Tag: Move abroad

Unless you’re very lucky, your friends and family won’t understand. When you tell them you’re thinking about moving to a ...

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

During the 17 years that my husband and I have been part-time expats in Guanajuato, Mexico, we’ve watched a lot ...

Thinking about moving to Greece? Many Americans are considering relocating to this historic and beautiful country—thanks at least in part ...

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

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

In February, the offshore world was rocked by the news that Portugal was canceling its Golden Visa program. This followed ...

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

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

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

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

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

What does 2023 hold in store for you? Do you approach it with trepidation or enthusiasm? If you’re reading these ...

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

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

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

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

The Forbes reporter who interviewed me recently wanted me to give it to him straight. "Living or retiring overseas," he ...

It might seem that retiring abroad alone could present additional challenges… That taking this big leap on your own could ...

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

When is the right time for you to make a move overseas? Right now. OK, I don't know you personally, ...

One of the biggest lessons of the past two-and-a-half years has been this: We all need to seize opportunities when ...

All this week, as we celebrate Live And Invest Overseas’ 14th 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 ...

Today, Valentine's Day, reminds us all, wherever in the world we are, that love is something to be celebrated. But ...

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

In a matter of days, we will release our 2022 Overseas Retirement Index. This survey presents our selection of the ...

Honestly, there’s only one reason that’ll prevent you from retiring overseas… you’re dead. Other than that, there’s no reason you ...

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

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

Bright and early this morning, our entire far-flung Live and Invest Overseas team convened for this year's Retire Overseas Virtual ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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