Consider Mérida for Coastal Beauty and the Vital Maya Culture of the Yucatán
If you’re searching for a distinctive locale in Mexico where daily life unfolds against a backdrop of vital historical traditions and colorful colonial architecture, trek south to Mérida. The…
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Beat the Border Traffic at JB Checkpoint With These Quick Tips
The coaches run to Johor Bahru from approximately S$3. Average running time is 1 hour 18 minutes, but most of this is up to the queue at the checkpoint. There are approximately 138 services…
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The Spanish Retirement Visa Asks for Income, Not Savings
I have filed more than a thousand Spanish residence applications a year, and almost all of them are for Americans, Britons, Canadians and Australians. That volume is not a boast. It is the…
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Digital Nomad Visas Compared: What Eight Countries Actually Offer in 2026
There are two questions worth asking about a digital nomad visa. The first is whether you earn enough to get one. Every guide answers that. The second is whether the years count for anything,…
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The Catch Behind a 60-Cent Tuk-Tuk Ride in Bangkok
My wife and I were walking to a temple in Bangkok, about half an hour away on foot, when a tuk tuk driver offered us a tour of all the temples for 20 baht. We said yes. What we hadn’t…
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Moving to Turkey: What It Asks Before It Lets You Stay
Most countries are sold to prospective residents on a single number. A visa threshold, a monthly budget, a property price. The number does the persuading, and everything that surrounds it, the…
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From Selling Bananas in Brazil to Building a Life in Europe
Before I Learned to Dream, I Learned to Work I was born in Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil, and spent part of my childhood in a small town of around ten thousand people. Some of my earliest memories…
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The Emperor Has No Clothes
Saving is great. But if we start now, can we really save enough to live well in our old age? The numbers below argue that for most people, the honest answer is no. The alternative…
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The Hidden Weakness in Most Plan B Strategies: Banking Concentration
In recent years, the idea of having a “Plan B” has moved decisively into the mainstream. What was once viewed as the preserve of the exceptionally wealthy is now discussed by…
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Why Some of the Best Second Residencies Are in Countries You Would Never Retire To
Here is a question that quietly separates the people who understand second residencies from the people who are still shopping for a holiday. If someone offered you legal residency in a country…
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What Foreign Buyers Face In Patagonia
The listings look like a typographical error. Twenty hectares with a river frontage, in a region most people would describe as the end of the world, for less than a parking space in a major…
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Why Kendwa Is Becoming Zanzibar’s Most Desirable Address
Kendwa has spent years being known primarily for its beach, which is understandable when the beach in question is one of the best in Zanzibar. The sand is extraordinarily soft, the water…
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