Tag: ‘Ireland’

"Maybe I should stay home for the day and help you... so you don't drop the turkey or forget the ...

As the train pulled into Plunkett Station a week later, I sized up my situation. I was traveling alone with ...

I didn't set out to become an overseas property investor. It happened by accident. In 1998, I was moving, with ...

Just back in Paris after two weeks traveling on the island of Cyprus with our family… including our 2-year-old granddaughter… ...

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

In our annual Retire Overseas Index, we show you the best places to live abroad—historic cities, beach towns, mountain destinations, ...

Two decades living overseas, in Ireland, Panama, and France, have taught me... 1. Patience... the kind of patience you learn ...

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

We speak every day about all the good and compelling reasons to think about launching a new life in a ...

What if you could go anywhere, do anything, and spend your time and your money any way you wanted? As ...

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

These days, as you know, Lief and I are dividing our time between Panama and Paris. This holiday season 2021, ...

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

This will be a piece of cake, I told myself as we prepared for our move from Baltimore to Waterford ...

Over the summer, 470 places across the island competed for the title of “Best Place To Live In Ireland.” The ...

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

In 2012, Lief and I bought an apartment in Medellín, Colombia. It was nearly 400 square meters in an architecturally ...

Properties shape us more than we know. Settling into my new apartment here in Paris stirred up memories of all ...

There are two reasons to purchase real estate overseas... First, because you have moved there and you decide you want ...

“This question is directed to both Kathleen and Lief. “Thank you so much for your recent article about Lahardan House in ...

Welcome to In Focus: Europe. My name is Kat Kalashian, and I've been an expat in Europe for over 12 years ...

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

The advantages and rewards of buying and owning property overseas are greater right now than ever before in our lifetime. ...

"My mother-in-law is coming to us this Christmas. She wants us to collect her... but we're both working up until ...

Before traveling to Baltimore for the Thanksgiving holiday, Lief and I spent a week in Ireland. We made the trip ...

All American expats I know are today paying their respects, in big ways or small, wherever in the world they ...

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

The Best Destinations In The World, Sorted By Internet Speed Connection For internet savvy expats, having the fastest internet connection ...

An iconic Irish postcard image, the rural thatched cottage is still alive and well on the Emerald Isle. And, right ...

The Best Fun In Waterford Is Also A Business Opportunity "Gilt and alabaster French clock under dome... 100 euro... who ...

Renaissance In Ireland’s Oldest City Timing is everything. Waterford City on Ireland's southeast coast, from where I write, has always ...

World's Top Retirement Havens For Golfers Searching for the overseas retirement haven with your name on it but can't imagine ...

You’ve read these lists before—Pebble Beach, Augusta, Sand Hills… but what if you want to play some challenging golf and ...

How This Couple Of Retire Overseas Alumnae Reinvented Their Lives From North Carolina To Glengarriff Glengarriff, Ireland We were committed. ...

As governments around the world begin to adopt liberal legislation on drug possession and ditch the failed war on drugs, ...

Sláinte! Welcome To The Wonderful World Of Irish Pubs "Oh, yes, they're regulars here. One of them is my great-uncle, and ...

Our seven Christmases in Ireland, we could never bring ourselves to participate in one of Ireland's quirkiest festive traditions, what ...

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

The Three Secrets To Making Money From Real Estate Overseas In 2015 I'm finalizing the line-up for my 2015 Global Property Summit ...

"Kathleen, in a recent letter you made a comment on your time living in Waterford City, Eire, saying that you ...

New Video Shows The Best Of Irish Country Life In Retirement When I relocated to Ireland years ago, it wasn't as ...

"Kathleen, we are Americans currently teaching in an international school overseas. My husband is retired U.S. military and currently receives ...

Our Pick For The Best Of Ireland When I'm asked to recommend a single spot in Ireland for the would-be ...

Staples Of The Irish Summer Diet "I remember that summer in Dublin And the Liffey as it stank like hell, ...