Medellín: A Modern-Day Cinderella Story With our virtual event on Colombia coming up soon, I’ve been thinking back on good memories of this wonderful country… Again this week I refer to Wendy Howarter’s recent Overseas Living Letter issue on her adopted home town of Medellín…
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Medellin, Colombia—Much More Than Perfect Weather “Let me know when you start showing mild climates near lakes and I’ll consider it!” a reader wrote in this week. If you’ve read more than one of my dispatches, you know that I’m not here to present you with any one particular lifestyle. The year-round beach life of
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Overseas For The Holidays—Part I This week, it’s hard not to be distracted by the holidays… With Thanksgiving under our belts and December now upon us, I like to think we’re all a little starry-eyed… we’re looking forward to the marathon of family engagements, office parties, seasonal foods, time off work, and general merry-making that’s
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Heather’s Practical Approach To Finding The Right Home Overseas Retirement is looming. With it comes the challenge of deciding where to live. We plan to take the next three years to figure out an answer to that question, living in various locations for three to six months each. But how do we decide where we
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Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow, Italy Is Romanticism I’ve been told many times that France is the country of love and romance. But for me—since the first time I watched “Roman Holiday” as a kid—it’s always been Italy. I promised myself that, when I grew up, I’d go to Rome with my fiancé, whizzing through its
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