Field Notes: A Journey Through Life Abroad

Aerial view of Kendwa beach on Zanzibar’s northwest coast, with dhow boats moored in shallow turquoise water

Zanzibar

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,…

Chair the Love volunteers in blue polos gathered in a field of marigolds and celosia during a distribution trip

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Inspiration

How Chair the Love Is Changing Lives, One Wheelchair at a Time

Augie Byllott, Chairman of the Board of Chair the Love, didn’t want to talk about wheelchairs. That was the first thing he corrected, gently, before we’d even properly started. Chair the Love…

A family walking through a narrow street in Valencia's old town during a photo session, part of starting a business in Spain as an expat photographer.

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Field Notes

Building a Business After Moving to Spain

Moving to Spain and Starting Again My decision to relocate to Spain altered my opinion concerning work. Before the move, photography was about making strong images. Since I moved a…

An empty Caribbean shoreline, the region where most citizenship by investment programs operate.

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Citizenship by Investment

What a Second Passport Actually Buys You

Most people who eventually look into citizenship by investment are not trying to leave anywhere. They are trying to stop being entirely dependent on one government’s decisions about their taxes,…

An iguana crossing the sand at a palm-lined beach, one of the everyday surprises of moving to St. Croix

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Field Notes

Why I Traded Hollywood for a Caribbean Island

The first time a tiny lizard appeared inside my rental condo and got stuck in an empty water glass, I did what any reasonable mainland U.S. newcomer would do: I…

Cairo skyline and Nile River with boats and high-rise buildings

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Egypt

Can You Really Live in Egypt on $1,000 a Month?

If you ask most people what they think about before moving to a new country—or even before spending a long holiday there—the cost of living is usually near the top…

Young American teacher standing beside an elephant in Thailand

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Thailand

I Left the U.S. to Teach English in Thailand

Stepping Off the Plane in Bangkok The first thing I noticed was the heat, it hit me the moment I walked out of the airport. Then came the sounds: traffic,…

Hiker walking along a rugged coastal trail in Andalusia overlooking the Mediterranean Sea

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Spain

Why More People Looking at Spain Are Beginning to Look Beyond the Cities

There is a familiar pattern in the way people talk about relocating to Spain. The conversation usually begins with cities. Barcelona enters first, as it so often does, carrying its…

Liyongo resort rendering showing lagoon-style pools, stone walls, palm trees, and shaded villa terraces

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Zanzibar

Why Serious Investors Are Looking at Zanzibar’s North Coast

There are very few moments in any emerging market when the timing, the product, the team, and the price point all align in the same place at the same time,…

Cyclists riding along a lush tropical road in Costa Rica surrounded by palm trees and flowering plants

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Costa Rica

What Nobody Tells You About Healthcare in Costa Rica

When I first started planning my move to Costa Rica, healthcare was one of those topics I kept pushing aside. Not because I thought it didn’t matter, but because it…