EA Editorial Staff, Author at Escape Artist

Expat News

World News Roundup: Laws, Landmarks & Looming Crises

This week’s world news roundup moves between sweeping reforms, sudden tragedy, and the growing pressures shaping travel and society. Serbia greenlights a half-billion-dollar Trump hotel project, while the Maldives becomes…

World News Roundup: Chilean snowstorm tragedy

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Expat News

World News Roundup: Borders, Battles & Breakthroughs

In this week’s world news roundup move between environmental danger, geopolitical tension, and long-running battles over justice and migration. A deadly snowstorm in Chile’s famed Torres del Paine National Park…

U.S. government reopens after historic shutdown

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Expat News

World News Roundup: Policy, Polar Skies & Planetary Shifts

This week’s headlines move between political relief and planetary warning. The U.S. government reopens after the longest shutdown in American history, just as a rare geomagnetic storm paints the skies…

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Plan B

Expat Tax Traps: 7 Mistakes That Cost You Thousands

The Hidden Price of Going Global Living abroad is supposed to simplify life: more freedom, lower costs, fewer constraints. Yet for many, the true shock comes not from culture or…

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Spain

Living in Mallorca, Spain’s Star Island

Introduction Living in Mallorca blends Mediterranean ease with modern convenience. Sun-lit streets in Palma, quiet coves along the coast, and mountain villages tucked beneath the Tramuntana create a daily backdrop…

Cost of Living in Panama: How Far Your Money Can Take You

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Panama

Cost of Living in Panama: How Far Your Money Can Take You

Checked and current, 10 September 2026. We re-checked the costs in this guide against current pricing for Panama City. Most of them still hold. Two do not, and they are…

Cost of Living in Spain: What to Expect in 2026

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Spain

Cost of Living in Spain: What to Expect in 2026

Introduction Spain draws millions of people each year (from tourists to expats) with its sunshine, vibrant culture, and relatively affordable lifestyle. But how much does it really cost to live…

Latest News Headlines This Week: Typhoon Targets Vietnam

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Expat News

World News Roundup: Storms, Shutdowns & Secret Gardens

This week’s headlines move between nature’s fury and human design. The deadliest typhoon of the year bears down on Vietnam after devastating the Philippines, while a prolonged U.S. government shutdown…

Cost of Living in the Dominican Republic and How to Budget for Island Life

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Dominican Republic

Cost of Living in the Dominican Republic and How to Budget for Island Life

What these figures look like from the Dominican side, checked 11 September 2026. Every number in this guide is in US dollars. The wages here are in pesos, and putting…

A Landscape of Comfort and Hillside Living at Escazú, San José

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Costa Rica

Comfort and Hillside Living at Escazú, San José

Introduction Dawn reaches Escazú slowly. It spills over the ridgelines first, catching the tops of houses tucked into the hills, stirring the cool mountain air that smells faintly of wet…