Tag: live overseas

Bocas del Toro stands out from the rest of Panama… The vibe here is Caribbean-Calypso. The people are unfailingly good-natured, ...

I’ve been a fan of Europe for a long time. My husband and I met in Ireland, and later moved ...

In January 1994, I moved to Argentina. By that time, I had already done short stints in Chad and Kazakhstan. ...

In the last issue, I began telling you about the biggest aspects of moving overseas—the things that, in my experience ...

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

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

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

Belize is a beautiful, safe, welcoming wonderland of wide-open spaces and sugar-sand beaches. An idyllic place offering both quintessential escape ...

Gun laws vary in every country. It is important to understand that gun ownership is a privilege, not a right. ...

The following questions, which we receive every day, are often preceded by, "I feel a little foolish asking, but I'm ...

Global diversification—that is, spreading your assets across multiple countries—is the only way to free yourself from becoming just another cog ...

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

Buying real estate in Portugal is one of the best things that you can do right now. It has grown ...

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

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

Although firmly on the map as a world-class retirement haven, parts of Panama are still relatively undiscovered. The country’s Veraguas ...

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

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

After 32 years of marriage and four children, my husband and I were retiring to Belize in six weeks... Being ...

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

Panama has been on Live And Invest Overseas’ radar for more than 20 years, and its investment fundamentals continue to ...

Last week I enjoyed three days online live with more than 100 Live And Invest Overseas readers interested in exploring ...

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 ...

Lief and I have tromped a lot of beaches. From Nicaragua to Belize, from Uruguay to Ecuador, from the shores ...

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

Going Solo In Belize Belize has made concerted efforts to grow in sustainable ways. It's one of the reasons that ...

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

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

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

The other day a friend asked, “Is that ‘White Christmas’?” The song was in Spanish, but the tune was easily ...

Panama or Belize? When considering the best places to retire, many people dream about living abroad in a warm, tropical ...

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

"Do you think he'd take US$10,000?" "Yes, I'm pretty sure he'd jump at that." "Would he take US$8,500? At US$8,500, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The friendliest spot in Belize? If you ask me, that's Ambergris Caye, the little island just offshore from where we're ...

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 ...

If you could have any view from your window, what would you most like it to be?Over the three-and-a-half decades ...

Renting Real Estate Overseas I have a friend who moved to Paris a year or two before Kathleen and I ...

After living abroad part-time in Guanajuato, Mexico, for 15 years, I've noticed that, for many expats, the relationship of living ...