Tag: move overseas

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 ...

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

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

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

Historically in these dispatches, we've given a lot of virtual ink to Latin America. That's because it's nearby to North ...

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

“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 ...