quality of life

What Two Months In Manila Taught Me About Living My Purpose I still remember how I felt when I was standing at the airport in Frankfurt. It was a cold winter day and I was 14 hours…
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Banking In Nicaragua Many Americans are looking to get some of their money outside of the United States. This only makes sense. Diversity is the name of the game when it comes to…
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Transportation In And Around Nicaragua Your plane just touched down at the international airport in Managua. You’ve officially made it to Nicaragua! The largest leg of your journey is…
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ATM – “Temporarily” Out of Order What would you do if you walked up to an ATM and saw a notice that said “ATM Out of Order - Indefinitely” or worse yet, your staring at a blank screen…
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Living In Asuncion, Paraguay Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay with a population of 500,000 is constantly ranking as one of the most affordable cities in the world. If you are retired…
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Typical Food In Paraguay Paraguay is a bilingual country where both Spanish and Guaraní (an aboriginal language) are spoken indistinctively and sometimes even mixed. Due to this…
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Japan Japan, the “Land of the Rising Sun,” is an archipelago in East Asia comprising of 6,852 islands. The large islands of Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku make up over 95% of…
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The Ten Unholy Driving Commandments Of Vietnam Driving in Southeast Asia comes with the ever-present dangers of poor road surfaces and suicidal animals darting across the road. That…
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Real Estate Bargains And Residency Options In Hungary So many people are dreaming about living in Europe, but they just don't know how cheap it is. In the middle of Europe, there is…
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History Nicaragua’s history is a rich one-storied with various periods of political unrest and turbulence. On his fourth voyage in 1502, Christopher Columbus was the first known…
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Sport Vacation In Dubai Dubai is the ‘sporting capital’ of the Middle East. Numerous international sporting events are hosted in the emirate every year, including the world’s richest…
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10 Things To Know Before You Head Off To The Balkans Roman palaces, palm trees, dark lofty mountains, and fabulous beaches typically aren’t the first things that come to one’s mind…
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Where to Raise Your Family Abroad Despite different cultures and nationalities, parents all over the world have a common concern: they all want the best for their children.  Regardless…
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How We Chose Our Expat Destination Moving is considered to be one of the most stressful events a person or a family will ever go through. Rated just below divorce, moving can take its…
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A Spanish Love Affair: Living On Ibiza In March 2003 I found myself in a travel agent’s office together with my husband Charles and our seven-month-old son Kiran. England had been…
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Living the Stress-Free Life in Nova Scotia A beautiful and inexpensive place in North America where oceanfront and lakeside lots can be had for the price of a small car (or a charming…
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Getting a Job Teaching English in Thailand, Part 2 The cost of living in the country is much less than in Bangkok and the accommodation costs can be dramatically cheaper. Couple that…
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How We Moved to Belize and Made It Work, Part 2 In this article, we continue our chat with Michelle Jacobs, co-owner of The Melt Cafe on Ambergris Caye, Belize. Earlier in our chat,…
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How We Moved to Belize and Made It Work, Part 1 From our recent chat with Michelle Jacobs, co-owner of the Melt Cafe on Ambergris Caye, Belize. I am in love with Ambergris Caye. It’s…
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