Why Loja Is Ecuador’s Hidden Gem For Living Like A Local
Loja, Ecuador, is the object of my most remarkable failed prediction. In fact, of two failed predictions. Loja is one ...
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Learning To Slow Down In Abruzzo, The Sweet Spot Of Italy
"Abruzzo is the sweet spot of Italy," Kat Kalashian—emcee of our Live and Invest in Italy Conference last week—told us in ...
Champagne Faces Strong Competition Against Europe’s “Other” Sparkling Wines
Champagne is losing its sparkle in Europe. In 2014, for the sixth year running, exports of cava—Spain’s most-loved sparkling white ...
How To Reduce Or Eliminate The Big Three Expenses In Your Retire Overseas Budget
DailyWorth challenged three women to cut their discretionary spending in half. The first, a 43-year-old self-employed organizer, cut weekly expenses ...
10 Questions To Ask About Your Overseas Health Insurance Policy
On the one hand, you’re relieved to be escaping the Obamacare mess at home. But what standard can you expect ...
Canal Or No Canal: 9 Reasons To Love Nicaragua
The proposed Nicaragua canal hit the headlines last week when its main financial backer’s net wealth experienced a major nosedive. ...
Don’t Pay Taxes, Invest In Infrastructure
In Guatemala officials recently proposed that private companies invest in the construction of local public works to an equivalent ...
10 Things You Thought You Were Too Old For
As we age, many of us feel that we outgrow certain things. Others might even tell you that that you ...
Canada, South Korea And Denmark Implicated In Panamanian Money Laundering Scandal
Former Panamanian President Martinelli continues to draw allegations of corruption and wrong doing in the ongoing trial. New testimonies allege ...
Biometric Data Collection At EU Borders
The European Commission seeks to establish a smart borders entry-exit System in the EU. Currently under consideration, this system, reserved ...
Ditch New York, Move To Nicaragua
When it comes to buying real estate or renting an apartment, they say it's all about location, and that's no ...
Top 5 Ways To Celebrate Your Retirement
It’s over. A lifetime of work, even if it’s work you love, takes its toll. You’ve probably spent the last ...
Report Predicts Vacationers Will Swap The Mediterranean For The Baltic
A recent report from the European Union predicts vacationers will swap the Mediterranean for the Baltic due to the impact ...
Are Smart Cars A Dumb Idea?
Do you want a refrigerator that will put milk and broccoli on a shopping list for you? How about a ...
A Town In Italy Is Giving Away Free Homes
Sound too good to be true? In most cases it probably would be. But many takers disagree. The small Sicilian ...
Study: World Health Problems Getting Worse
Good news if you’re a doctor, bad news for nearly everyone else: World health problems are getting worse. Nearly everyone ...
Costa Rica’s Public Employees Scrutinized
Data from Costa Rica’s Comisión Central Evaluadora de Incapacidades shows that Costa Rica’s public employees take five times as many ...
Naked Tourists Caused Earthquake, Malaysian Government Says
In response to a deadly earthquake that killed more than a dozen people in Sabah, Malaysia, on June 5, the ...
Top 10 Overseas Travel Adventures For Single Women
These days, more and more women are unattached in their retirement. Many of them are enjoying this new phase of ...
Happiest Country In The World: Switzerland
Switzerland has been named the happiest country in the world, according to the most recent World Happiness Report. In the report, ...
Algarve Nominated For Best European Beach Destination
Portugal’s Algarve region has again been nominated in the Best European Beach Destination category of the World Travel Awards. Other ...
Ireland Legalizes Drugs For A Day
As governments around the world begin to adopt liberal legislation on drug possession and ditch the failed war on drugs, ...
Panamanian Environmental Protections Signed Into Law
Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela signed an environmental bill earlier this month, protecting an 85,000-hectare area of wetlands outside the ...
Wireless Carriers Must Unlock Cellphones
Wireless carriers in the United States are now liable to unlock cellphones once the user’s contract is paid off, in ...
The Most Beautiful Place On Earth
In Monte Carlo recently, we were window-shopping. Not only when we peeked at the displays in the windows of Cartier ...
World’s Least And Most Expensive Countries
Switzerland has been ranked the most expensive country to live in, and India the least expensive, according to an infographic ...
Christmas Around The World—Strange Traditions And Exotic Celebrations
Belize—Home Renovations and Island Parades Belize uses Christmas as an excuse for spring cleaning and home renovations, from general sprucing ...
Chile’s Gleaming City By The Sea
Viña del Mar achieved prominence as a city in the 1870s and came into its own as a resort in ...
Nazi Symbols In Thai Government Film To Be Removed
Thai officials are describing a situation in which Nazi symbols briefly appear in an official government film as a “misunderstanding,” ...
10 Lessons To Learn Living Overseas
Seventeen years living overseas, first in Ireland, then France, now Panama, have taught me… 10 Lessons To Learn Living Overseas ...
Danes Best Nonnative English Speakers
The best nonnative English speakers in the world come from Denmark, according to a study by Education First. Education First, ...
Travel Insurance And Alcohol
Alcohol mixes well in cocktails—not with travel insurance. Travel insurance and alcohol can be an expensive combination. Whether your travels ...
Top 10 Gay-Friendly Destinations
Alternative lifestyles are finally receiving long over-due acceptance in Western society. Once relegated to concealing their relationships, same-sex couples can ...
The World’s 20 Strangest Drinking Customs
Few things tell you more about a nation's people than they way the guzzle their booze. Of course, knowing how to ...
Self-Sufficient Living In Cayo, Belize
The Simple, Self-Sufficient Life "Hmmm...no food, no cook, and no sign of any barbecue," I said to friends Bohn and ...
Foodie Retirement Haven: George Town, Malaysia
George Town, Malaysia, is not only one of Asia’s best options for retirement living, but also a top choice worldwide. ...
Marijuana-Infused Drinks Hit Shelves
You can smoke it, eat it, and apparently you can drink your marijuana, too. Marijuana-infused drinks are becoming increasingly popular—and profitable. ...
New Plant Species Discovered In Panama
Panama’s tropical environment is host to a wide array of plant species—more than 10,000. Recently, this number grew by one, ...
The New York Times: End Federal Marijuana Ban
The New York Times is putting its voice behind the growing calls for the United States government to end the ...
Fist Bump Gets Boost
A fist bump instead of a handshake could keep you from getting sick by preventing the spreading of germs, according ...
10-Year-Old Sex Toy Found Inside Woman
A 38-year-old woman in Scotland recently discovered that she’d had a sex toy inside her vagina for 10 years. The ...
Why You Should Be Considering Cali, Colombia
Friendly, Pleasant, Welcoming, Safe, And Cheap—This City Is Not What You Think It Is We started the afternoon with a ...
Choose The Overseas Retirement Haven That’s Right For You
Who Should Retire Overseas Where? Where should you retire overseas? Or, considered from a different angle, who should retire overseas ...
Affordable Health Care For Foreign Retirees In Ecuador
Full Medical Coverage For Just US$70 Per Month In This Top Retirement Haven The Ecuador government has made a decision ...
What It’s Really Like To Live In Panama
A Glimpse Of Panama Behind The Curtain (As Only Lief Simon Could Provide) At first, launching a new life in a ...
Sustainable Living In Belize
Turn-Key, Comfortable, And Off-Grid—This Sustainable Investment Comes With A Three-Year Guarantee Friend and developer Phil Hahn updated attendees at last ...
Belize Cost Of Living
The Secret To Getting The Best Deals Even If You're A Gringo "Whether it's to escape the cold, to get out ...
Panama City and Paris
What I Really Think About Life In Panama City Georgia M. wrote from the United States this week to say: ...
Affordable Retirement In The Americas
Three Places To Live The American Retirement Dream Overseas Perhaps you like the idea of stretching your retirement dollars as ...
International Living: Paris To Panama
A Paris Perspective I wrote the feature article for this month’s issue of my Panama Letter (on Casco Viejo, due ...
