I Never Had a Plan B
Raised in a small town in southern China, Stella Guan has always been a fast learner. She picked up the pipa, or Chinese lute, at age 8 and was soon…
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Live, work, and play abroad
Life Abroad: Hitting the Reset Button in Paradise
When I turned 24 years old in the late summer of 2018, I started wondering where my life was headed. I was living in Cork, in southern Ireland, where I’d…
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7 Great Reasons to Move to Belize
Now that summer’s over and the days are getting colder, you’ve probably been daydreaming about moving to a tropical paradise, where life’s biggest stressor is whether you’d like to relax with…
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The World Nomad Games Come to a Close in Astana
Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, hosted a very different kind of international sporting event last week. The Fifth World Nomad Games brought together athletes, enthusiasts, and representatives from around the world to…
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Are You Ready to Take a “Quiet Vacation”?
Working at a mid-sized corporation, let’s say you’ve been authorized to work fully remotely, but the question soon pops into your head: just how remote can I be? With remote…
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Here Come the Executive Nomads
The term digital nomad tends to conjure up images of 20-something coders toiling away from a beach café, but the trend has lately been climbing the corporate ladder. More and…
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Places That Pay You to Live There: Towns, Villages and Regions
Some 20 spots around the world are paying people to move in. But there’s usually a catch. Want the country-by-country version? Our guide to the countries that pay you to…
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5 Dos and Donts for Working in Public Spaces
Has the world finally had its fill of cafes doubling as offices? Cafes in popular cities like Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, and Berlin have begun employing extreme measures to deter remote…
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The Great Global Airbnb Backlash
Some years ago, an American friend with a lovely apartment in the fast-gentrifying Istanbul district of Tophane started renting his place on Airbnb. Thanks in part to its stunning Bosporus…
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Meeting locals and travelers makes for a better expat experience
Moving to a new country is exciting and daunting, with so much to see and do and so much to figure out. Having somebody to lean on for tips and guidance, whether a local or fellow traveler, can be absolutely game-changing.
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