Tag: Paris

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

I stood on the cracked sidewalk staring at the door plaque. Yes, this was 824 East Baltimore Street. Maybe my ...

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

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

I would argue that most things in life are better with a twist… something unusual… unexpected… unfamiliar… makes anything more ...

I am a few hours from flying back to Paris from my one-time home of Panama, where I lived for ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

Last week at our Live And Invest In Spain Conference I gave a presentation on bringing your pets overseas with ...

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

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 ...

Health care is a primary concern for anyone moving overseas and, the good news is, in some places around the ...

When I moved to Europe five years ago, my destination was clear: I was going to Paris. I had waited ...

In 2007, I left the publishing company where I’d been working since the age of 21. I thought I was ...

#1. Algarve, Portugal Adobe Stock/kite_rin Portugal's Algarve region is a land of superlatives. These 100 miles of coast offer 3,300 ...

It’s been nearly four years since I packed my bags and left the tropics. I have to admit that I ...

I traveled this week to La Rochelle on an easy three-hour train ride that took me from Paris to the ...

If you could have any view from your window, what would you most like it to be?Over the three-and-a-half decades ...

Just back in Paris after two weeks traveling on the island of Cyprus with our family… including our 2-year-old granddaughter… ...

Speaking to some of our attendees in Portugal last month, many had questions about the cost of living in my ...

Just about anyone who took French in high school has thought, seriously or hypothetically, about moving to France one day. ...

Back in Paris after a couple weeks in my former adopted home of Panama, I was struck anew by all ...

Two decades living overseas, in Ireland, Panama, and France, have taught me... 1. Patience... the kind of patience you learn ...

"You have reminders of Paris all around," our friend born and raised in that city remarked over dinner at our ...

When it comes to living in Europe, you’re not limited by your city or town—perhaps the best thing about living ...

When Lief and I sat down to map out the plan for our book "How To Buy Real Estate Overseas ...

It’s true... Europe doesn’t offer the same shoestring bargain lifestyle options that you can find in Latin America or Asia. ...

As of a few weeks ago, Paris all but shut down, as did much of Europe. The annual exodus that ...

Lief and I are on a plane as you read this... repositioning from Paris to Panama. While I'm always eager ...

You need a good lawyer for your visa renewal In France. Period. My family and I have just finished the ...

World’s best quality of life... World’s best health care... World’s most beautiful cities... Healthiest food… finest wine... The good life ...

It’s finally happening… the world is finally, slowly opening back up again. Here in France, museums and monuments have been ...

Welcome to In Focus: Europe. My name is Kat Kalashian, and I've been an expat in Europe for over 12 years ...

To any keen cyclist, bicycle tourism isn’t a new phenomenon… The concept of traveling to a new country, bike in ...

As I celebrated my daughter’s first holiday season, the idea of legacy was strong in my mind. As all new ...

The benefits of spending time in water are well documented, as are the ways that simply living near water is ...

Last week my husband and I successfully renewed our residency permits here in France, and, boy, are we relieved to ...

In an episode of This American Life recorded back in 2000, writer David Sedaris takes host Ira Glass on a tour of ...