422: ALERT: Panama, Paraguay & Costa Rica Residency Update
Residency programs rarely become easier, cheaper, or less restrictive over time. Across Latin America, we are already seeing new investment thresholds, tighter documentation requirements, processing delays, and limits on who can qualify. In today’s episode, my co-host Marc Clair and I break down the latest residency developments in Panama, Paraguay, and Costa Rica, and explain…
419: The Freedom Plan Every Family Needs Right Now
What does it really take to build a life of greater freedom for your family, one with more options and less dependence on any one government? In this episode, I share why I first pursued an international lifestyle nearly three decades ago, the lessons I’ve learned from living around the world, and why having a…
416: Casco Viejo: Panama’s Greatest Success Story – Simone Di Giovanni
Casco Viejo in Panama City wasn’t always the vibrant, world-class destination it is today. Just a few decades ago, much of the historic district had been left to decay and certainly not a place you’d visit if you were in the country. Today, it stands as one of Latin America’s greatest urban revival stories. In…
414: Colombia Set To Dump Socialism, Peru’s Tight Race
While Colombia appears poised to reject socialism at the ballot box, Peru finds itself locked in one of the tightest and most contentious elections in recent memory. Latin America has been providing no shortage of interesting stories lately, and this week we’re diving all the way in. In today’s episode, Marc and I break down…
411: Panama: A New Coastal Community Set To Change The Game – Part One
{Note: Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are accepted as forms of payment for the project discussed in today’s episode.} For nearly 7 years, I have called Panama my home. And I’ve helped a ton of people help to make it their home as well, whether as a “Plan-B” or as their primary residence. But there’s one…
405: An Escape Plan, While You Can: Safe Havens In A World At War
From the U.S. being embroiled in an on-again, off-again war with Iran to Russia’s multi-year conflict in Ukraine, the idea that world superpowers becoming engaged in a hot conflict is no longer some far-flung theoretical exercise; rather, it’s knocking on our door. In this episode, we take a look back at a conversation that is…