Archives

Tour Eiffel aerial view, Paris, France.

Returning To My Childhood Neighborhood In Paris

I Swore I’d Never Live In This Part Of Paris Again… I’m never shy when it comes to singing the praises of my adopted home and favorite city: Paris. But I’ve had Paris on the brain even more than usual over the last few weeks… I presented a couple talks on France and Paris at…

Abruzzo, Italy

Abruzzo, Italy: An Affordable Italian Lifestyle Beyond Tuscany

This Is The Best Of Italian Living—At A Bargain Price As you ski lazily down a gentle slope, a ray of sunshine hits your face, and you look down to the coastline… The sun is glittering on the Adriatic and has just illuminated the endless vineyards and olive groves that lead down from the mountains…

Praia de Iracema, Fortaleza, Brazil

Discover Why Fortaleza, Brazil Is A Top Expat Paradise

Last week, LIOS’ widespread experts, expats, and editors took attendees at our 2020 Retire Overseas Virtual Conference on a tour of the top 21 destinations worth your consideration for living and investing in today… One of the places that recently entered this top 21 list is Brazil… We haven’t talked much about Brazil here before.…

Live near water

The Reasons Why You Should Live Near Water

The benefits of spending time in water are well documented, as are the ways in which simply living near water is good for you. New studies are showing that spending time in and around water has positive impacts on both cognitive and physical health. Just to see and hear water can reduce cortisol levels, provide…

Immigration and residency

How The Residency Process Gets Easier

Keeping It Legal In Your New Home Last week Harry and I successfully renewed our residency permits here in France, and, boy are we relieved to be official again. Our first-year visas expired in January 2020, and we were supposed to go to get them renewed the day Ariadne was due to be born. We…

comparing bled and Annecy

Comparing 2 European Lake Towns: Bled And Annecy

Life At The Lake: Annecy Versus Bled It’s so hard to shift back into real life after being in vacation mode. My mind has been continually wandering back to languid days spent lakeside. While we were at Lake Annecy, I realized I’d never really spent time on a lake before. Aside from having seen a dozen…

Lake

Why Annecy, France Is A Lakeside Town For All Seasons

On The Lake In France—I Could Get Used To This… I was away last week on vacation and try as I might to turn off my work brain when I travel for pleasure, I just can’t stop myself from thinking about anyplace I visit in the context of living there… So how does Annecy, France,…

petanque game in france

What I’ve Discovered By Spending This Summer In Paris

Summer In The Time Of COVID-19 We talk so much about travel and going abroad here at Live and Invest Overseas that it’s unusual to find ourselves stuck home all summer. On the upside, I’m discovering some unexpected pleasures of our staycation… Summertime is in full bloom here in Paris, yet it’s been a blissfully…

caribbean beach close to tulum mexico

Mexican Riviera Maya: Exploring Playa Del Carmen And Tulum

Mexican Standoff: Playa Del Carmen Versus Tulum On Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, there’s about an 80-mile stretch that’s become known as the Riviera Maya. It unfolds roughly from Cancún to the Sian Ka’an Nature Reserve, which begins right after you pass through Tulum. This region has been on the map for decades and has evolved in…

lisbon view of the sea

Paris Versus Lisbon: Comparing European Riverfront Cities

Paris Versus Lisbon—It’s A Tough Choice… European borders opened recently, allowing me to do a little more than dream of getting out of France for a bit. Ireland is likely to be our first trip out of the country. It’s an easy enough prospect considering the short flight and the fact that my parents will…

PHP Code Snippets Powered By : XYZScripts.com