Tag: Panama

From the start, Los Islotes captured my imagination. The place seemed almost sacred. The sense of joy I felt the ...

 Los Islotes was Lief’s idea. His thinking was straightforward. He wanted to make money. Lief’s investment focus has always been ...

In the lush highlands of Western Panama lies the small town of Boquete, one of the world’s top retirement destinations. ...

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

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

“I’m here because I need to find a way forward. I feel like I don’t know which way is up ...

I spotlighted Panama for my readers for the first time in 1998.I told them I believed this country was the ...

I lived in Panama for seven years before moving to France.I love life in Paris but there are plenty of ...

In advance of the purchase of the property known as Lahardan House, the 200-year-old Georgian manor home we bought years ...

I went to work for Agora Publishing as a copy editor fresh out of school aged 21. Then I spent ...

“Let me know when you start talking about mild climates and I’ll consider it. I have no interest in tropical ...

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

I would never advise someone to choose a place to live or retire based solely on the jurisdiction’s approach to ...

Corn. Just saying it feels dull. Let’s try Spanish: maíz. That already sounds more interesting. But how intriguing is corn, ...

The overseas property market is booming and this means now is a better time than ever to invest in real ...

Apples to apples. That's the principle to keep in mind when comparing costs, both for living and for buying real ...

We live in a great big beautiful world that is bursting with opportunity around every corner if you decide to ...

These days, as you know, Lief and I are dividing our time between Panama and Paris. This year however, we’re ...

Jimmy Buffett found his island escape when he relocated to sunny, sand-fringed Key West, FL, from Nashville, TN, in the ...

"I've told the buyer from Dublin that the other buyer, the gentleman from Cork, is considering by how much he'd ...

As a 29-year-old living in the highlands of Panama's Chiriquí province, my point of view is different than that of ...

Bocas del Toro stands out from the rest of Panama… The vibe here is Caribbean-Calypso. The people are unfailingly good-natured, ...

When it comes to property buying, I’ve had a love-hate relationship with foreign currencies over the years. My first currency ...

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

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

Panama is a country blessed to be surrounded by water on two sides, with the Caribbean Sea on the north, ...

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

Ever wonder what is the secret to making friends while living abroad? Twenty-five years ago, Lief and I moved to ...

I’ve been hosting conferences on living, retiring, and investing overseas for more than 30 years. At these events I’ve met ...

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 ...

Christmas In The Emerald Isle iStock/eugene_remizov Our seven Christmases in Ireland, we could never bring ourselves to participate in one ...

What better place to spend the holidays than Panama? As the sun shines overhead, the waves lap at your toes, ...

Traveling has always enriched my life. Studying different countries in books and travel articles can be eye-opening... But nothing compares ...

When my children were young and we lived in Paris, we looked forward to our once-a-year trips to the boutique ...

Theodore Roosevelt wanted to extend U.S. power and reach. He wanted a strong navy, and he wanted his naval force ...

All at once, the air was alight, sparkling and crackling. Smoke and sparks cascaded overhead and in all directions. Men ...

I woke up this morning, brewed a pot of Irish breakfast tea, and, as has been my custom for decades ...

“Let me know when you start talking about mild climates and I’ll consider it. I have no interest in tropical ...

Rachel and Sacha are happy new residents of Panama City, Panama. They decided to relocate during the pandemic and finally ...

For those considering a move overseas, Latin America makes a lot of sense… It’s within easy reach of North America, ...

Panama remains one of the best places in the world to live or retire overseas this 2023.It’s also one of ...

Panama has been on Live And Invest Overseas’ radar for more than 20 years, and its investment fundamentals continue to ...

Years ago, when we were preparing for our move from Paris, where we’d been based with our children for four ...

I’ve been back in the United States for a short while—and I’ve already had enough. My takeaway is that, to ...

Looking for an affordable place to retire by the beach? Here you go... our top five picks: #1: Chitré, Panama ...

We give a lot of virtual ink to Latin America… And for good reason. This region checks three of the ...