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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 then I

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 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…

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, 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…

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 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…

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 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…

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 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…

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 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…