Tag: Medellin

I've spoken with lots of potential expats who are trying to choose between Cuenca, Ecuador, and Medellín, Colombia... even though ...

I am still surprised by the reactions I get when I tell people I live in Medellín, Colombia. A few ...

The first time I ever recommended Americans think about retiring overseas was back in 1985. When I began making these ...

Lief and I are counting down the days until our chance to return to Medellín, Colombia, next month.It’s been far ...

Excellent infrastructure... strong investor rights... appreciating property markets... Biggest salsa festival in the world... plus important theater and poetry festivals... ...

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

I’m looking forward to returning to Medellín next month for the first time in more than two years. Kathleen and ...

Many are moving to Medellín, Colombia, to retire, yes, but another expat demographic is seeking out this sunny, welcoming, and ...

My husband was a wine distributor when we lived in Illinois, and we spent many vacations in California's famous wine ...

When I first looked around for housing for the elderly in Medellín, Colombia, where I've been living for the past ...

As we finalize the speaker invitations for our first in-person Colombia event in two years, I've been thinking back on ...

The first place I ever recommended Americans think about retiring overseas was Costa Rica. That was back in 1985. A ...

I've been spending time and investing money in Colombia and reporting on those adventures for more than 10 years. Still, ...

"Let me know when you start talking about mild climates and I'll consider it. I have no interest in tropical ...

I've been covering this beat for more than 35 years. And, as I've been reporting this week, I've identified one ...

I want you to conduct a little test for me... This Thursday, when you're sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner with ...

The "currency discount," as we call it, on offer in Colombia for U.S. dollar holders right now translates to 55% ...

We're in a frothy situation... Right now, the United States is one of the most overheated property markets in the ...

What if you could retire early... even with a small nest egg and little income? What if you could live ...

Aside from the dozens of queries that fill our mailbags every week from readers looking for a warm, sunny destination, ...

If anyone had told me six years ago that today I would be living in Colombia, I would have laughed. Back ...

Medellín versus Cartagena... which is the better city for living and investing? We hear this question a lot, so today ...

"I get two weeks of vacation a year from my stressful job, and you want me to spend one of ...

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

We dollar-holders have enjoyed increasing buying power abroad each year since 2013, with every year eclipsing the last. Procrastinators and ...

One of the big lessons we learned over the last year is our ability to be more self-sufficient. Between restaurant ...

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

When visiting a new country, we usually tend to favor traveling during the summer months—peak tourist season. But is it ...

When Lief and I sat down to map out the plan for our new book "How To Buy Real Estate ...

Around the globe, countries have faced the COVID-19 pandemic differently. In Colombia, we experienced strict lockdowns that affected our ability ...

If you’d been thinking about taking your job on the road and embracing the digital-nomad lifestyle sometime in the future, ...

Over the past several years Colombia has been revealing itself to be a great expat destination and one of the ...

When planning a move overseas, most people are concerned with how much money they will need to achieve their retirement ...

The benefits of spending time in water are well documented, as are the ways that simply living near water is ...

We recently wrote an article to answer the question, what is an expat? The short answer is that an expat ...

The atmosphere of Colombia and its people, the cheerfulness in the streets, maintains a certain air of serenity and peace. ...

Recently I saw a report that's important for anyone who wants to get into the lucrative rental market in Medellín, ...

I recently shared a cup of coffee with a couple in their mid-40s living here in Medellín, Colombia. As RJ ...

"The mountains are beautiful, but where is the closest beach?" If you're a water lover like me, your first impression ...

How To Lose Weight, Reduce Stress, And Live Healthier Than Ever By Relocating To This Sunny Haven My boyfriend and ...

The 11th annual Season of Classical Music is underway at the Teatro Metropolitano Jose Gutierrez Gomez in Medellín. Running from ...

Editor's Pick—Top Rental Investment Opportunity In Our Favorite Emerging Market We don't normally report on individual real estate listings in ...

"Kathleen, when will you speak in New York? Your online Calendar of Events is headlined by the content (Colombia, Belize, ...

What Am I...Crazy? I've Been Called Worse Years ago, when my son was young, I was the leader for his ...

The Gloves Are Off—Panama City And Medellin Toe-To-Toe The best way to approach the challenge of deciding where in the world ...

Christmas In Medellin--A World-Class Festival Of Lights I've been spending Christmas abroad since 2001 and have come to love the ...