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I was vacationing in the Caribbean all the time. I was working 50 weeks a year, then I spent every...

English-speaking islands offer island life with some of the familiarity of home. Visit or relocate to any of these islands...

Why were Lief and I drawn to Panama in the first place, some 26 years ago? And why have we...

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...

What if you could go anywhere, do anything, and spend your time and your money any way you wanted? As...

You hear from me every day in these dispatches on some aspect of living and retiring overseas. One day I’m...

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

Twenty years ago, Vicki and I spent our first Christmas in Paris, France. We stayed in Paris all that winter...

These days, as you know, Lief and I are dividing our time between Panama and Paris. This holiday season 2023,...

Belize, a nation of immigrants, has adopted and adapted Christmas traditions from abroad and combined them with Mayan traditions that...

"Do you know where our passports are?" my husband asked, sounding slightly panicked over the phone. I was away on...

The Celts, Romans, and Moors knew a good thing when they saw it. And so did we. With abundant sunshine,...

Portugal is home to Europe’s best beaches, 1,115 miles of coastline, and 300 days a year (3,300 hours) of sunny...

The historic town of Aveiro, situated on the west coast a little less than an hour's drive from Porto, is...

Belize is a beautiful, safe, welcoming wonderland of wide-open spaces and sugar-sand beaches. An idyllic place offering both quintessential escape...

After 32 years of marriage and four children, my husband and I were retiring to Belize in six weeks... Being...

The first and perhaps most important step you must take to make sure that you arrive where you want to...

Health care is a primary concern for anyone moving overseas but some expat hopefuls have misgivings about getting treatment outside...

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

If Panama is on your retire overseas radar then doubtless you’ve heard of the mountain town of Boquete. Home to...

For me and Belize, it was love at first sight. From the first morning I arrived in Belize City, some...

My high-powered, six-speed Opel was stranded... stopped partway through a turn onto a narrow, cobblestoned street, much to the annoyance...

Belize is many things… many of them diminutive. It’s a tiny country with a small population. Density is low… and...

If you're after the best quality of life for your future... Without any danger of burning through your nest egg......

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

Summer 2023 has been the season of international travel for Americans, who have touched down in Europe and the Pacific...

In the context of Europe, Spain is fantastically affordable. Many North Americans have this perception of Western Europe as being...

If anyone had told me eight years ago that today I would be living in Colombia, I would have laughed. Back...

Lief and I are counting down the days until our chance to return to Medellín, Colombia, next month.It’s been far...

As the saying goes, "Time flies when you’re having fun..." I couldn’t agree more. It’s hard to believe… but it’s...

I've been spending time and investing money in Colombia and reporting on those adventures for more than 10 years. Still,...

Not any one place in the world is completely safe, but these are our picks for the places where you...

I got an email from a reader recently that I’ve been thinking a lot about. I want to address it...

The Unabomber is dead. You probably saw the news. Last month, Theodore John “Ted” Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber, was...

I’m a big fan of the “Yellowstone” franchise. You might have seen me write about it before. Last Christmas, I...

Whether you are visiting Italy for a romantic getaway, or relocating to Italy to experience Mediterranean life, you are bound...

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

Do I feel more or less American living overseas? I get this question a lot. And, as the United States...

My wife and I made the leap. We moved halfway around the world, to Portugal. Maybe we were a little...

Where’s the best place to be when the world ends? From pandemics to wars to apocalyptic weather, the last few...

This jetset haven boasts powder-sand beaches lapped by electric-blue waters—including one that’s routinely listed as the world’s best—yet it may...

Why should anyone want to live in Europe? Here are the top 11 reasons I can think of… 1. Café...

Lief and I have returned to Panama after three weeks on the road. Much of that time was spent in...

Lief and I have tromped a lot of beaches. From Nicaragua to Belize, from Uruguay to Ecuador, from the shores...

How would you like to opt out of the daily grind and take off for grand global adventures? Today’s technology...

The main reason for setting up a new life overseas is to find a better standard of life than you...

Move overseas and you join a distinguished clan. Think Marco Polo, Rousseau, Einstein, Hemmingway, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor,...

Worried about soaring utility costs? You're not alone. Over the past year, energy costs across the United States have increased...