Disadvantages of Living in Puerto Rico: What the Brochures Leave Out
Puerto Rico sells itself well. No passport for Americans. The US dollar. Beaches an hour from almost anywhere. A tax deal that made headlines for a decade. All of that is real. But the same…
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The House in Ecuador That Google Translate Built
From Madison Avenue to Ecuador In 1975, after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, I moved to New York City. I knew no one, but I had a job at Federated Department…
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Where Is the Next Emerging International Property Opportunity?
Discover a destination with extraordinary beaches, growing international connectivity, an exceptional lifestyle and exciting potential for the future.
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Costa Rica Got More Expensive for Americans. Prices Did Not.
If you have lived in Costa Rica on a US income since 2023, you have probably noticed something odd. Your grocery bill looks the same in colones. Your landlord has not asked for much more. The…
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The First Three Months Nobody Plans For
Then the paperwork finishes, and a different set of problems starts. None of them are serious. All of them are irritating, and almost nobody is warned about any of them. The pattern is…
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How to Use a Port Day as a Scouting Trip
Those tell you whether a place is viable. They tell you nothing about whether you could live there, and the gap between the two is where most relocation regret is generated. A multi-port route…
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The Extraordinary Appeal of Zanzibar
There are few places in the world where the possibility of spending the morning beside a turquoise ocean and the following day surrounded by some of the most extraordinary wildlife on earth…
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What Actually Changes for Expats in 2027, and the Deadlines You Can’t Afford to Miss
Every year, as January approaches, a familiar collection of warnings begins circulating about the changes awaiting expats in the year ahead. New residency requirements, higher financial…
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The Cheapest Visa Sponsor in the World Is a Classroom
Every Plan B conversation eventually arrives at the same wall. Residency by investment wants a six-figure cheque. Retirement visas want proof of passive income most people under sixty do not…
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The Most Important Asset You Will Ever Protect Is You
Asset protection is usually discussed in financial terms. The conversation revolves around property, investments, stocks and bonds, banking relationships, business interests, and the…
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The Beautiful Latin American Haven That Still Feels Like a Discovery
There is a lake in the western highlands of Guatemala that the writer Aldous Huxley once called the most beautiful in the world, and almost a century later the description still holds. Lake…
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96 Hours in Dubai: The Layover Itinerary
Dubai is the most-connected stopover city in the world, and the most wasted one. Millions of people pass through DXB every year and see the inside of Concourse B. 96 hours change that…
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