Tag: move overseas

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

We speak every day about all the good and compelling reasons to think about launching a new life in a ...

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

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

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

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

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

Heart versus head. When it comes to choosing where to live overseas, both have to play an important part. The ...

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 ...

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

The dictionary defines "retirement" as a state of "being withdrawn from the rest of the world or from a former ...

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

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

It’s gray, dark, and rainy here in Paris… and it’s unlikely to change much over the next couple of months. ...

Clear turquoise waters lapping gently against soft white sand… palm trees rustling in the warm breeze… red and blue fishing ...

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 ...

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. ...

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

The Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (FEIE) is one of the only expat’s line of defense against the IRS. It's a ...

Twenty years ago, Vicki and I spent our first Christmas in Paris. We stayed in Paris all that winter and ...

For tourists and foreign residents, Cuenca's Christmas Eve Paseo del Niño parade, or Passing of the Child, is a colorful, ...

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 ...

The best-known face of Belize is its white sand-fringed island known as Ambergris Caye… the one that Madonna dubbed “La ...

My first trip to Belize, some 35 years ago, was organized courtesy of the Belize Tourism Authority. I was a ...

Yesterday, I told you about two of the biggest things I've learned through my international moves and experiences as an ...

My expat story started very close to the start of my life. I was only 7 years old when we ...

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

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

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

When the first Western-born sailors reached the island in 1508, they were greeted by an estimated 10,000 Maya inhabitants living ...

I lived in Panama for eight years, in Panama City… which lies on the country’s southern, Pacific Coast. My extended ...

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

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 ...

What if the country where you'd like to retire uses a currency other than the U.S. dollar? That is, how ...

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 ...

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

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