Tag: Live abroad

Medellín is one of the world’s most livable cities thanks to its efficient public transportation system, friendly locals, ample green ...

I’ve made a career of scouting the globe to identify interesting places for people to spend time and money. I’ve ...

There are plenty of advantages to living (and investing) overseas when it comes to your U.S. taxes. But not having ...

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

The ideal life for many is being able to take a short drive from home to the beach, or from ...

Apples to apples. That's the principle to keep in mind when comparing costs, both for living and for buying real ...

The following questions about how to retire overseas, which we receive every day, are often preceded by, "I feel a ...

Whacking a log with a stick to make it poop? It doesn't sound like something you'd do to celebrate Christmas, ...

This Sunday before Christmas, I write from Baltimore, Maryland, my home town. I’m here with Lief, along with our daughter ...

Whether you’re just visiting or just moved to this beloved retirement haven, you might be overwhelmed by what to do ...

When you're planning a move to a new country, it helps to surround yourself with supportive, like-minded people. Your fellow ...

Editor's Note:  This is an extract from my book, “At Home At Los Islotes”. Revealing the behind-the-scenes story of Lief ...

Mark Twain summed up behavior like this: "The cat, having sat upon a hot stove lid, will not sit upon ...

In these dispatches each day I tease and tempt you with pictures of the glorious new life you could create ...

As a reader of Live and Invest Overseas, you probably have dreams of living in another country, as I did ...

From Panama to Paris I flew for the weekend… Then early this morning I was on a plane to Dublin, from ...

Cordon Bleu pastry chef, Frédéric Hoël, held up two handfuls of dough, one that you could have mistaken for a ...

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

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

I made my first international move, from Baltimore, Maryland, to Waterford, Ireland, with the support of my longtime employer. He ...

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

This week, as we celebrate Live And Invest Overseas’ 16th anniversary, we’ve been taking a stroll down memory lane, remembering ...

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

Belize, a nation of immigrants, has adopted and adapted Christmas traditions from abroad and combined them with Mayan traditions that ...

The Spanish property market came under close scrutiny in the years leading up to Brexit. Many hoped for a mass ...

I woke up this morning, brewed a pot of Irish breakfast tea, and, as has been my custom for decades ...

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

Do I feel more or less American living overseas? I get this question a lot. And, as the United States ...

This jetset haven boasts powder-sand beaches lapped by electric-blue waters—including one that’s routinely listed as the world’s best—yet it may ...

A man extends his hand to a woman he barely knows. She smiles and accepts. He leads her to an ...

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

Do you file the FBAR? A few weeks ago, the United States Supreme Court handed down an important judgment... It ...

One of the perks when you live abroad: “I’ve hired a yacht. “We’ll sail the inner Hebrides… snorkel in secluded ...

I had packaged the weeklong tour of Ireland, marketed it to readers of International Living, the travel magazine I was ...

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

Why... how... and where.Those are the three big questions to answer as you consider the world map in the context ...

When the first Western-born sailors reached the island in 1508, they were greeted by an estimated 10,000 Maya inhabitants living ...

One of the many things to figure out in your new life overseas is how to vote back in the ...

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

Moving overseas comes with a lot of goodbyes. We say farewell to our houses, our families, our coworkers, and our ...

I lived in Panama for eight years, in Panama City… which lies on the country’s southern, Pacific coast. My extended ...

"In 2013 my wife Carolyn and I decided we needed a change. Our lives in Hawaii were stalled." Dusty Tubbs ...

An American, a Norwegian, a Mexican, an Indian, and a Lithuanian sit down to lunch… No, it’s not the start ...

Being a digital nomad is all about freedom of movement. Different from a remote worker (an employee of a company ...

One question I’m asked more than most any other is to do with structures. Specifically: Do you need one?

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 ...

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