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The 14 Things That Make A Great Overseas Destination

February 28, 2022

14 Essential Things To Consider Before Choosing Your New Home Overseas Our annual Retire Overseas Index was released a few weeks ago, and this mammoth project takes our editors months…

Comparing Panama And Colombia: Living, Retiring, Investing

February 21, 2022

Panama Versus Colombia—The Truth This weekend I’ll be returning to Panama for the first time since moving away three years ago, so the Isthmus is on my mind this week.…

Will Living Abroad Make You Happy?

February 14, 2022

Falling In Love With Your New Home Overseas Today, Valentine’s Day, reminds us all, wherever in the world we are, that love is something to be celebrated. But we often…

Touring Colombian Wine Country

February 7, 2022

Wine-Lover’s Dream Come True In Colombia My husband was a wine distributor when we lived in Illinois, and we spent many vacations in California’s famous wine regions, as well as…

Is Retiring In Panama Still A Good Choice? If So, Where?

January 31, 2022

From Laid-Back To Luxury, Panama Offers Every Lifestyle A Retiree Could Wish For… All A Bargain I was the first to suggest Panama as a good choice for any North…

An Easy Way To Find Out If You Would Thrive In Colombia

January 24, 2022

Our #1 Pick For Luxury Living On A Budget This success story is nothing short of remarkable. It’s taken a couple of decades… But Colombia has reinvented itself into one…

Living In The Algarve Where Every Day Feels Like Vacation

January 17, 2022

This Is Portugal… Where The West Meets Paradise My husband Dave and I have been living here in Portugal’s Algarve for more than 10 years now, and still every day…

How I Discovered New Confidence Living In Cayo, Belize

January 10, 2022

From Idaho To The Cayo: How We Escaped The Frozen North Here’s our tale of How We Escaped The Frozen North… We came to Belize from northern Idaho. We were…

We’ve Found These Are The Downsides To Living In Portugal

January 3, 2022

Portugal, The Flip Side—Here’s What’s Not To Love I’ve been spending time in Portugal since 2013. I knew after the first visit that this was a special place… a place…

Find Out Why Porto, Portugal, Is Our Dream Overseas Location

December 27, 2021

Tasty And Healthy Living On Portugal’s Northern Shore Clearly the Celts, Romans, and Moors knew something long before the rest of us. With abundant sunshine, stunning architecture, and affordable prices,…