10 Of The Strangest Christmas Traditions Around The World

December 19, 2022

Celebrating The Holidays Around The World ‘Twas but a few days before Christmas, and all ’round the world, we creatures were stirring… Preparing for the big day, spreading joy and good

What’s Great About Living In Ecuador?

November 28, 2022

Selling Everything And Moving To Ecuador Was The Smartest Thing We Ever Did I was downsized, and I had a baby on the way, so I went into the army. After two years, I was offered a better job with army intelligence. Now I was wearing a suit every day. Then I was a military…

The Best Places To Live Without A Car

November 21, 2022

Ditch Your Car—And Your Second Biggest Expense—When You Move Overseas When I visited relatives back in the States over the summer, we had a lot of the same conversations expats are likely familiar with… Answering friends’ and relatives’ questions about

You Decided You Want To Move To Europe, Here’s What’s Next

November 14, 2022

Creating A Step-By-Step Plan For Your Move Overseas When I moved to Europe four years ago, my destination was clear: I was coming to Paris. I had waited for 12 years to get back, having left it behind in

The Sweet Life In La Rochelle, France

November 7, 2022

Seafood And Sunshine In La Ville Blanche—The Best Coastal City In France You’ve Never Heard Of An easy three-hour train ride from Paris, the medieval port town of La Rochelle boasts the third-highest quality of life in France. Just north of Bordeaux, La Rochelle is one of the top vacation spots for the French—75% of…

Panama Offers A Variety Of Exciting Lifestyles

October 24, 2022

Panama: A Top Choice For Anything You Want To Do Overseas Panama has it all… We often refer to the Hub of the Americas as the world’s #1 “do-anything

Buying Land In Belize: The Complete Guide You Need

October 10, 2022

The Belize Property Rundown Belize is a Commonwealth country and the only English-speaking country in

The Truth About Making Friends Overseas

October 3, 2022

Your New Foreign Friends Will Be Some Of The Best You Make… An American, a Norwegian, a Mexican, an Indian, and a Lithuanian sit down to lunch… No, it’s not the start of a bad joke, it’s what life looks like when you start to make friends in your new home overseas. The lunch I’m…

The Best Places To Live In Panama

September 26, 2022

Where To Retire In Panama We were the first to shine a light on Panama. For more than 25 years Founding Publisher Kathleen Peddicord has been reporting on Panama as one of the world’s best places to live, retire, and invest overseas. This country boasts the best infrastructure and health care in Central America… Ranks…

Would I Change Paris For Life In Barcelona?

September 19, 2022

The Most Modern Historic City On The Med Barcelona has done a lot of growing up in the last 30 years… the changes in the last 15 alone are clear after just a few hours in the city. I was last here in 2007, and back then you couldn’t eat dinner before 9 p.m. If…