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Moving to the UK from the US in 2027: Visas, Settlement Rules and Real Costs
The UK has just changed the deal for newcomers. For most people, the wait for permanent residence is going from five years to ten. Here is what Americans need to know about visas, settlement, tax and living costs before they move.
The Extraordinary Appeal of Zanzibar
From the Serengeti and Mount Kilimanjaro to the wider African continent, Zanzibar offers an extraordinary combination of Indian Ocean living, adventure and growing international connectivity.
What Growing Up in Nicaragua Taught Me About Healthcare in America
From same-day appointments to affordable surgery, a personal account of the differences between healthcare in Nicaragua and the United States
The Best Places to Raise a Family Overseas
The best place for a nomad is rarely best for a child. These countries are built for both
How to Turn One Year Abroad Into a Lifetime of Options
A year abroad can be nothing more than a long holiday. Handled with intention, it becomes the foundation of a second life
Could Da Nang & Hoi An Be the Best Places on Earth to Live?
From affordable coastal living to vibrant expat communities, discover why these two Vietnamese destinations offer an appealing balance of comfort, culture and lifestyle.
Could You Really Live on an Island? These Destinations Make It Possible
Smaller shores where the next wave is already arriving
Plan B
All the information you need to make the move overseas
Moving to the UK from the US in 2027: Visas, Settlement Rules and Real Costs
The UK has always been an easy move for Americans to imagine. Same language, familiar culture, short flights to the East Coast. At the 2021 Census, 203,281 people born in the US lived in…
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Why a Second Residency May Be the Most Important Plan B You Ever Make
For many years, obtaining a second residency was largely associated with wealthy international investors, retirees looking for warmer climates, or people who had decided to leave their home…
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How to Turn One Year Abroad Into a Lifetime of Options
Most people who spend a year abroad come home with photographs and little else. They treat the year as an interval, a pause between chapters of their real life, and when it ends they pick up…
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The Best Places to Raise a Family Overseas
Moving abroad as a single person is a question of lifestyle. Moving abroad as a family is a question of everything, because the decision now has to answer to the smallest and most important…
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Pros and Cons of Living in Portugal: An Honest Guide for Americans
Portugal is safe, friendly and easy to reach from the US, and a retirement visa is still within reach. But rents are rising fast, citizenship now takes twice as long, and the famous tax break has gone. Here is what to weigh in 2026.
Discover the Charm of Valladolid in Mexico
An intimate and vibrantly colorful regional town that offers a quiet escape from Mexico’s urban expat destinations
What Growing Up in Nicaragua Taught Me About Healthcare in America
From same-day appointments to affordable surgery, a personal account of the differences between healthcare in Nicaragua and the United States
How to Turn One Year Abroad Into a Lifetime of Options
A year abroad can be nothing more than a long holiday. Handled with intention, it becomes the foundation of a second life
The Best Places to Raise a Family Overseas
The best place for a nomad is rarely best for a child. These countries are built for both
Why a Second Residency May Be the Most Important Plan B You Ever Make
As the world becomes increasingly unpredictable, securing the right to live in another country is emerging as an important way to protect your freedom, your family and your future
Moving to Canada From the US? The Honest Pros and Cons
Canada is safer, closer and easier to settle into than almost anywhere else. It is also harder to get into, slower to treat you and more expensive to live in than most Americans expect. Here is what to weigh before you go.
Interviews
Insightful Q&As with travelers and expats from around the globe
How Chair the Love Is Changing Lives, One Wheelchair at a Time
Augie Byllott, Chairman of the Board of Chair the Love, didn’t want to talk about wheelchairs. That was the first thing he corrected, gently, before we’d even properly started. Chair the Love…
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When the Ocean Becomes Your Home
For most people, the idea of leaving behind a conventional life to sail across the world’s oceans alone would seem unthinkable. For Captain Liz Clark, it felt inevitable. Raised along the…
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Raising a Family in Motion
For the Willink family, travel has never been about escape or spectacle. Long before children entered the picture, it was already a way of moving through the world with intention, curiosity,…
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