Europe Archives

News

Global Roundup: Passports, Property and Policy Shifts

From a surge in Americans seeking Irish citizenship to Spain’s property crackdown and Japan’s overtourism battle, major changes are reshaping travel and expat life. Here’s what’s making headlines this week.…

Best Countries to Gain Citizenship by Descent

View Post

News

The 12 Best Countries to Gain Citizenship by Descent

Did you know that many countries around the world grant citizenship to foreigners who can prove ancestral ties? It’s called citizenship by descent. It’s like discovering a hidden treasure, and…

The Monument of the Discoveries, Lisbon, Portugal.

View Post

News

Top 10 Things to Know if You’re Moving to Portugal

Portugal has in recent years emerged as one of the world’s top destination for expats and digital nomads, thanks to its cultured cities, beautiful landscapes, rich history, and sunny climate.…

Spain’s dreamy coastlines offered more than a view—they held the promise of a new beginning.

View Post

News

Spain’s Lessons of Self-Discovery

Ten years ago, I made the bold decision to swap the grey skies of London for the sun-kissed shores of Spain. At that time, I was immersed in the high-stakes…

View Post

News

Lessons from the Republic of Rose Island

Ah, the 1960s. A time of peace, love, and…floating island states? That’s right, while the rest of the world was busy protesting wars and exploring space, a quirky Italian engineer…

View Post

News

17 Must-Visit Spots in Montenegro

In the last few years, Montenegro has begun to emerge as one of the favored destinations for the world’s expats and nomads—and for good reason, as detailed in my previous…

View Post

News

Top 10 Things to Know if You’re Moving to France

As an expat living in France, I’ve spent decades helping North Americans relocate to France, guiding our clients on everything from logistics to cultural adjustments. With nearly 30 years of…

View Post

News

How to (Fall in Love and) Move to Portugal

One morning in 2016 I woke up in Portland, Maine, and thought, “Why do I live here?” I’d recently been divorced (for the second time), both my parents had passed,…

View Post

Italy

Anxiety in Italy, Comfort in Croatia

On our first morning in Palermo, Savannah and I found a grassy area beside Teatro Garibaldi where we could stand in the sunlight to wake up. Birds whistled from the…

The Norwegian countryside. All photos courtesy of Marc Sethi.

View Post

News

Slow Train to the Great North

Seventeen hours into my journey from Stockholm, I shuffled up to the window as the sun began to burn through the clouds. Skeletal and buried to the waist in drifts,…