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Why Securing Second Residency Is Crucial to Your Escape Plan

After more than three decades of observing the shifting landscape, I’ve found that people move abroad long-term for one of two reasons. It’s either about the “pull” of lower cost…

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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,…

Ski lifts at Mount Yotei, Niseko Hokkaido Japan.

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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…

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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 sharing…

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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…

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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 complex regulations.…

The view of Volcano Conception from Lake Nicaragua.

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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…

A young woman wearing traditional folkloric dress dances in Oaxaca on cinco de mayo

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20 Great Places to Live for Under $2K / Month (+ Warm Winter Weather)

Tired of scraping ice off your windshield or layering up just to fetch the mail? We get it. So maybe it’s time to swap your boots for flip-flops and enjoy…

The extended family of Mustafa Arif Efendi together, 1929.

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Your Escape Plan

Becoming a Citizen of the West

Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part feature. Click here to read Part 1. Part 2: Bringing It All Back Home The Scent of Love In 1492, after their reconquest…

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Field Notes

The Wisdom of the Wild

Mongolians don’t typically name their horses, but the 7-year-old bay gelding I’m paired with for a three-day steppe and wilderness trek finds a cheeky way to reveal his to me:…