The Reasons Why You Should Live Near Water

Posted on September 21, 2020September 22, 2020 by Kat Kalashian

So You Want To Live Near Water?

The benefits of spending time in water are well documented, as are the ways in which simply living near water is good for you. New studies are showing that spending time in and around water has positive impacts on both cognitive and physical health. Just to see and hear water can reduce cortisol levels, provide a burst of feel-good hormones, and boost blood flow.

According to marine biologist Wallace Nichols, “People can experience the benefits of the water whether they’re near the ocean, a lake, river, swimming pool or even listening to the soothing sound of a fountain.” Even just focusing on an image of water can induce its effects.

The benefits of living near water are significant enough that the EU created the Blue Health 2020 initiative to study how water affects the body and mind. The aim is to invest in the waterways of European cities to draw more people.

Most major cities are on water of some kind—that’s how they became major cities. Nichols also asserts that, Continue reading→

Is It Safe? Living Overseas In Panama City And Paris

Posted on May 13, 2019May 20, 2019 by Kat Kalashian

Maybe You Need Some New Friends?

When Harry told his friends and family back in D.C. that he was moving to Paris from Panama, he was shocked to be met with true concern…

“Is it safe over there?”

“Aren’t you worried about terrorism?”

“But I hear about bombings or riots over there every year!”Continue reading→

It’s A Good Time To Stake Your Claim In Paris (Portugal Too)

Posted on July 3, 2017July 3, 2017 by Valentine Fouche

Paris Will Always Be Paris…

“Paris is no longer Paris,” President Trump told the crowds at a rally in Washington last February, quoting a friend who had given up visiting the city following terrorist attacks on the City of Light in recent years.

Still, POTUS has accepted President Macron’s invitation to join France’s Bastille Day celebrations this July 14—when U.S. troops will join in the traditional military parade, marking 100 years since the United States’ entry into World War I.

And, while he may not tweet the world about it, I believe Trump will find that Paris is still very much Paris…

One of the most iconic cities in the world, it needs no introduction. If you’ve never had the opportunity to visit Paris in the past, it is everything you’ve seen in the movies… and more.

But here’s the thing that escapes most people about the City of Light…

It’s not just a tourist city… and those tourist prices you may have experienced inContinue reading→