About The Author:

Kat Kalashian

Kat Kalashian in Carvoeiro, Algarve, Portugal

Kat has grown up around the world, living in the United States, Ireland, France, and Panama and has traveled extensively. Upon graduation from university in the United States, she wasted no time in moving abroad again. She has lived in Panama full-time for four years, now working as Managing Editor for Live and Invest Overseas.

Latest Articles



March 22, 2021
Praia do Camilo, Beach, Lagos, Algarve, Portugal.

11 Reasons Why Living In The Algarve Region Has No Match

11 Reasons This Is Our Family’s Favorite European Escape “Have you ever wondered why Portugal is at the center of the world map? “It’s because the Portuguese were the first to map the world…” When you’ve spent a 35-year career traveling and scouting destinations for

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February 8, 2021
Mexico City, Mexico, Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe with Mexico City skyline in the background.

Mexico City Sheds Its Reputation To Reveal A True Expat Haven

You Don’t Have To Be Rich To Live It Up In Mexico City Because so much of the draw of Mexico for foreigners is surf and sand, you don’t hear as much about interior parts of the country. But there is so much more to Mexico than just the coastline… Our correspondent, Patrick Little, spent […]

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February 1, 2021
Bandstand, Cathedral at Plaza de Armas, Durango, Mexico.

Introducing Durango: Bargain Real Estate In Authentic Mexico

This Place Is As Close As It Gets To “The Real Mexico” As our staff prepares for our virtual Live and Invest in Mexico Conference (and it snows here in Paris), I can’t help but be a little distracted by the thought of the warm sunshine and swaying palm trees… It’s been a few years since I […]

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