The Day I Should Have Died
The morning flights had gone well and I was tucking into my sandwich for lunch while the ground crew loaded up four 55-gallon fuel drums for the first of two afternoon flights to the mountain…
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Buying Property in Japan’s Snow Paradise
While Japan tempts travelers for a range of reasons, for those who love snow the choice is clear: it’s all about Hokkaido. Once skiers and snow-lovers get a taste of Japan’s great white…
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Co-Living in Crete
Imagine waking up to the sound of birds chirping in harmony with a gentle Mediterranean breeze, sipping your coffee while gazing at majestic, myth-inspiring mountains, and ending your day…
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Holidays in the Shadow of the Holy Land
In the three years I’ve been an expat, I have always managed to make it home for the holidays. I’ve never batted an eye at the 24 hours it takes to make it back to California from the Middle…
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The Coming Age of Offshore Banking
I was speaking to a recently arrived expat the other day when he asked me, “But can I really trust an offshore bank?” That’s when I realized I had some work to do. As we head into 2025,…
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Food, Family, and Love on the Iberian Coast
I first thought of moving to Spain to teach English after I graduated university. My goals were simple: experience a new country, learn some Spanish, eat fantastic food, and return to the…
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Neo-Nomad Eats on the Edge of the Steppe
A custom-made house beat, urgent with Turkic throat singing, streams through a buzzing dining room softened with adobe and felt at trendy Auyl, a hot new restaurant in the Kazakh capital of…
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The Hot New Tech Simplifying Buying Property Abroad
For countless investors, expats, and digital nomads, the dream of owning a lovely home abroad often crashes against the rocky shore of lengthy processes, inaccessible financial systems, and…
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Why Caribbean Citizenship by Investment Is a Wise Move
After almost a decade as a real estate investor in Canada, I made a life-changing decision several years ago. Facing six-digit tax bills, political uncertainty, and a frothy real estate…
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7 Great Reasons to Move to Nicaragua
If you’re of a certain age, you might think of danger and instability when you hear the word Nicaragua. But all that’s long past, as the country has in recent years emerged as one of more…
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The Precious Gift of the Visionary
One of my few gifts is an ability to predict the future. Not in a prophetic sense, but by seeing and understanding trends as they unfold. For 13 years (1986-1998) the computer industry around…
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Top 10 Things to Know if You’re Moving to Panama
Panama, the narrow bridge between North and South America, is a vibrant and diverse country that offers a unique blend of modernity, rich history, and stunning natural beauty. Famous for the…
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