Retiring Abroad: Where Can You Actually Afford to Live?
The Mirage of Cheap Living There’s a dream that lingers in the minds of many nearing retirement—one that usually begins with turquoise seas, cobblestone streets, and the seductive promise that…
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How Adelaide Climbed the Happy City Index
An Escape in Adelaide I landed in Adelaide with a Sydney-tinted veil over my eyes. As any expat will tell you, Australia is too often reduced to a two-city rivalry. “Do you prefer Sydney or…
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Top 10 Things to Know If You’re Moving to Ireland
Irish culture is unmistakable. The near-constant drizzle, “proper” Guinness, and enough craic to coax even the most hesitant introvert out of their shell. There’s the red-painted Temple Bar,…
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Convoys, Currents, and the Crocodile Watch
From LA protests to Caribbean conservation, the world this week is in motion—some by choice, some by crisis. Greta Thunberg lends her voice to humanitarian aid efforts, Europe launches a luxe…
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What You Need to Know About Healthcare and Insurance Abroad
The Real Test of Living Abroad Everyone talks about the thrill of starting over—new streets, new language, new lease on life. We talk about property prices, tax advantages, and the best visas…
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Why Barcelona Keeps Rising on the World’s Happiness Rankings
Happiness is hard to measure, but to me, it looks like a late-spring afternoon in Barcelona. The kind where light spills golden across the tiled rooftops of a hillside neighborhood. Where…
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Keeping Time in Zacatlán de las Manzanas
Nestled in the Sierra Norte mountains of Puebla, Mexico, Zacatlán de las Manzanas is a small Mexican town that often flies under the radar. However, for visitors exploring the state famous for…
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Borders, Bombs, and Bold Journeys
This week’s news spans the past, present, and future—from wartime relics unearthed in Cologne to wildfire smoke drifting across oceans, and from high-stakes policy moves in Washington to new…
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Living on a Tourist Visa – How Long Can You Stay?
The tourist visa is the original passport privilege—entry granted not for wealth, labor, or lineage, but for presence. It is simple, accessible, and widely issued. And in an increasingly…
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Falling for Love and Life in Auckland
Auckland was recently named the world’s happiest city—and for good reason. With its strong public infrastructure, natural beauty, low crime rates, and deeply human pace of life, it offers more…
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Top 5 Places To Live In Portugal
Best Places to live in Portugal Located on the Iberian Peninsula, Portugal is one of the most visited countries in Europe. Countless expats fall in love with the country and decide to settle…
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How Ethiopia’s Girls Are Rewriting the Rules on Wheels
In the stillness of early Saturday mornings, something unexpected stirs in Addis Ababa. Beneath a soft haze of rising dust, a smooth echo breaks the silence—the rhythmic clap of skateboard…
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