James Joyce’s “The Dead” is often praised as the greatest Irish short story ever written. Though I first read the ...

Belize is many good things and recognized for many advantages and attractions, but medical care is not typically one of ...

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

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

We recently wrote an article about our best overseas havens, and with the holidays quickly catching up to us, we ...

I didn’t realize it at the time, but, when I bought a pre-construction apartment on Panama City’s Avenida Balboa 17 ...

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 ...

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

This week I’m hosting my annual Offshore Wealth Summit from Paris. For the first time ever, it’s a virtual event. ...

Corozal is the name of both a district and a town in northern Belize. Nestled on the Bay of Chetumal, ...

Years ago, a friend—a smart guy... a guy who’d been around the block... done business all over the world—engaged an ...

When visiting a new country, we usually tend to favor traveling during the summer months—peak tourist season. But is it ...

Over the weekend I read one of those Q&A articles in a mainstream financial publication. A reader had written in ...

Negotiating a real estate deal in another country—both the purchase and the sale—is likely to be different for you than ...

Your most important ally when buying, selling, or renting real estate overseas is your attorney. First thing, therefore, when beginning ...

A spouse who’s all in for retiring overseas and a spouse who isn’t entirely sure is quite common. Unfortunately, there ...

If you want to open a bank account in the United States, you walk into a branch of a bank ...

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

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

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

Starting on New Year’s, Panama has different ways of celebrating the public holidays. Some holidays are celebrated with parades and ...

You hear them before you see them. Coming through the Square Samuel Rousseau, winding past the chestnut trees and rose ...

Moving a pet across international borders can be a daunting process, but not an impossible one. There are only a ...

The question I get more than any other is to do with structures. At every conference we host and in ...

Other than “How can I move my pet overseas?”, “How can I find a vet once I’ve made the move ...

I’ve been reviewing the schedule of confirmed speakers for my Offshore Wealth Virtual Summit taking place later this month, to ...

Poor infrastructure in Central America has left the Caribbean coast largely untouched. In Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras pretty ...

As I lay in my hammock watching the sunset paint the sky behind the green hills that surround the fishing ...

Located in the picturesque blue waters of the Mediterranean, the beautiful island of Cyprus has been a top spot for ...

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to keep people from moving about as freely as they could before, real estate buyers ...

For North Americans, Halloween is all about jack-o-lanterns, spooky or comical costumes, trick-or-treating, and excessive candy consumption. In other parts ...

Around the globe, countries have faced the COVID-19 pandemic differently. In Colombia, we experienced strict lockdowns that affected our ability ...

After four months in northern Illinois, Kathleen and I are taking our leave of these United States this weekend. That ...

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

I'm never shy when it comes to singing the praises of my adopted home and favorite city: Paris. But I've ...

Boquete, Panama’s #1 expat haven, is also a wonderland for tourists and locals alike. There is so much to do ...

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

On Oct. 1, Belize reopened its Philip Goldson International Airport to receive international flights. Prime Minister Dean Barrow commented that the country is now ready to receive ...

If you’d been thinking about taking your job on the road and embracing the digital-nomad lifestyle sometime in the future, ...

What a world we’re living in, right? The biggest global pandemic in 100 years... continuing terrorist threats... war... famine... mass ...

All the world is asking: Trump or Biden? But it’s the wrong question. You can’t control the outcome of next ...

Over the past several years Colombia has been revealing itself to be a great expat destination and one of the ...

Safety is one of the top decisive factors when choosing where to travel and/or relocate, and rightly so. We all ...