About The Author:

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Valentine grew up in France, splitting her time between Paris and Normandy as a child. For university, she moved to Toulouse in the Southwest of France where she earned her degree in marketing. After four years working for a French website in Paris and travelling the world one month a year, she felt the urge for a long-term international experience. As she had visited almost all continents but Latin America, she bought a one-way ticket to Panama and set out on her new adventure. Shortly after, she met the Live and Invest Overseas team and began her career managing conferences. She has been working as Conference Director for Live and Invest Overseas for a year, combining her passion for helping people and her love of travel. When she is not working on organizing conferences, Valentine enjoys reading and travelling the country looking for the best beaches and outdoor activities in Panama.

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Tulum, Mexico, is a rare blend of white-sand beach, jungle, and Mayan ruins

5 Most Popular Places To Live In Mexico As An Expat

With anything in life, the easiest option isn’t always the best. In fact, it almost never is. But, for North Americans considering your options overseas, “closer than ever” Mexico breaks this rule. It’s hard to find fault with a country that offers a wide range of lifestyle options (from jungle to beach to mountain living)… […]

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view across the valle of vilcabamba ecuador

How Living In Vilcabamba, Ecuador Can Put Years On Your Life

World’s Healthiest Retirement Haven? In 1973, the village of Vilcabamba, Ecuador was put on the map by an article in National Geographic by Dr. Alexander Leaf from Harvard. Leaf had traveled to Ecuador to investigate the world’s healthiest and longest-living people. Or so they were believed to be at the time… Later accounts revealed that the local […]

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The 6 Top Places To Live In Panama Today

The Panama Shortlist—Top 6 Places To Consider Today Last week, as we opened registration for our 2019 Live and Invest in Panama Conference, I mentioned that your lifestyle options in this little country—about the size of South Carolina—are diverse. Today, I’d like to hone in on the best spots in Panama to consider today… as recommended […]

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Panama: From Developing Country To Dream Destination

The American Dream And Where To Find It “The American dream is still very much alive. You just have to look outside America to find it.” So said a store-owner in Coronado, Panama, to our in-house Managing Editor, Charles Conn. And nobody could agree with her more than Charles… Charles grew up in Panama with […]

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view across Cali, colombia. View from a mountain across a misty valley with the high rise buildings of Cali in the distance

7 Reasons To Consider Cali: The Salsa Capital Of Colombia

7 Reasons To Live In “The City Of Eternal Summer” A couple weeks back, I ran a comparison of Medellín and Cartagena—the two Colombian cities most popular with expats. With our 2018 Live and Invest in Colombia Conference just around the corner, I’d like to bring a third option to the mix today: Cali. Renowned as the […]

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