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Beautiful tropical beach at exotic island with palm trees

The 14 Things That Make A Great Overseas Destination

14 Essential Things To Consider Before Choosing Your New Home Overseas This week marks the 15th birthday of Live And Invest Overseas, and it seems like a good time for reminding ourselves of the basics… all the first things to consider when you

Panama Casco Antiguo

Panama Versus Paris: Reasons We Love These 2 Countries

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…

Houses in Caye Caulker, Belize

Everything You Need To Know About The Many Faces Of Belize

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, climbed down from the plane onto the runway, threw my backpack over my shoulder, pulled on my sunglasses, and walked across the tarmac in the…

Wat Phra Nang Sang Temple in Phuket Province, Thailand.

Why You Should Go To Phuket, Thailand

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 then I

The village Ferragudo in the Algarve Portugal.

How One Couple Discovered A Great New Life In The Algarve

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 all. They’d been to plenty of great destinations by the time they visited Portugal, but when they got to the Algarve, they just couldn’t move…

Caribbean sea scenery in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.

Move To America’s Most Popular Expat Destination

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, as I am, I needed to get my head back in the Mexico game… As I was preparing, I came across a great roundup of…

Vegetable garden.

Why I Decided To Retire To Carmelita Gardens, Belize

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 lifted a whisk learned to bake their own bread… those without backyards figured out how to plant food, even if just some herbs… salon junkies…

Caye Marine Reserve in the near of the southwater caye, Belize.

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

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 country just once before, and this visit to Belize was to be the first trip that imprinted itself on my memory. The snapshots are vague…

Christmas decorations in Alsace, France.

How To Celebrate A Traditional Christmas In France

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 familiar cheer to strange times. It’s not the same this year as in years past, but there’s a festive feeling in the air despite lockdowns…

World flags

The Importance Of Obtaining A Backup Residency

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 that extra layer before heading out. I look at the line that snakes around the huge plaza I’m standing on. Nope, not mine. One small…

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