Lisa Richards, Author at Escape Artist

Digital Nomad

Top 10 Considerations for Digital Nomad Visas

Updated September 2026. The ten considerations below still hold. Year references have been refreshed and one out-of-date count of how many countries offer these visas has been replaced. One of…

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Digital Nomad

Escape Artist Insiders: Inside our October 2023 “Affordable Living” Issue

People from countries around the globe are currently finding themselves in a cost-of-living crisis. As our governments paid people to stay at home during the pandemic, the value of our…

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Your Plan B

Inflation is Here: Start Hedging Your Bets!

Unless you are living under a rock, you are probably aware of the rampant inflation happening the world over. And you likely are also aware that whatever inflation number your…

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Your Plan B

Homeschooling vs. International Schools

Many parents have a dream of moving overseas with their kids. Millions of families across the globe are already doing this, so we all know it is possible. But one…

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Your Plan B

7 Tips for a Smooth Travel Experience with Kids

As I sat in my office trying to figure out what to write about this week, I began reflecting on my recent trip to Mexico. We had a lot of…

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Your Plan B

Standing Firm When Other People Don’t “Get It”

Probably the hardest thing about making the decision to build your Plan B is worrying about what others will think about your decision. “What are you, crazy? We live in…

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Digital Nomad

Road to Mexico Part 3: One Step Closer

Welcome back to the final part (at least for now) of my Road to Mexico series, where I have outlined the steps my family took to obtain our temporary residency…

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Second Citizenship

Road to Mexico Part 2: Ready, Set, Go!

Welcome back! In last week’s article, Road to Mexico Part 1: From Panic to Preparation, I took you through how my family went from making a fear-based decision and nearly…

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North America

Road to Mexico Part 1: From Panic to Preparation

As my family prepares to embark upon our second trip down to Mexico, this time to renew our temporary residency visas for another 3 years, I wanted to walk our…

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Your Plan B

Top 4 Expat Destinations with the Best Weather

Many of us dreaming of the expat life are from places where it gets pretty darn cold. Where I live, for example, we pretty much have winter 6 months of…