Sending flowers home when you live thousands of miles away
Roughly 9 million U.S. citizens live outside the country, according to the State Department’s 2023 estimates. Missing a parent’s birthday or a friend’s graduation stings –…
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What Growing Up in Nicaragua Taught Me About Healthcare in America
The differences between the healthcare system in Nicaragua and the US are stark. In the thirteen years I spent growing up in Managua, Nicaragua, I received all my care locally. It wasn’t until…
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Moving to Canada From the US? The Honest Pros and Cons
Every few years, “moving to Canada” trends in the United States. Most of those searches never turn into a move. The ones that do often hit the same surprises. Canada really is a…
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Don’t Leave Your Kids Broke
Most of what you leave your children will be gone before your grandchildren are grown. And it is not because you didn’t leave enough. A twenty-year study by the Williams Group, covering more…
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Could Da Nang & Hoi An Be the Best Places on Earth to Live?
As travelers (and as humans), we have a need to get things “just right.” In a room we want the right temperature, and we like our food spicy, but not too much. Travelers are no different.…
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Moving Abroad With a Long-Term Prescription: What to Research Before You Go
Most relocation checklists are built around the big, visible tasks: visas, shipping containers, a lease, a bank account that works in two currencies. The prescription sitting in the bathroom…
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Could You Really Live on an Island? These Destinations Make It Possible
Every great expat island was once a secret. Bali, Tenerife, Phuket, and the rest were all, at some point, places a handful of people had found and the rest of the world had not. Then word…
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The Countries Paying You to Move There in 2026
It sounds like the setup to a scam. Move to this village, and we will hand you tens of thousands of euros. Buy this house for a single euro. And yet, in 2026, a surprising number of these…
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Disadvantages of Living in Puerto Rico: What the Brochures Leave Out
Puerto Rico sells itself well. No passport for Americans. The US dollar. Beaches an hour from almost anywhere. A tax deal that made headlines for a decade. All of that is real. But the same…
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The House in Ecuador That Google Translate Built
From Madison Avenue to Ecuador In 1975, after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, I moved to New York City. I knew no one, but I had a job at Federated Department…
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Where Is the Next Emerging International Property Opportunity?
Discover a destination with extraordinary beaches, growing international connectivity, an exceptional lifestyle and exciting potential for the future.
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Costa Rica Got More Expensive for Americans. Prices Did Not.
If you have lived in Costa Rica on a US income since 2023, you have probably noticed something odd. Your grocery bill looks the same in colones. Your landlord has not asked for much more. The…
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