Tag: Travel

After a more than two-year hiatus on international travel, we're all looking forward to a summer of unforgettable trips. It's ...

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

Julia, our Simon Letter Managing Editor, is a first-generation Panama immigrant. In fact, she was the first person in her ...

It's tough being a tourist even under the best of circumstances. We arrived as tourists in Sicily at the height ...

“Would you say this is a trend... and that it is growing?” the reporter who interviewed me this week wondered. ...

My 14 favorite things about living in Belize? They'd have to be… #1: Tubing on the Mopan River around Bullet ...

As more and more of the U.S. population is vaccinated, the American tourist is becoming an ever-more desirable visitor worldwide. ...

I’ve been traveling internationally in earnest since I was 21.  It wasn’t until a decade later, though, that I expanded ...

1. In Belize, English is the official language iStock/aga7ta Belize being English-speaking does have its advantages. Paperwork and official forms ...

With the whole world going through a pandemic, many countries have different rules and restrictions regarding travel. This causes a ...

When in Panama… going to the San Blas islands is something you can’t miss. San Blas or Guna Yala is ...

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

If you want to spend time in Belize… certainly if you’re thinking about moving to Belize, you’ve got to shift ...

People with chronic illnesses have a lot to think about when deciding where to retire overseas. Healthcare is already a ...

This doesn't have to be all or nothing. You could "retire overseas" and still spend part or even lots of ...

After months of lockdown-induced restlessness and pandemic-related stress, it's only natural that many of us are dreaming about getting back ...

One skill that is extremely beneficial for living, traveling and investing overseas is the ability to speak multiple languages. Being ...

Planning a retirement/move overseas can be overwhelming if you’re a first timer or if you’re making the decision to leave ...

We here at Live and Invest Overseas are wild romantics. Given that, why haven’t we, we wondered this week, named ...

I traveled to Ecuador for the first time nearly 20 years ago and lived in the country—in Cuenca and in ...

I sat across the street in my car staring at the door to building number 824. I was 21 years ...

Over the past several summers, Lief and I have been leading our children on a do-it-ourselves Grand Tour in series. ...

France has always been serious about collecting tax revenues. Starting in the 16th century and continuing until the French Revolution, ...

Ready to pack your bags and go satisfy your wanderlust? Be sure to have this list checked first. We’ve put ...

Since June 27, 2016, restrictions on tourists driving into Thailand from Laos have been in place as a way to ...

The first scheduled flight from the United States to Cuba in over 50 years left Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at 9:45 ...

As you’d expect, there’s no straight answer to this one. And, it happens a lot more than you might think. ...

Take our word for it. No matter how much due diligence you've done... no matter how ready you are for ...

The small town of Oia on Santorini, a Greek island in the South Aegean Sea, is home to what some ...

September is passport awareness month and the perfect time to get your passport renewed. It’s been nearly 10 years since ...

Vietnam held a military parade on Wednesday to celebrate the country's 70th anniversary of the August Revolution. Around 30,000 people, ...

Central America is home to some of the world’s most beautiful cruise ship destinations. The lure of the Caribbean Sea ...

The European Commission seeks to establish a smart borders entry-exit System in the EU. Currently under consideration, this system, reserved ...

The border crossing between San Diego and Tijuana is the nation’s busiest, and it just got more complicated. As of ...

Cotopaxi volcano has been erupting since late last week, covering roads and homes with volcanic ash. Eruptions in Ecuador have shot ...

Colombia could be the best travel bargain in the world right now because of great exchange rates in almost any ...

From Dubai to Panama, the world’s longest non-stop flight is to begin early next year from Emirates Air. The new ...

It’s over. A lifetime of work, even if it’s work you love, takes its toll. You’ve probably spent the last ...

Authorities throughout the Caribbean are releasing emergency funds to clean up huge masses of pungent, decaying seaweed. The odor from ...

The popular freelance transportation company Uber suspended its operations in France on July 3, following a week of angry and ...

Opinions of the United States are largely positive and improving, according to a recent survey conducted by the Pew Research ...

For the second straight year, well-being in Panama has ranked as the highest in the world, according to the Gallup-Healthways ...

Union Hanover Securities, a London-based real estate and development company, has announced that it is opening a new hotel in ...

Saxony became the last German state to eliminate tuition in October 2014, providing free university education for anyone who wants ...

Following the recent Eastern Partnership summit in Riga, the EU added 19 countries to the list of countries that enjoy ...

The World Economic Forum’s Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index 2015 named Costa Rica the most expensive destination in Central America. ...

On the morning of May 10, a Costa Rica volcano eruption lasted nearly one hour. Costa Rica’s Observatory on Volcanology ...

These days, more and more women are unattached in their retirement. Many of them are enjoying this new phase of ...