Tag: Move abroad

"What are we doing?" Lief asked me the other morning as we were dressing for the day, rushed, hurried, confirming ...

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

Yesterday I began telling you about the program I’ve developed as a result of my five international moves. It’s a ...

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

You may have a solid idea of the essentials you need to tick off the list before moving your life ...

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

All this week, as we celebrate Live and Invest Overseas’ 13th anniversary, we’ve been taking a stroll down memory lane, ...

Yesterday, I promised thoughts today on where Live And Invest Overseas is headed next. All this week, as we’re celebrating ...

Don’t judge a country by its food. Or, at least, not by the first dish you experience. On my first ...

We here at Live and Invest Overseas receive more questions to do with collecting Social Security and using Medicare while ...

"Do you know where our passports are?" my husband asked, sounding slightly panicked over the phone. I was away on ...

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

I'd say that this world of ours is a pretty great place to be. I make the point in case ...

As I mentioned last week, the Forbes reporter who interviewed me recently wondered about the implications of the pandemic for anyone planning a ...

The first and perhaps most important step you must take to make sure that you arrive where you want to ...

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

With just three days remaining until New Year 2021, I challenge you to get up and get going. It's time. ...

James Joyce’s “The Dead” is often praised as the greatest Irish short story ever written. Though I first read the ...

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

“In 2013 my wife Carolyn and I decided we needed a change. Our lives in Hawaii were stalled.” That’s how ...

Having spent the majority of this year unable to travel due to closed borders has made many people anxious. The ...

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

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

While some countries make residency difficult and painful to acquire (ahem, France), others make it exceedingly easy. They want foreign ...

The question I get more than any other is to do with structures.  At every conference we host and in ...

Other than “How can I move my pet overseas?”, “How can I find a vet once I’ve made the move ...

Why would anyone want to become a legal resident of another country? If you're interested in becoming a resident of ...

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

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

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

One of the most frequently asked questions by travelers is if their current health insurance will keep them safe and ...

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

One skill that is extremely beneficial for living, traveling and investing overseas is the ability to speak multiple languages. Being ...

“Can I move my dog/cat overseas?” Yes, absolutely. Whether or not you can bring your furry friends along with you ...

Planning a retirement/move overseas can be overwhelming if you’re a first timer or if you’re making the decision to leave ...

Imagine your ideal lifestyle. Then look at the numbers in that context. Where will the budget you’ve got buy you ...