Tag: live overseas

The countdown is on... To the biggest and most important live and retire overseas event of 2021. Every year for ...

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

Most of us contemplating a move overseas give attention to all the new matters we must prepare for—new languages and ...

Not sure where to retire? Consider living on a sailboat and seeing the world instead of settling in one place. ...

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

This week I've been thinking back and remembering readers I've been fortunate enough to get to know personally. Readers whose ...

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

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

Lief and I spent last week online with hundreds of your fellow Live and Invest Overseas readers talking about why, ...

“Would you say this is a trend... and that it is growing?” the reporter who interviewed me this week wondered. ...

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

My first trip to Belize, about 30 years ago, was organized courtesy of the Belize Tourism Authority. I was a ...

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

It might be easy to get on board with the idea of retiring overseas... But it’s not as easy to ...

You're living rich. Congratulations. In the past, being rich meant spending a lot of money. But then came low-cost jet ...

The global coronavirus quarantines that have shut country borders around the world have given new value to and created renewed ...

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

Retirement is looming. With it comes the challenge of deciding where to live. I plan to take the next three ...

It’s been one of those weeks… From multiple household-wide illnesses to minor annoyances, major frustrations, and serious disappointments, it feels ...

No matter where you’re dreaming of reinventing your life overseas, the key to success is a network of support. I’m ...

Should you really be thinking about retiring to a new country? That is... who should consider this idea? Surely it's ...

Longtime editor and friend Lee Harrison and his wife Julie divide their time between California and Mazatlán, Mexico. However, Mazatlán ...

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

As I celebrated my daughter’s first holiday season, the idea of legacy was strong in my mind. As all new ...

“How do I collect my Social Security while living abroad?” is one of the most frequently-asked question we receive here ...

Where in the world will offer the best options for repositioning yourself overseas in 2021? Diversifying your lifestyle and your ...

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

As we've been discussing, Belize is a beautiful, safe, welcoming wonderland of wide-open spaces and sugar-sand beaches. An idyllic place ...

Eventually, COVID-19 will be contained, and global markets and economies will recover. But the experience of having lived through this ...

Belize is a little country… That packs a double punch when it comes to lifestyle upside. Belize is both quintessential ...

Vicki and I spent last Christmas in small-town Taiping, Malaysia. I was Santa Claus. We've stayed many times in Taiping, ...

For my family and me, one of the greatest things about living an expat life has been the combining of ...

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

“Wow... this is a new Panama City. I do not recognize this Panama City... “I was last here,” my friend ...

Finding a way to generate more funds when retired is something that’s probably in the back of the heads of ...

When moving abroad, we usually recommend to not bring things like furniture, appliances, or any other household goods that would ...

Corozal is the name of both a district and a town in northern Belize. Nestled on the Bay of Chetumal, ...

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

A spouse who’s all in for retiring overseas and a spouse who isn’t entirely sure is quite common. Unfortunately, there ...

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

After four months in northern Illinois, Kathleen and I are taking our leave of these United States this weekend. That ...

What a world we’re living in, right? The biggest global pandemic in 100 years... continuing terrorist threats... war... famine... mass ...

All the world is asking: Trump or Biden? But it’s the wrong question. You can’t control the outcome of next ...

Which Overseas Health Insurance Option Is Best For You? Choosing a strategy for health insurance is one of the most ...

For overseas travelers’ insurance from back home may cover them while they are traveling overseas, however these options are limited ...

As you write to remind us regularly, not everyone is cut out for life in the developing world or the ...

After living in Spain, close to Barcelona, for seven years, we (my husband, two children, and I) decided it was ...