How an Abandoned House in Spain Changed Everything
Editor’s Note: The $1 Home Revolution Around the world, small towns and forgotten villages are offering abandoned homes for the price of a coffee—or close to it. But these aren’t…
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Field Notes
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Essays and articles from EA’s network of world travelers
The Nordic Blueprint for Happiness
Why Are the Nordic Countries So Happy, Join me as I explore their joyful way of life and share my personal experiences exploring their culture, community, and calm. One Gap…
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Living in the Azores
Deirdre and I both work via the Internet, so we decided to spend some years moving around the world and experiencing new places and cultures, a few months in each.…
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Love, Loss, and Language Barriers
The thing about falling in love abroad is that everything already feels like a story. The streets are unfamiliar, the language dances differently in your mouth, and even the smallest…
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20 Reasons Not to Move to Dubai
Living in Dubai is not wonderful and glamorous, as many would have you believe. Forget about what you’ve read, seen, and heard; those shiny buildings and man-made islands are all just smoke and mirrors. There are so many things wrong with this place that I have decided to compile a list, a must-read if you are considering a potential move to Dubai.
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Zurich’s Formula for Happiness
When most people think of Zurich, they picture banks, watches, and meticulous order. But behind its global finance reputation lies a city quietly and consistently leading the world in quality-of-life…
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How Adelaide Climbed the Happy City Index
An Escape in Adelaide I landed in Adelaide with a Sydney-tinted veil over my eyes. As any expat will tell you, Australia is too often reduced to a two-city rivalry.…
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Why Barcelona Keeps Rising on the World’s Happiness Rankings
Happiness is hard to measure, but to me, it looks like a late-spring afternoon in Barcelona. The kind where light spills golden across the tiled rooftops of a hillside neighborhood.…
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Keeping Time in Zacatlán de las Manzanas
Nestled in the Sierra Norte mountains of Puebla, Mexico, Zacatlán de las Manzanas is a small Mexican town that often flies under the radar. However, for visitors exploring the state…
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Falling for Love and Life in Auckland
Auckland was recently named the world’s happiest city—and for good reason. With its strong public infrastructure, natural beauty, low crime rates, and deeply human pace of life, it offers more…
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