Tag: ‘France’

The average American aged 65 or older spends $4,818 per month to live in the United States. Meantime, the average ...

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

The world is alive with opportunity. Specifically, in the context of the conversation we carry on in these dispatches, the ...

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 ...

Back in Paris now to enjoy the holidays with our children and granddaughter... all of whom call the City of ...

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

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

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

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

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

Is there any mode of transport so pleasant… so relaxing… so civilized… as train travel? In Europe, at least, I’d ...

Two countries, six cities, and a dozen or so towns and villages in 10 days… This past scouting trip was ...

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 ...

“Every home should have at least a pair of Cypress trees at the entry. One at either side of the ...

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

The overseas property market is booming, and now is a better time than ever to invest in real estate. Offshore ...

For people with disabilities, accessibility in an overseas haven is key. Countries around the world are making an effort to ...

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

I started to think of expert tips for renovating rental property overseas, in advance of the purchase of the property ...

Ever wonder what is the secret to making friends while living abroad? Twenty-five years ago, Lief and I moved to ...

A three-hour train ride from Paris will transport you to the best coastal city in France you’ve never heard of… ...

In a world filled with solid options for a richer, better life overseas, where's truly the best place to reposition ...

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

I am coming to the end of my visit to my one-time home of Panama, where I lived for seven ...

When considering a move overseas, it’s important to take a serious look at the expat community in prospective new locations. ...

Deauville, known as the Parisian Riviera and the “Saint-Tropez Normande,” is one of the most famous getaways from Paris... Located ...

As we’re discussing with the record-setting crowd online with us for this week’s Live And Invest In Europe Virtual Conference, ...

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

Day by day in these dispatches, I work to show you that you can reinvent your life for the better ...

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

I’ve been hosting conferences on living, retiring, and investing overseas for more than 30 years. At these events I’ve met ...

Talk about an inflation-busting opportunity… For the price of a mid-range car, you could own a village in Europe. Somewhere ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

"What are we doing?" Lief asked me the other morning as we were dressing for the day, rushed, hurried, confirming ...

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

Europe has been a draw for me since I was in high school. I saved up my junior year to ...