EA Editorial Staff, Author at Escape Artist

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Plan B

The Bali Residency Reality and What Indonesia’s Second Home Visa Actually Gives You

Bali has occupied a particular place in the expat imagination for long enough that most serious Plan B planners have already filed it away under a category that does not…

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Plan B

The Fastest Paths to a Second Passport, Ranked by Cost, Time, and Risk

There was a time when holding a second passport was the exclusive domain of oligarchs, celebrities, and geopolitical insiders. Something whispered about at private banking dinners, not discussed at kitchen…

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Expat News

World News Roundup: Connectivity, Conflict & Changing Horizons

This week’s World News Roundup moves between expanding global connectivity and mounting international pressure. Qatar Airways prepares to launch historic routes into Venezuela and Colombia, while Dubai pushes further into…

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News & Trends

World News Roundup: Blockades, Borders & Breaking Points

This week’s World News Roundup moves between rising international tension and quieter but significant societal shifts. Donald Trump’s latest move in the Strait of Hormuz has intensified uncertainty around global…

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News & Trends

World News Roundup: Change, Crisis & Consequence

This week’s World News Roundup moves between policy shifts, environmental extremes, and stories that reveal how people respond under pressure. Spain takes a significant step toward integration by granting legal…

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Your Plan B

Raising Global Kids Without Breaking the Bank

The conversation about international schooling almost always begins and ends in the same place: the elite international academy. For the uninitiated expat, these institutions are presented as the only viable…

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Expat News

World News Roundup: Power, Progress & Polarisation

This week’s World News Roundup moves between structural inequality and unexpected innovation. A new UN report warns that the gap between rich and poor nations is widening, even as global…

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Health

Building a Life Abroad That Lasts

There is a conversation most expats quietly put off for as long as possible. It is not about tax optimization, residency permits, or the rising cost of international schooling. It…

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Expat News

World News Roundup: Power, Pressure & Priceless Pieces

This week’s World News Roundup opens with a fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran after weeks of escalating tension and threats linked to the Strait of Hormuz. From…

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Second Residency

The Ancestral Hedge for a Second Passport

There is a quiet revolution happening in the dusty municipal archives, parish record offices, and consulate waiting rooms of the world. Thousands of people are discovering that they already hold…