What Makes You Miserable? Start Your Overseas Adventure There This will be a piece of cake, I told myself as we prepared for our move from Baltimore to Waterford what now seems like a lifetime ago… How different can Ireland be from the United States? My husband, my daughter, and I, we’ll slide right into…
Sizing Up The World’s Top Retirement Haven In just two weeks I’ll be headed to Portugal for our annual Live And Invest In Portugal Conference—and I’m very excited to be there for our first in-person Portugal event since pre-Covid. But before heading south to the Algarve where the conference will be held, I’ll be stopping…
Mexico’s Many Faces—From Luxe Living On The Pacific To Rugged Adventure On The Riviera Maya One of Mexico’s greatest appeals for the would-be retiree and expat is the diversity of lifestyles it offers. You could live with a view of the lapping Caribbean from your bedroom window… or the crashing Pacific on your doorstep… You…
How To Choose Your New Home Overseas (Hint: Fall In Love) It’s all about chemistry… Whether you’re making friends or looking for love, there’s usually something that draws us to another person that we couldn’t put into words… it just feels natural. You enjoy
A Bargain Caribbean Lifestyle In Santa Marta, Colombia Last week in Panama I went paddle boarding with Carlos, our Colombian property manager at Los Islotes, and we naturally got around to comparing his home country to his chosen adopted country… It’s an odd comparison, though, because Panama and Colombia don’t have a ton in common……
From The Sparkling Caribbean To The Crashing Pacific—Mexico’s Top Options For A Life On The Beach Mexico is one of the world’s top options for beach living… Indeed, it ranks #2 (just behind Portugal) in our annual Retire Overseas Index. However, Mexico is a big country. The lifestyle options on offer are diverse. Mexico’s dramatic…
Panama Versus Paris—Couldn’t Be More Different, But I Love Them Both My family and I returned to Panama last week after a three-year absence (thanks to Covid), and it’s wonderful to be back in our sometimes home… and it’s the first time my daughter has been able to visit. Thanks to our permanent residency, we…
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. There are plenty of things I miss about life in Panama, and a few things I plan to stock up on to bring back—my favorite…
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 other wine areas throughout the States. As a result, we acquired an extensive wine collection. Since moving to Colombia, finding good wine at reasonable prices…
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 American looking for a place to retire that was sunny and cheap. I made that recommendation for the first time in 1998. Back then, I…
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