Tag: move overseas

What if you could go anywhere, do anything, and spend your time and your money any way you wanted? My ...

In August, Paris all but shut down, as did much of Europe. The annual exodus that has Parisians fleeing from ...

Madeira is an archipelago made up of three main islands (Madeira, Porto Santo, and the Desertas) that float 1,000 kilometers ...

Spain’s geography is as varied as her history. Filling most of the Iberian Peninsula—the closest U.S. state in terms of ...

This time next week I’ll be in Valencia, MCing our annual Live And Invest in Spain Conference. If you’re interested ...

Low costs, great health care, and welcoming communities await. These are the best places to live in Colombia for expats ...

Looking for an English-speaking haven that offers sunshine, culture, and affordable living? Belize could be your perfect match. Here’s a ...

The U.S. State Department has issued a Worldwide Caution Security Alert for American citizens. We’re meant to be more cautious ...

I’m old enough to remember lazy Long Island, NY summer days before air conditioning. Hot. Humid. Sticky. I’m talking about ...

I’ve made a career battling rose-colored viewpoints. No place is perfect, I remind you regularly, dear reader. Everywhere has its ...

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

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

Today I want to bring your attention to two things that Americans should but usually don’t think about when buying ...

I’ve made a career of scouting the globe to identify interesting places for people to spend time and money. I’ve ...

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

More and more people are catching on to the idea that better lifestyle and investment opportunities can be found beyond ...

We’ve just released our annual Overseas Retirement Index and, as always, this massive undertaking is met with great excitement… In ...

The following questions about how to retire overseas, which we receive every day, are often preceded by, "I feel a ...

I’m about to ring in my seventh year as a resident in France, and I’ve so far celebrated in a ...

Whether you’re just visiting or just moved to this beloved retirement haven, you might be overwhelmed by what to do ...

If you’ve ever spent time in Portugal you’re likely familiar with the beautiful clamshell-shaped, traditionally copper-hammered cooking devices called cataplanas. Aromatics ...

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

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, over 31 million Americans claim Irish ancestry. They make up a large proportion of ...

In 1989, Italian schoolteacher Mauro Morandi was sailing between Corsica and Sardinia when the engine of his catamaran gave up. ...

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

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

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 ...

Some years ago, back home in Baltimore for the holidays, I caught up with an old friend. Bill had a ...

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

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

I’m a native Californian... such a native Californian, in fact, I was actually born in Hollywood. I always lived in ...

I made my first international move, from Baltimore, Maryland, to Waterford, Ireland, with the support of my longtime employer. He ...

We often get questions from readers about currency risk when moving overseas… Concerns about currency exchange fluctuations are valid, especially ...

The world is alive with opportunity. Specifically, in the context of the conversation we carry on in these dispatches, the ...

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 ...

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

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

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

You make three decisions in life that matter. You choose what to do to support yourself. You choose who to ...

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

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

Move overseas and you join a distinguished clan. Think Marco Polo, Rousseau, Einstein, Hemmingway, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, ...

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 ...

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, ...