Furnishing Your Home on a Budget in Japan
Furnishing Your Apartment or Home Cheaply An alternative to buying new or used appliances for your home is to check out the Toshiba Techno Network company, which has a service…
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Asia
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The ultimate guide to relocating to Asia.
Our team of global experts offer advice on how taxes, immigration law, finances, real estate, and healthcare really work in Asian countries.
Our award-winning journalists share inspirational stories about those who have already made the move.
Living in Asia and the Pacific Islands
Geographically speaking, the Asia Pacific region covers an enormous land and sea mass; and from a socio-political point of view it incorporates an exceptionally diverse range of nations. However, perhaps…
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Why Retire to Asia?
The “old Asia” of violence and war is a thing of the past. I repeat: Asia is now the most beautiful, the most exciting, the most user friendly continent on…
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Minimizing Culture Shock When First Retiring in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is rapidly becoming a retirement haven where expats can stretch their nest egg to the max. The area is affordable, beautiful, and truly an exotic getaway for most…
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My Frustrating Love: What Is It Like To Live In China?
Photos And Story by Daniel Wallace July 2005 This article is a goodbye to the country I’ve lived in for ten months – travelling, living with a local family, teaching…
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Living in Bali: An Expat’s Impressions
By Robin Sparks “I hardly know why I went to Bali. Perhaps it was to satisfy myself that other men had lied. For I was disillusioned. Months I had wandered…
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In Their Own Words: Expats Living in Bali – Part 2
“What about visas?” I ask him. “There are a number of different visas,” he says. “Some require you to leave the country every two months (like tourist visas) and there…
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Five Tips for Using Korean Restrooms and Toilets
Five Tips for Using Korean Restrooms and Toilets As a foreigner who lived in Korea for a few years I have more than my share of stories to tell. But…
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In Their Own Words: Expats Living in Bali – Part 3
Elliot, in his 60’s, Exporter, from U.S. A number of expatriates can be found on Thursday nights at Nuri’s ( a cafe owned by expatriate Brian, from New York) for…
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In Their Own Words: Expats Living in Bali
Diane and Beth, proprietors of Taman Rahasia Hotel “The Secret Garden” Boutique Resort Spa & Restaurant Diane, from Florida, stresses that she wasn’t trying to get away from something as…
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