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Panama Versus Paris: Reasons We Love These 2 Countries

March 8, 2022

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…

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…

Everything You Need To Know About The Many Faces Of Belize

October 18, 2021

Sizing Up The Four Faces Of Sunny Belize For me and Belize, it was love at first sight. From the first morning I arrived in Belize, nearly 30 years ago,…

Why You Should Go To Phuket, Thailand

April 5, 2021

Phuket Charmed Me—But Is It For You? I have to admit that I feel like a pretty well-traveled person… until I meet someone who has spent time in Asia. And…

How One Couple Discovered A Great New Life In The Algarve

March 29, 2021

How One Couple Found Serenity On Portuguese Shores Alyson and Dave were caught up in the rat race and they have always loved to travel to get away from it…

Move To America’s Most Popular Expat Destination

March 15, 2021

Mexico’s Top Options For A Life On The Beach I’m looking forward to helping MC this week’s Live and Invest in Mexico Virtual Event, but stuck over here in Europe,…

Why I Decided To Retire To Carmelita Gardens, Belize

January 25, 2021

How Dianne Found Her Simple And Self-Sufficient Paradise Overseas One of the interesting byproducts of the coronavirus era has been a new, global appreciation for self-sufficiency… People who had never…

The Best Way To Decide If Moving To Belize Is Right For You

December 28, 2020

A Land Of Adventure, Promise, And Quirky Placenames My first memory of travel is of my visit to Belize at about 5 years old. I had been out of the…

How To Celebrate A Traditional Christmas In France

December 21, 2020

Got The Stamina For A Traditional French Christmas? Paris has been alit since Nov. 24, give or take a few days depending on the quartier. The city’s Christmas streetlights bring a…

The Importance Of Obtaining A Backup Residency

November 2, 2020

Lessons Learned Standing In Line With 600 Other Desperate Folks… It’s 8 a.m. It’s cold and windy, with flecks of rain pelting down in angry bursts. I’m glad I grabbed…