Tags: expats

New Video: Portugal Versus Spain: Which Is Better For Expats And Retirees?

August 11, 2025

Portugal and Spain share a border—and a lot of appeal for expats seeking sunshine, Old World culture, and a slower pace of life. But while they may seem similar on the surface, each offers distinctly different cultures, as well as different advantages for retirees and remote workers. Portugal is known for its affordability, residency-friendly policies,…

Video Of The Week: Do The Spanish Hate Tourists?

July 21, 2025

My quote for this issue may have been a truism when Sterne was writing in the 1700s… but it’s certainly not the case for some of Spain’s now not-so-hidden gems. (Though that’s not to say that you can’t find plenty of “unspoiled” places that still evoke that poetic feeling of discovery and peaceful seclusion.) Spain…

Video Confessional: Why This Family Moved From Atlanta To Valencia For A Year—And Have Never Left

June 9, 2025

“We agreed to move to Valencia for a year, but within a couple months of being here, we decided we’d be here at least two… maybe for good…” Now, it’s been three years and they still don’t see themselves leaving… I was sitting in a little café across the street from the Torres de Quart,…

The 14 Things That Make A Great Overseas Destination

March 20, 2023

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 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 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…

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, 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…

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…