all over the Continent. Pick ...

I give a presentation for our annual Live and Invest in Europe Conferences… sharing my “expat story,” as we refer ...

For many people considering a retirement in Europe, one of the things they look forward to is the option to ...

As excited as we all are for the Olmpics to come to the City of Light next month, and much ...

The average American aged 65 or older spends $4,818 per month to live in the United States. Meantime, the average ...

Unless you’re very lucky, your friends and family won’t understand. When you tell them you’re thinking about moving to a ...

Yesterday morning, my first back home in Paris after three months away, I laid still with my eyes closed wondering ...

Ever wonder what is the secret to making friends while living abroad? Twenty-five years ago, Lief and I moved to ...

I’ve been hosting conferences on living, retiring, and investing overseas for more than 30 years. At these events I’ve met ...

We’ve just released our annual Overseas Retirement Index, and, as always, this massive undertaking is met with great excitement… In ...

The world is alive with opportunity. Specifically, in the context of the conversation we carry on in these dispatches, the ...

Christmas In The Emerald Isle iStock/eugene_remizov Our seven Christmases in Ireland, we could never bring ourselves to participate in one ...

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

Back in Paris now to enjoy the holidays with our children and granddaughter... all of whom call the City of ...

Last week at our Live And Invest In Spain Conference I gave a presentation on bringing your pets overseas with ...

A place where you can truly get away from it all… These days, it sounds like a tall order. But the world ...

Is there any mode of transport so pleasant… so relaxing… so civilized… as train travel? In Europe, at least, I’d ...

Two countries, six cities, and a dozen or so towns and villages in 10 days… This past scouting trip was ...

Years ago, when we were preparing for our move from Paris, where we’d been based with our children for four ...

I’ve been back in the United States for a short while—and I’ve already had enough. My takeaway is that, to ...

“Every home should have at least a pair of Cypress trees at the entry. One at either side of the ...

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

For people with disabilities, accessibility in an overseas haven is key. Countries around the world are making an effort to ...

When I moved to Europe five years ago, my destination was clear: I was going to Paris. I had waited ...

A three-hour train ride from Paris will transport you to the best coastal city in France you’ve never heard of… ...

In a world filled with solid options for a richer, better life overseas, where's truly the best place to reposition ...

#1. Algarve, Portugal Adobe Stock/kite_rin Portugal's Algarve region is a land of superlatives. These 100 miles of coast offer 3,300 ...

When considering a move overseas, it’s important to take a serious look at the expat community in prospective new locations. ...

Deauville, known as the Parisian Riviera and the “Saint-Tropez Normande,” is one of the most famous getaways from Paris... Located ...

As we’re discussing with the record-setting crowd online with us for this week’s Live And Invest In Europe Virtual Conference, ...

I traveled this week to La Rochelle on an easy three-hour train ride that took me from Paris to the ...

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