Retirement/Living

A friend who relocated his family from the United States to France about the same time we moved from the...

Mark Twain summed up behavior like this: "The cat, having sat upon a hot stove lid, will not sit upon...

Go to school... get a job... work hard for a few decades... retire... then die. For as long as I...

Here's our tale of How We Escaped The Frozen North... We came to Belize from northern Idaho. We were used...

My family moved to Cascais sight unseen. We had spent time in Portugal on several occasions but never with the...

“I’m an older single woman looking for a change. Is overseas retirement an option for me?” This is one of...

It was my third machete. My first was in Santiago where I watched a man use one to shave his...

Laura Washburn, a chef originally from California, and her British husband, Ian, moved to the village of Fourcès, in the...

I’ve been planting flags for more than 25 years at this point… long before I had ever heard about the...

Having just released our 2024 Overseas Retirement Index, we’re eager to be able to share some of the newcomers to...

If there’s one thing I know after more than 35 years covering the live, retire, and do business abroad beat,...

A move overseas comes with many benefits. In the right spots, it can mean a lifestyle upgrade and a budget...

We’ve just released our annual Overseas Retirement Index, and, as always, this massive undertaking is met with great excitement… In...

The just-released 2024 Overseas Retirement Index presents our selection of the world’s best places to retire overseas this year. Our...

Where’s the best place in the world to make a move to in 2024? The answer to that question lies...

We’ve just released our annual Overseas Retirement Index, and, as always, this massive undertaking is met with great excitement… In...

Our annual Overseas Retirement Index presents our selection of the world’s best places to retire overseas. These are beautiful, welcoming,...

If you’re an Overseas Living Letter subscriber, you likely won’t be reading this… I expect instead your head is buried...

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

When I moved abroad in 2001 at age 49, Social Security was far from my mind. Today, with the passage...

Although firmly on the map as a world-class retirement haven, parts of Panama are still relatively undiscovered. The country’s Veraguas...

All the calendar days of a new year in front of us... Each one begging to be filled with discovery....

For most people thinking about retirement, either at home or overseas, budget is a key factor. In my more than...

When traveling or living overseas it is important to learn the local customs and blend into the culture. Rather than...

Portugal is the oldest country in Europe, with the same defined borders since 1139. Before that, it was part of the...

I've been spending time in Portugal since 2013. I knew after the first visit that this was a special place......

Can you afford to live in Belize? The simple answer, I'd bet, is yes. But the better answer is that...

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

I’m most comfortable in cities with long pasts, and Lisbon’s past is long indeed. This city on the Tagus, one...

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

Portugal’s Silver Coast is a treasure trove of natural wonders, cultural attractions, and culinary delights. Known as Costa de Prata...

A lot has happened in Portugal recently: • The Non-Habitual Residents (NHR) regime expires on Dec. 31, 2023. • The...

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

My team and I have finalized our conference schedule for the new year. Here’s a first look at where and...

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

Offering a wealth of lifestyle opportunities in an array of sun-drenched havens where the cost of living can be less...

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

"I just don't know what to do now... "I mean... what do I do with myself at this stage? Where...

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

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

The friendliest spot in Belize? If you ask me, that's Ambergris Caye, the little island just offshore from where we're...

My first visit to the island of Ambergris Caye, Belize, I climbed down the stairs of the eight-seater airplane, grabbed...

You want something taken out of your thighs, not your bank balance. You want a new set of choppers, not...

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

Is Panama still a good choice for retiring overseas? In a word: yes. But there are some caveats… I was...

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

A place where you can truly get away from it all… These days, it sounds like a tall order. But the world...

Belize is one of my favorite places in the world… My first time in Belize was a press trip. This...

In all my 40 years of experience covering the live and retire overseas beat, one country has stood out above...